it | Jason E. Shao

Cutting Mass. Partner Benefits

Dec

10

2004

business2blog: Companies Cut Benefits to Gays >> Massachusetts companies, some of which pioneered so-called domestic-partner benefits for unmarried, same-sex partners, said they are now withdrawing them for reasons of fairness: If gays and lesbians can now marry, they should no longer receive special treatment in the form of health benefits that were not made available ...

Mars Edit

Dec

10

2004

I’ve been playing with [MarsEdit](http://www.ranchero.com/marsedit/), and must say that I’m impressed. The biggest problem for me would have to be the fact that I spend so much time on a PC at work, that I don’t feel like I can get tied to too many Mac only programs. If only [Firefox](http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox) supported spell-checking as you ...

Where the Jobs Are

Dec

9

2004

business2blog: Where the Jobs Are > Cnet maps the top IT-job producing cities. Not a lot of surprises: San Jose, Calif.; Washington, D.C.; Long Beach, Calif.; New York; Chicago; Boston; Oakland, Calif.; Seattle; and San Francisco. I don’t think this map would really surprise anyone. It’s interesting to see the concentration of tech jobs around ...

Free Credit Reports Coming Soon

Dec

2

2004

Free Credit Report Rollout Begins Wednesday > Beginning September 1, 2005: Eastern states (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia), Puerto Rico, and all U.S. territories. > Consumers may choose to order free reports from all three nationwide ...

Incredibles

Nov

11

2004

I saw the Increadibles over the weekend, and it was fantastic. Probably the best movie I’ve seen all year, and heads and tails above Shark Tale. I posted a longer [review on IMDB](http://imdb.com/title/tt0317705/usercomments-159)