Month: January 2004

What is that counter in Union Square anyway?

Metronome.relatedrentals.com: Press Release

New York (October 21, 1999) – On October 26, 1999, at precisely twelve-noon, Metronome, the 98 foot by 200 foot art wall, commissioned by The Related Companies, L.P. for the faÁade of One Union Square South, will come to life with a burst of steam, a melodious tone and the illumination of the digital time piece, officially inaugurating this remarkable gift to the City of New York.

Extra tax deduction on equipment (including electronics..?)

Wired News: Incentive to Recycle Tech Gadgets

The tax break gives businesses an added 50 percent “bonus deduction” from a company’s profit for equipment purchased between last May 5 and the end of next year. The deduction, in a law signed by President Bush, is on top of the 30 percent first-year write-off that many businesses take on new equipment.

Networking Trends to watch in 2004

BitTorrent, ‘Gi-Fi,’ and Other Trends in 2004
From the article:
Thanks to a never-ending supply of sharp minds and energy in the information technology industry, innovation will keep on marching ahead in 2004 — good economy or bad. (But a good economy sure helps.) Editors from internetnews.com and across Jupitermedia have compiled a list of ideas/trends/innovations to watch in 2004.