Supreme Court Ruling
This morning, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling on an important element of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA was signed into law in March 2010. The issue was whether citizens who purchased healthcare insurance through the federal healthcare.gov website are entitled to a subsidy if they qualify. The legislation specified […]
Two Things I Learned Today About iPhone Contacts
Ever want to dial a person at a particular extension without having to wait for the menu tree and then an option to enter “if you know your party’s extension”? Apple actually built that into iOS. Today, I learned how to do it. It is actually very simple. Open your iPhone contact list and click edit on the […]
A Drop in the Fraud Bucket
The WSJ reported this morning more than 200 people have been charged in the largest crackdown on suspected Medicare fraud to date. The alleged false billing amounted to $712 million. —amounting to roughly $712 million in allegedly false billing, officials said Thursday. Fraud-enforcement officials estimate 10% of Medicare’s yearly spending, more than $57 billion in […]
Kill The Mac?
A story in today’s WSJ suggested that Apple should kill off the Mac. Desktops and laptops are not the future, the author said. He further suggested that Apple should put all of its focus on whatever is coming next. I was intrigued that someone could be so far off in the weeds in his understanding […]
Wrist Pay Is Booming
There were a few last minute items we needed, so I headed over to Trader Joe’s. The store was mobbed, but I got to the checkout counter with the shortest line and an efficient checkout person who rang up the items very quickly. To my delight, I noticed for the first time that Trader Joe’s […]