In this section we share interesting articles and software tools:

Legal

Contract Law in a Nutshell for Software Managers

This article focuses on U.S. contract law issues and its relevance to software business management. A must-read for start-ups and a wonderful reference for the experienced practitioner.

U.S. Federal Income Taxation

This article is a quick guide to U.S. Federal Income Taxation and focuses on the view of the self-employed and small business owners.

Management

Knowledge Worker Management in the Future: Transcending from Work-for-hire Arrangements to Intellectual Capital Co-ownership

When using work-for-hire agreements with knowledge workers, are you taking all the opportunity costs into consideration?

Current Management Opportunities and Challenges in the Software Industry

The software industry is suffering enormously from quality related problems. Read here how managers can improve quality by motivating and retaining personnel in software businesses.

Managing Product Recalls: The Audi Flop

Reverse marketing is an important discipline that companies can turn into a competitive advantage. This article discusses Audi's disastrous handling of a product flaw that never even existed and gives various recommendations on how to handle product recalls in general.

Financial

Futures, Options, and Bonds

This article gives a short introduction to several financial instruments.

Digital Signal Processing

Aliasing and its Effects

This article gives an easy to understand, non-mathematical proof of aliasing and explains the requirement of anti-aliasing filters. An Excel Sheet is provided as well allowing the learners to experiment with sample rates and signal frequency rates.

FFTToy

FFToy is a simple tool to run a FFT on a sample vector and analyze the frequency components. Vectors can be filtered using the FFT vector product. FFTToy is ideal for quick analysis of real-world signals, such as sound waves, and for educational purposes.

 

Competitor Offerings

Sometimes it's intersting to check out the competion. Here are some of our competitors and their offerings:

Health

Psychophysiological aspects of peptic disorders

This research document examines the biopsychosocial model and its connection with peptic and gastric ulcers. Stress is today a major factor in the development of such disorders. It is therefore imperative for professionals in high-stress level positions to understand the symptoms of such disorders as well as the current treatment methods that are utilized to alleviate such symptoms.  Prevention is always the best policy. 

Nutrients and Health

This article includes access to a nutrient database to help you optimize your nutritional intake.