HP CEO Leo Apotheker has made it quite clear that he plans to get out of the PC business. How it plans to do that is a different matter altogether.
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After losing 10 straight games to close out coach Mike MacIntyre’s first season at San Jose State University, the Spartans begin the 2011 fall football campaign Saturday with a renewed sense of optimism. Unfortunately, all those good vibes could vanish by the end of Week One, when SJSU makes its way to the Farm to take on Heisman Trophy frontrunner Andrew luck and the No. 7-ranked Stanford Cardinal.
The San Jose City Council’s Rules and Open Government Committee this afternoon unanimously voted to move forward with a proposal to lower speed limits around schools.
Wednesday, Aug. 3, was a telling day for freedom of choice in America. In Venice, Calif., the Rawesome raw food club was raided by armed federal and county agents who arrested a club volunteer and seized computers, files, cash and $70,000 worth of perishable produce.
Thursday is Sept. 1, a day long dreaded by movie aficionados. Netflix is officially hiking up its prices, so that people who have gotten used to the convenience of unlimited streaming and dvd rentals for $9.99 a month will now have to pay $15.99, and they’ll only get one DVD at a time.
First there was Groupon at the core of couponery, offering great deals of the day to everything from local restaurants to galleries to spas to auto repair shops. Now there are competitors known as “groupies”.
There are also some hidden gems; the dishes from a chef’s grandmother’s hometown or a flash of brilliance beyond the normal beet salad or shrimp with garlic. If you’re willing to dig a little, Palo Alto offers Chinese food that’s anything but ordinary.
The restaurant began as the Happy Hound Dog in Danville, Calif. In 1968, owner Dorothy Dresslar served a menu of just hot dogs, potato chips and soda pop. She sold the business to her ex-husband, Hugh Dresslar, who opened in Los Gatos in 1971. Dresslar’s son, Dan Dresslar, has been running the business for the past 20 years. Dan Dresslar and his family live right behind the restaurant off Los Gatos Boulevard.
A new startup called InStep Nanopower has developed a way to harvest as much as 20 watts just from walking. That’s enough to charge a cell phone, a flashlight, or a camera.
Labor Day is the official end of summer but with six weeks or more of good weather, barbecue season goes on When the smoke clears you’ll find these five top Silicon Valley BBQ restaurants.
