Ramsey County ranks 23rd on national list of 25 counties with the fastest Internet connections

March 3, 2010 | by Mike Bollinger Comments

ID Insight, a Minnesota-based startup providing enterprise-level identity fraud solutions, today released a "Fastest 25" broadband list.  Minnesota’s Ramsey County is #23 of 25 on the list of  counties with the country’s 25 fastest Internet connections.  The "Fastest 25" list was generated using BroadBand Scout, a new national broadband connectivity and usage database. The top county, Nassau County, N.Y., boasts a median download speed of 15.0 megabits per second and a median upload speed of 4.4 megabits per second.

The counties on ID Insight’s Fastest 25 list include:

1. Nassau County, N.Y.
2. Kent County, R.I.
3. Putnam County, N.Y.
4. Benton County, Ore.
5. Mercer County, N.J.
6. Richmond County, N.Y.
7. Delaware County, Ind.
8. Snohomish County, Wash.
9. Thurston County, Wash.
10. Frederick County, Va.
11. Washington County, R.I.
12. Arlington County, Va.
13. Yamhill County, Ore.
14. Providence County, R.I.
15. Calvert County, Md.
16. Bristol County, R.I.
17. Multnomah County, Ore.
18. Chester County, Pa.
19. Washington County, Ore.
20. Salem County, N.J.
21. Allen County, Ind.
22. Suffolk County, N.Y.
23. Ramsey County, Minn.
24. Island County, Wash.
25. Howard County, Md.

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March 3, 2010 | sourced Comments

By Thomas Lee, Med City News

“MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota– Despite its name, Pedal Brain LLC’s ambitions far exceed mere bicycles. In fact, just replace “Pedal” with “Health” and you start to better understand what this angel-backed start-up wants to do.

The company recently struck a deal with HED Cycling Products USA in Shoreview to sell a software system that records real time data like speed, power, and heart rate from bike-mounted sensors and view the information on an iPhone or website. Pedal Brain has already raised $250,000 from angel investors, about half of its Series A round.”

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March 3, 2010 | by Guest Comments

A Guest Post by Gypsy Rogers

After ten years of happy marriage to her fifth husband, mom finally imparted some of the wisdom she acquired through a lifetime of relationships .  The two most important pearls she shared are:

1.“Don’t pick your relationships because someone has qualities you like.  Everyone has qualities you can find attractive.  Pick them because their faults don’t drive you crazy.”

AND

2. “Divorces are made before you say ‘I Do’.”

Having experienced several failed business partnerships (and two divorces) myself, I believe that establishing relationships with business partners is nothing short of a business marriage. In fact, there’s a much stronger incentive for dishonesty in the business relationship – hence the reason you’ve formed the relationship in the first place: money.

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