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Balance Sheet vs. Income Statement

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:03:51 -0700

In financial accounting, the balance sheet and income statement are the two most important types of financial statements (others being cash flow statement, and the statement of retained earnings). A balance sheet lists assets and liabilities of the organization as of a specific moment in time, i.e. as of a certain date. An income statement — also called a profit and loss account or P&L statement is a report for income and expenses over a specific time period, usually a quarter or year. A company with strong income statements year over year will generally build a healthy balance sheet but it is possible that it may have a strong balance sheet but weak income or vice versa. Read more...

Alprazolam vs. Diazepam

Sun, 12 May 2013 20:52:18 -0700

Valium and xanax are benzodiazepines (colloquially called benzos) that help to calm anxiety, as well as treating other disorders. The generic name for valium is diazepam and xanax is alprazolam. While Xanax is only available in pills, Valium is also available in liquid form and can be taken intravenously. Valium also has a considerably longer half-life. Both drugs work by enhancing the effect of the neurotransmitter GABA in the brain. Both are unsafe for pregnant women; Xanax is not advisable for people with narrow-angle glaucoma or who are taking Sporanix or Nizoral, while Valium should not be used by people with myasthenia gravis, severe liver disease, narrow-angle glaucoma, severe breathing problems or sleep apnea. Read more...

DisplayPort vs. HDMI

Sat, 11 May 2013 14:37:29 -0700

While HDMI is only intended to connect one device to one display, DisplayPort can be used to connect the same device to multiple displays. Both can carry HD quality digital video and audio signals, including support for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), which is required for certain types of DRM-protected HD or Blu-ray content, and which is not supported by DVI. HDMI is ubiquitous; it is found in most modern LCD and LED TVs, DVD recorders and players, set top boxes and monitors. DisplayPort is less popular in spite of being royalty-free but can be found on Apple's iMac desktops and MacBooks (Apple's Thunderbolt ports natively support Mini DisplayPort) and Microsoft's Surface Pro. Read more...

Squash vs. Zucchini

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:02:44 -0700

Squash are technically fruit, but cooked as vegetables, and come in many different varieties, usually grouped into “summer squash” and “winter squash.” Zucchinis are summer squash. Read more...

Box vs. Dropbox

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:24:18 -0700

Dropbox and Box (formerly Box.net) are two of the largest and most full-featured cloud storage and online backup services (others being Microsoft's SkyDrive and Google Drive). While Box has historically focused on businesses as their customer base, Dropbox grew with a consumer focus but launched Dropbox for Teams in 2011 and rebranded it to Dropbox for Business in April 2013. Dropbox is a much larger company with more revenues and market share but dollar-for-dollar, Box offers more storage. Both services allow access via the web (browser-based), software for Linux, Mac and Windows PCs, and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Read more...