As I stated earlier today, I made some changes w/ tweblog.com. There were a couple things that needed to be adjusted. I submitted feedback. And, within about an hour I got a response and the issues were resolved.
THAT is service! Unlike the other companies that I did not name in my earlier post, the company that [...]
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Posted in Administrative, Blogging, Geek on October 26, 2006 | 1 Comment »
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OK - let’s just say that I am not a fan of some companies, and I do not think that they value my business, and I have given them dozens of opportunities (literally dozens) to keep my trust (over the past 7 years, it’s not just something new and recent). But, “they” would rather not [...]
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Many times customers have frustrations with a vendor or business. There are many ways to deal with that - or try to deal with that. Frequently it involves being on the phone (or trying to find a live person in the phone) and “talking” with “customer service.”
Having a blog, and having had it now for [...]
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Posted in Pics on October 22, 2006 | No Comments »
in downtown Bellevue today
lightness monster
photowalking set
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Posted in Blogging, Geek, JobHunt on October 22, 2006 | No Comments »
Wish I could go here this next week. It’s local here in Seattle and I’d learn a lot. I just can’t afford it myself right now. (Anyone have any connections, and a way to get me in for free???)
I’ll follow online, as I’m sure many will be blogging about it. The big thing that I [...]
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Posted in Blogging, Geek on October 22, 2006 | No Comments »
This is the Steve Wozniak interview I went to and mentioned a little while ago here on my blog. Robert Scoble was gracious enough to put me and Dave Persing on his guest list, after we asked him about it via comments on his blog.
Here’s a direct link to the video.
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Posted in Geek on October 20, 2006 | No Comments »
IE7 was locking up and taking too long to load pages and too long to close tabs. So, I switched back to using Firefox as the default.
I don’t think my family will have the same problems, because I don’t think they’re using as much beta software and have as many personalized settings as I do. [...]
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Posted in CasualFriday, Humor, Vids on October 20, 2006 | 1 Comment »
I bet these kids have no idea who Eddie Murphy is. This one is for Casual Friday. TGIF everyone! (Found here, via here.)
BTW, if all you ever want to see is the Casual Friday posts, here is the feed just for that. View all posts filed under CasualFriday. If you get the new IE7 or [...]
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Posted in Blogging, Perspective on October 20, 2006 | No Comments »
This is an impressive Imperial History of the Middle East, done in 90 seconds.
“Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Greeks, Persians, Europeans…the list goes on. Who will control the Middle East today? That is a much bigger question.”
The Maps of War site [...]
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The truth about that one red paper clip is a nice little article. But, they are on to me! Do you think it will work?
For more than ten years I have been saying that I want to write some books. My efforts to blog have been for about 3 or 4 years now. Mostly, I’m exercising - [...]
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Posted in JobHunt on October 19, 2006 | No Comments »
consulting.getsch.net
Toby Getsch Consulting
strategic communications
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY - Technology enthusiast with 10 years of technical consulting expertise. Visionary leadership of partners and vendors with acumen to serve as strategic link between technical and business management teams. Skillful business process innovation and project management. [...]
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Posted in Blogging on October 19, 2006 | No Comments »
Get freaked out for free. Go here.
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Posted in Family, Geek on October 19, 2006 | 3 Comments »
Then they can track my blog because Internet Explorer 7 has built-in RSS feed tracking that is as easy to manage as all the rest of the favorites or bookmarks that everyone is already used to.
If you don’t understand feeds yet… you will. It’s a way to track updates without having to go visit each individual [...]
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Posted in Geek on October 18, 2006 | No Comments »
Creating Passionate Users did it again. Nailed it!
How brave are you? How far will you (or your employer) go to avoid the Zone of Mediocrity? Until or unless you’re willing to risk passionate hate, you may never feel the love. Scott Adams agrees. In a recent post on the Dilbert blog, he said, “If everyone [...]
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