I Thought it was History
. . . but Packard-Bell is still around.
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WordPress.com Stats for your WordPress Blog
. . . even if it’s hosted elsewhere. You can find a blog post on this here, and the download for the plugin here. I’ve installed this on my non-commercial blogs (that obviously excludes this one), and thus far it looks like it will provide helpful information without slowing the blog down. You do need…
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Funny Bill Gates E-Mail
I know this is old, and some people are complaining about mentioning it, but it seems to me that there’s enough hardship in using Windows to make it relevant. It’s a complaint e-mail from Bill Gates to folks at Microsoft from 2003. (HT: evangelical outpost and boingboing.)
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What I Can’t Support
There’s a good post on the Help Desk at TechRepublic on support requests one should turn down. Since I provide support generally on an annual basis, this is something I have already learned. I have also learned that simply having the specifics in writing doesn’t make people happy. When you receive a support call, what…
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Sometimes You Just Can’t Win
I’ve often watched John Webb (my stepson) pitch a very good game only to lose either because the other team’s pitcher was also pitching a good game or because the bats on his team just didn’t come to life. Well, it happens to the best of them. The Angels lost yesterday, 1-0, despite pitching 8…
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Smartphone Wars
The smartphone wars may be heating up, with lots of wonderful new entrants, but I still like my Palm Centro, and don’t use all its capabilities.
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Twellow.com with Twitter
I found a new service today via my WebProNews e-mail called Twellow.com. What Twellow.com does is let you easily find people that you might want to follow. It is, as it’s name suggests, a sort of yellow pages for Twitter. For example, it was able to connect me with Teh Ceiling Cat, and who wouldn’t…
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Have You Checked the Cable
This was just a funny experience I had diagnosing a client’s network problem over the phone. Fortunately I had a young man on the other end of the line who reported accurately. (For those who receive customer service, one of the largest problems for the service tech is getting an accurate picture of where you…
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Bad Customer Service Example
From a Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchise, according to The Consumerist. I bring this up to point out that a minimum level of common sense is required for good customer service. If you think you have enough rules to cover it, think again. Also see here and here on customer service. (HT: Pursuing Holiness.)
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WordPress 2.6 Beta
Update: It obviously worked. Simple Tags was the only plugin to complain so far. WordPress has gone to 2.6 beta, and I’m trying it here. Despite the dangers of beta software, I usually go ahead and work with it. Please have patience during the upgrade process.