Business Strategy, Personal Development, Marketing
I have mentioned on more than one occasion here that I’m not much of a social media person. Generally, as a professional writer that doesn’t really hurt me. Sure, there are all kinds of organizations and people out there who are looking for people to write, but care more about the network the writer has … Read more
I hereby request the development of, or a pointer to a Firefox plug-in that prevents the focus (active window or tab) from being taken away from the page or tab that I am currently on, with no exceptions. I can’t count how many times I’ve been typing, reading, or scrolling, and something else gets the … Read more
I use the NoScript plug-in for Firefox. However, there are tons of websites that use JavaScript for legitimate functionality. For example, the Mozilla forums use a javascript:history.back() for the back button in the forums. There is obviously no need to block this. Originally, I tried to allow everyone to use JavaScript and then block the … Read more
If I’m 100% honest, I have to admit that not a single one of my “real” friends is on Twitter, at least not that I know of. Quite frankly, we all keep our personal lives and our Internet lives pretty much separate. Occasionally, I’ll stumble upon someone I know in an online capacity, but for … Read more
Once upon a time, OK, it wasn’t that long ago, the difference between a toolbar at the top bottom or side of my screen was nothing but a matter of preference. But now, I have a widescreen monitor, and so do lots of other people. In some cases, I need that width for whatever I … Read more
Microsoft offers a great deal from its CashBack website and then either can’t handle the traffic (incompotent) or deliberately disrupts the ability of users to take advantage of the deal when they decide it costs too much (dishonest). Either way, a new smear on the Microsoft name happens on Black Friday.
Is Google ruining good software ideas? I got a GrandCentral number back before Google bought them out. After the Google acquisition, I got my wife a number, and one for my business. Then, it went back into beta where it has been FOREVER! GrandCentral is obviously not a priority for Google so they just let … Read more
An online retailer looks to a different color to stand out in a sea of Black Friday sales.
If you are going to have a feed reader, you MUST have a NEXT ITEM button. Today, I decided that I would abandon my initial feed reader, Google Reader, which I have used since I was “just seeing what this feeds thing is all about.” I was looking for better features, especially a better way … Read more
Seriously, if you are going to have a website for shopping, then you MUST have a feature that allows me to customize how many items are displayed at a time. It is insulting to see 9 whole products on the screen while looking at a page navigation bar that has page 1 thru page 38 … Read more
Ok, I am not one of those guys who is against cartoon characters, or who feels that corporations are destroying our children by targeting toys and commercials at them, and I’m not someone who rails against “consumerism,” but, stupid is stupid. I’m looking (online) through the clearance section of toys at a major big box … Read more
It seems that every two weeks or so, I get a little mailing from Qwest asking me to change my phone service over to them (back to them actually). I used to get the same mailing on roughly the same interval from Comcast when my phone service was with Qwest. I changed recently because my … Read more