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750,000 American Jobs Lost to IP Piracy

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Hmmmm….that number sounds kinda high, doncha think? I’m going to have to say someone slipped a digit on their calculator. The 750,000 figure is repeated on the Chamber of Commerce’s website section on intellectual property, but cites the office of U.S. Customs and Border Protection as the source. And then there’s the same number again appearing […]

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Using A Computer as Therapy

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Latest quote from a client…. Every once in a while, for therapeutic reasons, we take an old computer we are going to throw out and bash it up with a baseball bat. You’ll have to try it sometime. The last time we completely replaced all of our boxes, we were looking forward to have about […]

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Hacker Mania

September 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Seen on T-shirts at a Yahoo Open Hack Conference:

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Things You Don’t Want to Do in an Interview

September 19th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s been so long since I interviewed, but I always hate it – and I am not a good interviewer. Here’s from Tech Republic: 1. Bad non-verbal cues. I know it’s a cliché, but a firm handshake, good eye contact and sitting up straight in your chair really make a good impression. Myself, I don’t […]

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Can you be more stupid?

September 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Some people were afraid that the new super collider would end the world. Too funny. Time Magazine Article. Someone went so far as to ask the question in yahoo answers. And what was voted as the Best Response? Slap Yourself, Fool! 😆 https://tinyurl.com/6e6r93

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See – It Is Possible to Get Cars Completely off Gas.

August 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Shah Agassi, one of the few who make the tech boom go, and was slated to become CEO of SAP, has his own plan for getting rid of every one of those gas-burning cars. His plan in a nutshell, have consumers buy the power to charge batteries directly from the power grid, and not own […]

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Top 5 Things That Suck About Working in IT

August 25th, 2008 · No Comments

5. You are the recipient of mass panic when anything goes wrong with the system When error messages pop up and system outages occur, employees and managers quickly start pointing fingers at IT and the pressure is intense to get things fixed quickly to keep users from losing productivity. That’s part of the job and […]

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Link building…

August 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Link building…Put a URL on the roof of your house. Google Earth users will see it on your roof and who knows… maybe link to you! Our SEO Tip of the day!

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Microsoft hiring Jerry Seinfeld??

August 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Wall Street Journal today reports that they are hiring Jerry Seinfeld to be a pitchman for their WIndows product. The pay for Jerry? 10 million dollars. https://online.wsj.com Microsoft Corp., weary of being cast as a stodgy oldster by Apple Inc.’s advertising, is turning for help to Jerry Seinfeld. The software giant’s new $300 million […]

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Is Chewing Gum Good for Dental Health?

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

It’s well known that I have an aversion to being around people chewing gum. The sound of someone chewing their gum with their mouth open drives me so crazy that I can’t even think straight. Plus it looks decidedly uncouth! Recently, I had a long discussion with someone who maintained that chewing gum was good […]

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