Life…as it Relates to Technology.

Posted on November 21, 2009 by scott

Whozzle.com let’s you Rate Every Person’s Name in the World Press Release on PR Leap Share on Facebook

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Posted on April 23, 2009 by scott

This can’t be a good thing. Microsoft just announced that quarterly revenue fell from the previous year for the first time ever. Keep in mind that Microsoft has been around for 23 years as a public company. This could be the beginning of the end. Premature to say that? Of course, but – although I [...]

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Posted on July 17, 2008 by scott

Ebay shares are down 15% today which I think is indicative of a steady decline in the overall Ebay experience. The market is smart: analysts at Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs cut eBay to “Neutral” from “Buy,” while Lehman and Jefferies both lowered their price target. Why eBay is Falling Apart at the Seams… The [...]

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Posted on March 12, 2008 by scott

My wife went to school in Dallas and I still have a ton of friends in the metro area. She got both her Bachelors in History at SMU and her Masters of Physical Therapy. We were just going through old pictures and I stumbled upon something that made me think of this. If you are [...]

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Posted on January 09, 2008 by scott

There is a horrible trend among technology guys the world over – elevator etiquette. There are several root problems: we’re busy, we get deeply engaged in conversations, we are cell phone addicts, we get trapped in thoughts…… 1a. If you are waiting to get into an elevator: Let people off the elevator before you crowd [...]

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Posted on November 23, 2007 by scott

Here is a very cool looking device called the Sony Mylo. It’s been around for about a year. “Mylo” stands for ‘My Life Online’ which is also the name of a now defunct wireless service provider from the early 2000′s (right around the dotcom implosion). Anyway, this PSP looking device doesn’t play games. That’s right [...]

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Posted on November 17, 2007 by scott

Podcasting with the Olympus WS 300M I’ve started producing some podcasts for various sites. After experimenting with a bunch of different setups, I think I’ve come up with a winner. I use the Olympus WS 300M along with the Logitech Premium Headset. Here are some initial observations: You NEED an external microphone if you’re serious [...]

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Posted on November 14, 2007 by scott

I’m always surfing for more domains. I wanted to grab something “unique” so I check the 1and1 dropdown and saw the “ws” TLD. I had seen it before and always assumed it meant “web service” – duh! The .ws domain represents the country of Samoa, which was formerly referred to as Western Samoa. The .ws [...]

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Posted on November 09, 2007 by scott

Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services developed an extensive Word template repository programmed in VBA. The repository consisted of a single network folder that housed over one hundred stand-alone Word templates. Each template launched a userform when invoked that prompted the user for basic information. This information was then used to populate certain areas of the [...]

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Posted on November 05, 2007 by scott

Wal Mart has created a not-so-secret “Secret Site” for the Holiday Shopping Season. I came across a pretty cool Acer laptop with 1GB of ram for $348 (GET OUTTA HERE!). The website offers a glimpse at some “Early Black Friday” specials that will start the morning of November 2. The regular website for Wal-Mart Stores, [...]

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