Monthly Archives: March 2007

Ways to lose business online

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

Here’s a couple of ways companies lose potential customers very quickly online: Refuse to give quotes online — require that people call a salesperson to get more information, thereby negating the convenience of researching online. Even better — ask a … Continue reading →

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Google Notebook improved

Posted on March 30, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

I’ve been using Google Notebook off and on since last year, and it’s been extremely handy. I logged in yesterday to write up a to-do list, and noticed that something seemed… different. And then I started reading all over the … Continue reading →

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A six month (re)review

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

I do a lot of reviewing products, hardware and software, and I try as best I can to put the products through the paces thoroughly before writing up a review. But. Still. There’s only so much a few days or … Continue reading →

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Best synchronization tools?

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

So, 2007 has been “the year of travel” for me. Usually, I spend 99.999% of my work time at home, with my “main” computer handy. When I travel, I used to just rsync my home directory to my laptop, and … Continue reading →

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And I thought it was an odd choice for Johnny Cash

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

A YouTube clip of Kermit the Frog performing Hurt by Nine Inch Nails. How much more wrong could this be? None more wrong, that’s how much…

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More Gmail woes

Posted on March 27, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

Gmail has been behaving exceptionally well the last few weeks, until today — I’ve been getting “operation cannot be completed” errors for about 20 minutes. Anyone else seeing this?

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Here’s something I don’t understand…

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

I wonder if I’m the only person who does this: I collect background images for my computer like crazy. If I see a post on Lifehacker about computer backgrounds, I must click on it to see what sort of spiffy … Continue reading →

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