Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Calculate PayPal Fees
Monday, April 13, 2009 14:23 No CommentsBecause it would reduce paperwork and time if they could pay by credit card, I had a client recently indicate a desire to pay via PayPal and a willingness to pay the additional PayPal fees to have that convenience. Not sure of the PayPal balance required to offset that I entered “calculate PayPal fees” in [...]
According to Neilsen Xbox Dominates
Thursday, April 9, 2009 17:33 No CommentsA recent Neilsen study indicates, in my opinion, a very important and yet untapped question related to the console wars. Joystiq covers the findings which seem to indicate that Xbox 360 owners appear to be more likely than PS3 or Wii owners to spend time on their console. While console purchase numbers are interesting to [...]
IgniteBoulder (4) – Mark Your Calendar & Cast Your Votes!
Monday, April 6, 2009 13:14 No CommentsThe first, second, and third times have been the charm for IgniteBoulder and IgniteBoulder 4, scheduled for April 29, is sure to be a great time! So mark your calendar and protect that date! Ignite is a night of presentations on a variety of topics, with a twist. Each presentation has 20 slides, that automatically [...]
Thanks Amazon for the Kindle iPhone App
Monday, March 9, 2009 16:21 No CommentsOkay, I admit it. I have a severe, over the top lust for the Amazon Kindle. As a new business startup things are tight so, like others whose tweet’s I’ve watched, I too have hovered over that Buy Now button on Amazon’s site several times. However unlike them, I’ve not pressed it. Last week, Amazon [...]
Great virus removal tips
Monday, February 23, 2009 10:26 No CommentsOn Dec 31, 2008 I found myself plagued with a virus because I just visisted a site. Not because I downloaded something from it, but because I just visited the page. I had McAfee antivirus running and had never had an issue in over a decade of web stuff. Then, and I’m fairly certain it [...]
News source findings by Pew no suprise
Friday, December 26, 2008 8:02 1 CommentWhile the comments by other readers question CNN and FOX News thoughts by the writer, the significance of the information is simply that American’s are embracing a new medium for keeping up with the what’s going on in their world. Poke at the specifics as much as you would like, but the simple fact is [...]
Dear Sony, please proofread more carefully.
Friday, December 12, 2008 17:52 No CommentsSo today I got this “thank you for spending money with us, please come spend some more” email from Sony. It was a 10% off coupon (actually an insult if you ask me, 10% is peanuts these days… I can walk in off the street almost anywhere and get that… thanks for NOTHING Sony!), but [...]
FAQ or FAQs?
Monday, September 15, 2008 13:04 No CommentsRecently, a client asked me to make a change to her site to make the FAQ link reach FAQs. This is a very interesting request as it prompted me to think about what FAQs actually meant. After all, TLA (three letter acronyms) are really short abbreviations for stuff we talk about regularly but don’t want [...]
PowerPoint Bug Not a Bug
Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:32 No CommentsSo today I was working on a PowerPoint presentation to pitch KMG to the marketing department of a major company who outsources most of their PowerPoint development. One of the features I was working to build into the pitch (which demonstrates some of what we have to offer) was utilizing the hyperlinking within the presentation [...]
WWDC iPhone Disappointments
Monday, June 9, 2008 12:54 1 CommentWell, the much anticipated and speculated iPhone 3G specs as well as the iPhone 2.0 update details are official. Below are my (current) list of disappointments: No video (agrees with iJustine – “Steve, what WERE you thinking?” or who wasn’t thinking may be more like it) No two-way camera for video chat Though it sounds [...]
