Is the Blackberry Pearl Too Small? July 16, 2007
Posted by Jeff in : Humor, Opinion , 1 comment so farThe best comment spam May 29, 2007
Posted by Bryan in : Humor , 5 commentsThere are a ton of great spam filtering services out there, but we like to consider each piece of spam we get as an entry in our “Best Comment Spam” contest. The winners don’t get anything except the glory of knowing that they made the list. However, if you see some of your spam posted here and want to come forward to claim it please do so - make sure to include your full name, private email address, and home address.
Here is the comment spam that has caught our eyes recently. (more…)
How To Email Correctly, and Improve Your Social Standing May 20, 2007
Posted by Jeff in : How-to, Humor, Opinion , add a commentMay 8th: Official Crazy Day May 10, 2007
Posted by Liz in : Humor , add a commentStory #1
Me: Hi, how can I help you?
Extremely Annoying Valley Girl Chick: My laptop, like, totally stops working when it’s not plugged in. (more…)
Using eBay - Rules for Avoiding Idiots May 3, 2007
Posted by Jeff in : How-to, Humor, Opinion , add a comment
I’ve been posting things on eBay since 1998, and I can definitely say, it can be an idiot magnet. One rule I have: the cheaper the item is, the more of a pain the buyer is likely to be. I will try to express some of the pitfalls I’ve experienced and hopefully you can be the wiser for it. Please read on…
Frozen drive over ice, a weird recovery story April 30, 2007
Posted by Jeff in : How-to, Humor , 2 commentsI thought this was an amusing story and thought I would share it. It’s also a good method for recovering data from a drive with a heat failure.
I got a frantic call one day from one of my customers. He is an orthopedic surgeon, and he also lectures on the subject. His main computer at his home had a weird problem. It would run for about 10 minutes, and then freeze. At first, I thought it was some strange virus or mail zombie, but upon closer inspection, I noticed that the drive would begin making strange noises after about 10 minutes. He had some lectures on there that he needed in a day or so. I had an idea.
How-to: Not get viruses and not slow your PC to a crawl April 25, 2007
Posted by Liz in : How-to, Humor, Tips , 1 comment so far
Editor’s note: In a popular article “How-to: Get viruses and slow your PC to a crawl,†Jeff explained exactly what to do in order to catch viruses and otherwise debilitate your machine. We recognize that there are some of you out there who just won’t listen. Maybe your desire for those little animated icons is too great or you’ve got to have the latest Nickelback song but you just can’t bring yourself to pay for it (we don’t blame you for the latter).
Here, Liz suggests a few ways to have your cake and eat it too. For the record, we don’t recommend putting your computer at risk. As Jeff’s article shows, one wrong click could land your computer in some pretty dire straits.
Top ten customer utterings April 23, 2007
Posted by Liz in : Humor , 1 comment so farThere are so many things I hear people say at my job that annoy me and make me less apt to help a them. Usually these comments display ignorance and an ineptitude for learning. This makes me shut up, take their money, and move on to the next person. Here is my top 10 list of “annoying things customers say that get them on the tech’s bad side.”
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I Survived the Web 2.0 Expo April 19, 2007
Posted by Tara in : Humor, News, Opinion, Reviews , 3 comments
I arrived at Moscone West in San Francisco early on Monday so that I could get an amazing seat for my first session of the Web 2.0 Expo 2007. As soon as I got there, I headed to the check-in desk to pick up my badge. There, I was given my first indicator of how this experience was going to be. All the badges were color-coded - mine was yellow, meaning that I only paid $100 for access to a few sessions, the keynote speaker - Jeff Bezos! - and the Expo hall at large. Translation: All people in possession of yellow badges are the lowest form of life at the Web 2.0 Expo. One of the many rude staff members handed me my scarlet letter, I mean badge, with a grunt as I watched all of the blue and gray badge people get bags of free goodies and information while I am excluded.
Dejected, I traveled upstairs to get to that coveted “good seat” (or shall I say seat period, since those who did not get seats were forced to sprawl on the floor). I reached my destination - “Jump Start Your Startup,” which should have been named “Listen to Dan Roberts from Sun Microsystems drone on and on about Sun products that are too costly to deploy and have nothing to do with my startup.” It only took me about 3.5 minutes to realize I was going to get zero out of this session. I got up and headed over to “The Wonderful World of Wikis: Case Studies, Benefits, Dos and Don’ts†presented by Ken Lui (InfoGation, Holographix, HNC Software, Virage, and IPivot.) This session was really informative. Ken talked about the benefits of Wiki compared to Forums and Blogs and laid out some cost effective solutions for companies that wanted to use Wiki as part of their websites or for their intranet systems.
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How-to: Get viruses and slow your PC to a crawl April 18, 2007
Posted by Jeff in : How-to, Humor, Tips , 10 comments
Many articles tell you how to prevent viruses by adding this software or that piece of gear, etc., but still, people get viruses and other silly junk that renders your machine almost useless.
Well, I’m not taking that approach. I’m going to tell you exactly HOW TO get viruses and otherwise debilitate your machine. These are sure fire ways and practices to ensure your machine is functionally worthless. And when you recognize any of these practices in your situation, hopefully you will take steps to stop doing that.
