Google Adsense’s reporting interface has been down for the better part of the day today. This isn’t the first time either. I usually check Adsense every few hours to see if I’ve received any clicks and its often down for several hours at a time with no custom message indicating when it may be back [...]
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A pretty device does not a good phone make
Despite this week’s release of updated firmware for the 3g iPhone, the device still sucks as a phone.
Great as an Internet device, it’s poor reception, awkward form factor and terrible battery life leave me wishing I still had my trusty E815 motorola for my everyday talking, texting machine.
The post every corporate communications officer needs to read.
Seth Godin has a simple, yet fantastic, post over on his blog today that every corporate communications person ought to read.
The premise is simple. You should make it really easy for your customers to contact you. If you send them an email, accept email responses, have someone read them, and reply to your customers’ requests. [...]
Do you “Know Thy Neighbor”?
Do you know your neighbors? Would they notice if something happened to you? Is the lack of community creating a serious safety concern in our neighborhoods?
I went to a Green building workshop two weeks ago sponsored by Seattle area’s Reach Returns and a hot topic in green building is constructing “cottage neighborhoods”. These little neighborhoods are usually [...]
Dear Cuil: good luck and god’s speed
Today brought the news of Cuil’s launch and I’m excited.
Cuil doesn’t have to be awesome, it just needs to be decent and disruptive. Google has been on top for a long time now and there is a need for some fresh change. The group of ex-Googlers that started Cuil are getting a ton of press [...]
“The Juice Is Running” – Finding creative ways to earn under a time deadline
I watched a couple episodes of The Soprano’s over the weekend. I’m only on season three, but I’m making progress. Episode 29, “Fortunate Son”, features Christopher getting a little behind on his payments to Paulie and having to find a creative way to come up with $4000 in a week. While I don’t advocate taking [...]
Not an iPhone 3G to be found in Seattle
I made the mental leap to buy an iPhone over the weekend. My current Motorola flip phone is starting to get worn out and the new phone has a couple nice features such as a faster internet connection than the prior iPhone and GPS capabilities. My contract with Verizon is up and, since they haven’t gone out [...]
Microsoft announces Equipt – Office subscription for $70/year
From a personal finance perspective, I try to avoid any unnecessary recurring expenses. I figure I’m stuck with a cell phone, high speed internet and utility bills for the most part, but things like NetFlix, Premium Cable and Car Payments are things I can live without.
Software as a Service (SaaS) has been talked about for quite [...]
Congratulations Starbucks, now your coffee tastes like McDonalds’
A few weeks back, Starbucks launched their new Pike Place Roast coffee. They advertise it as “Smooth and Bold, made every 30 minutes, all day, every day, just for you“.
Here in Seattle, the Starbucks center of the universe, they’ve been promoting it very heavily. Without coming out and saying it, it seems pretty [...]
Your computer printouts can reveal your identity
Slashdot has a post today about a technology that is embedded in many printers that can actually identify when any given page was printed and, often, the serial number of the printer that printed it.
According to the EFF’s website, the US government was able to convince “some color laser printer manufacturers to encode each page [...]