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Posts from ‘December, 2008’

Protect your home – prevent pipes from freezing!

Eugene, Oregon television station KVAL posted a great little story back on December 15th. “Two tasks in two minutes to prevent frozen pipes“.
Tip 1: Open cabinets to allow warm air to get under your sink to warm your pipes.
Tip 2: Turn on your faucets to get a trickle of water moving. [...]

RadioShack – There’s something happenin’ here, what it is ain’t exactly clear

I wrote a post about radio shack two years ago, wondering how they could compete long-term and being skeptical of their prospects.  Their stock was trading at $17, on a high after Julian Day took over the reigns and was promising a turnaround.  Now, 23 months later, the stock is at $11 and, to be [...]

QoS for your H2O

Those familiar with IP telephony, IP-TV and internet connectivity in general know about Quality of Service (QoS) functionality to ensure the highest priority devices on the network get access to bandwidth first. This ensures that, if your office uses VoIP for phone calls, that the phone conversation will have priority over standard internet traffic [...]

Small Business Owners – 3 Steps To Building An Online Presence

I’ve been giving a lot of thought over the last few months to trying to establish a system to help small businesses build up a presence online.  Now, as the economy tightens up, its more important than ever for small businesses to leverage every means available to attract new customers.  Over the last 8 months, I’ve [...]