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Monthly Archives: December 2008
How not to run a web site
Today I went to view my insurance bill online and when I went to view it or save it, I got the standard Apache Internal Server Error message. That’s pretty bad for an insurance company that seems to be beefing … Continue reading
Overly cautious customer?
The other day a potential ReceiptWallet user asked if we stored credit card numbers when people purchase ReceiptWallet. That is a completely legitimate question and I replied that we only keep the last 4 digits of the number (which is … Continue reading
Wacky Chinese Packaging
For Hanukkah this year, my wife decided to get me some little things that I could put on my desk. The things she got me were definitely not on my wish list (OK, I don’t have a wish list as … Continue reading
Stumped by poor user interface
On and off I’ve had some difficulty with hearing people with iChat when I used a headset. I always attributed this to my PlayStation 2 USB headset which is a rebranded Logitech model (it cost $15, but it worked). I … Continue reading
The day without the Internet
OK, maybe it was just a few hours without the Internet, but that isn’t as catchy a title. To continue my story from yesterday, a tech came out today to swap out my cable modem and remove the filters from … Continue reading
Breakdown in customer service
Three years ago, I signed a contract for my business class cable modem service. I was quite pleased with the service, but over a year ago I stopped hosting my own websites and my own email, so while the extra … Continue reading
Elves working overtime
Friday evening (OK, I realize I’m late), I ordered some stuff from Amazon (my wife signed up for Amazon Prime) and low and behold, some of it arrived today, Monday. I also ordered an armband for my iPod Nano at … Continue reading
Replaced a tuner with an Ethernet switch
Last weekend I replaced our radio tuner with an Ethernet switch (a 24 port NetGear switch as I ran out of ports on my 8 port switch) as we never used the tuner and even when we did, it was … Continue reading
Very professional, Microsoft
I had to install MS Office 2008 for the Mac to use some templates for work and must say that I’m still not impressed with the package. It is bloated and still needs polish. I did an update today and … Continue reading
Simple amusement
The other day I was listening to the MacBreak Weekly podcast while I was at the gym and they talked about Uli’s Moose, a redone version of the Mac classic, Talking Moose. I was having a particularly bad day at … Continue reading