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The right tool for the right job
It should be pretty obvious that you should use the right tool for the right job. Unfortunately it seems that when I do some home projects, I don't always have that luxury. Yesterday, however, was an exception. last week I bought a "fiberglass running kit" from Harbor Freight (I love some of the stuff you can get from the store, but I'm pretty careful about what I get as the quality of some of their products isn't great). I needed to run a new phone line to my entertainment center so that I could try out Oooma.
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Too good to be true?
Recently I've seen a number of reviews for Ooma phone service and how you pay a one time fee and get free phone calling (in the US) forever (or until the company goes out of business). I've been looking at our $53 per month AT&T landline bill and keep wondering what we're getting for it. I've said for a long time that I wasn't going to go VOIP because of poor call quality and potentially unreliable 911 service. Well, with more and more people going VOIP, the 911 issue has pretty much gone away. Public safety answering points know how to deal with VOIP. The only question with 911 is if broadband goes out and/or power goes out. A UPS handles the power issue. As for voice quality, the reviews for Ooma have been largely good.
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Protecting my dishwasher from theft
Included in my new dishwasher is the standard product registration card from LG Electronics. I usually don't fill out the registration cards as they don't affect warranty service. I did briefly look at the card and laughed when I saw it. It said:
Registration can serve as verification of your ownership in the event of product theft or loss. -
Something Microsoft does right
I've never been a Microsoft fan and really haven't had positive things to say about their software. There are lots of people that are as against Macs as I am against Windows. Today, I attended a Microsoft event where Microsoft was showcasing Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Exchange 2010. I decided to go as most of the companies I interact with are Microsoft shops and it was about time for me to learn about the "dark side".