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Fringe benefits?
The other day there was an article in our local paper about how Google has setup a transportation system to shuttle some of its employees to and from work. In addition, they provide free chef cooked meals, doctor checkups, etc.. While this sounds like a great idea, the article clearly quoted a Google employee as saying that these perks allow google to get a few extra hours a day out of each employee. So instead of employees working 8 hour days, these "perks" make them work 10-12 hour days. Hmmm...seems to me that they should pay employees more, but these perks probably cost less than paying their employees more. Google contact me a few weeks ago about a job in Colorado. Leave San Diego? For chef prepared meals (I'm not sure if the non Silicon Valley offices get the same perks)? I think I'll stick where I am. 8 hour work days (OK a few more as I'm self employed) as all I can handle.
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My first reseller!
I've signed up my first reseller for ReceiptWallet and DocumentWallet. DataViz is now selling the products on their website. Already (in its first day) this has driven at least a few people to my products that would never have otherwise seen them. I hope that this works out well and doesn't cannibalize my direct sales.
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Failing the first test to become one of my customers
Just when I thought that ReceiptWallet and DocumentWallet were the easiest to use applications I've ever created, I had a user contact me saying that he couldn't install the software. The installation couldn't be easier. You mount the disc image and look at the picture:
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Scanner drivers suck
I've probably written this before, but most scanner drivers for the Mac are garbage. This includes drivers from the major vendors such as HP, EPSON, and Canon. I've been pleased with the drivers from Sysscan for my DocketPORT and the Fujitsu ones are OK. I keep seeing crash reports with my products that clearly point to the scanner drivers. One that came in today looks like: