Archive for the ‘Tech’ Category
Clients with no sense (and no dollars)
Ah, the terrible true tale of a telecommuting techie’s fiscal traumatization at the hands of a dim-witted client. Last week a new small business client bounced their initial check for $1,000, and then followed that up via email saying “…sorry, but we don’t know when we can pay you the total due of $3250″ for [...]
One-Revolution
What can a middle-aged paraplegic athlete do that most walking people can’t even dream of, let alone do?
Chris Waddell, shown here with his Lightfoot-built handcycle on Utah slick rock, is planning and training to summit Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain on earth, on this handcycle in August.
Lightfoot Cycles is a local bike manufacturer specializing [...]
Got Backup?
Update: 1:00 p.m. : Hallelujah glory be! It worked! Backups really work. Yay!
This morning, I’m downgrading a Wordpress install from 2.8 back to 2.7.1 because the automatic upgrade failed. This week I’ve successfully upgraded 8 sites this way, but one client site decided to barf (no pages, nada!) this morning. So here I sit, patiently [...]
Shallow end of the friendship pool?
No Facebook addiction here.
People all over the world are joining the never ending party on Facebook and finding lots of things to like about the FB interface, and the relative ease of staying connected with friends and family. Facebook is great for interacting with people, plus adding your photographs, videos, music, etc.
People who [...]
Pssst! Wanna see a great performing artist?
Come to my house for a very special concert on Friday night.
Last night I spent at least an hour swapping messages with a new friend on Facebook who happens to be the daughter of an interesting woman who lives nearby. I mentioned an upcoming concert featuring an internationally known fingerstyle guitar player at the absolute [...]
9-11: Something rotten in Denmark?
Seems as if America would like to just forget the horror of September 11, 2001 altogether. But amid growing worldwide skepticism of the veracity of the US government’s official report, it seems a lot of people are refusing to give up searching for credible answers to the baffling events of that fateful day.
9-11 Truthers are [...]
Who Doesn’t Need A Web Site?
Don’t have a site? You’re not alone. For most people who have Internet access, “surfing” the Internet is much more about getting stuff (get/send email, shopping, searching) instead of gathering up and putting stuff on a web site. Too bad, because putting stuff on the Internet is the source of at least half the fun, [...]
Slime Doesn't Pay
Several years back I worked for a software company run by a madman. How mad? You be the judge. After I left the company I wrote a post about my experience working for the guy. Start reading there for some background.
It’s truly amazing the company is still in business and the madman who founded the [...]
IE User? Do Yourself a Big Favor
Download and use a browser (Firefox, Google Chrome) that doesn’t put you and your info at risk. IE has more holes than Swiss cheese.
Link to latest warning from Microsoft.
I Have Friends
I have friends. You wouldn’t know it from the few snide comments on the site. But for one or two, my ‘friends’ have nothing whatsoever to do with it. I guess they’re too entrenched in their lives, or bummed out, or tired of me trying to be some sort of oracle about the environment. They [...]
