From the Wall Street Journal A sign at Naidre’s, a small neighborhood coffee shop in Brooklyn, N.Y., begins warmly: “Dear customers, we are absolutely thrilled that you like us so much that you want to spend the day…” But, it continues, “…people gotta eat, and to eat they gotta sit.” At Naidre’s in Park Slope [...]
Archive for the ‘Computers’ Category
No More Coffee and Laptops in New York
Posted in Coffee, Computers on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
TUAW Exclusive: Aaron Patzer on the future of mobile finance, Mint.com, and Quicken on the Mac
Posted in Computers on February 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
TUAW Exclusive: Aaron Patzer on the future of mobile finance, Mint.com, and Quicken on the Mac.
The Case AGAINST the iPAD
Posted in Computers on January 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Apple released a new product, called the iPad, yesterday. For those of you who don’t spend your days glued to Twitter, you can view all the details at Apple’s website. I’m not impressed. I’m a lifelong Mac fanboy, so I’m not averse to buying Apple stuff. But I have two problems with the device: first, I [...]
Woman Fired for Sending ALL CAPS email
Posted in Communication, Computers on September 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A woman in New Zealand was reportedly awarded $17,000 for wrongful termination after she was fired for using bold, uppercase letters in an e-mail to co-workers. Vicki Walker used a variety of bold, red and all-capped fonts when she gave colleagues detailed instructions on how to properly fill out forms, MyFOXNY.com reported. “To ensure your [...]
News Flash: Best Buy’s Extended Warranties Are Rip Offs
Posted in Computers on July 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
(July 29, 2009) Buy a high-ticket electronics item like an HDTV today and you can be sure the salesperson will try to sell you an extended warranty that’s supposed to protect your considerable investment well beyond the length of time offered by the manufacturer. Adding a relatively inexpensive extended warranty seems like a no-brainer so [...]
10 Commandments of Church Websites
Posted in Computers, Websites on May 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I found this from cyberbrethren.com Enjoy! I continue to be impressed, both negatively and positively, by the many congregational web sites I visit. I just heard from a pastor friend of mine who reported that a family in his area found his congregation via his web site. And he is in a fairly remote area. [...]
A New Vista?
Posted in Computers on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Microsoft is trying its best to hurry up on its next operating software. People just don’t like vista. Here is an article I found. SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said on Friday a version of its long awaited Windows 7 operating system will be made available from next week. The version, known as a ‘release [...]
CNBC: Apple Beating Recession
Posted in Computers on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Like I said earlier. If you make products people love, people will buy them. A panel on CNBC’s Fast Money was recently remarking on AAPL’s apparent invulnerability to the recession that’s currently affecting the United States, noting that it’s jumped 40% so far this year, outperforming the NASDAQ. J.P. Mark of Farmhouse Equity Research suggests that the excitement [...]
Texas Bans Microsoft Vista
Posted in Computers, Microsoft on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is an interesting story. I think this is the first time that a state bans a major software platform. Here is an article I found on TUAW. We’re not Microsoft Windows haters here at TUAW. In fact, Microsoft makes some very fine products for the Mac including some very useful ergonomic keyboards and some [...]
The Future is Here!
Posted in Automotive, Computers on April 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Look at what you can do with your iphone or itouch. Pretty cool? Wonder how long before this is a reality for all?
