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Here are five of the reasons why tech customer support "sucks": Here are five of the reasons why tech customer support "sucks"The census bureau asked if I worked on a form...Wait, that's not tech...RE: Here are five of the reasons why tech customer supportI upgraded to Vista.I was depressed. I thought about suicide. I called a help center.The Bangladeshi who answered...; Tags: E-mail, Outsourcing, Cable, tech customer, HERE ARE; Discussion threads 2008-01-20
Microsoft: 100 million copies of Vista sold at retail: Microsoft: 100 million copies of Vista sold at retailHard to believeI'm sorry, but this alleged 100 million number for RETAIL sales of an operating system (doesn't matter who makes it) sounds more like a big corporate lie than the truth.Here are some simple facts that make the alleged count unbelievable:-...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales strategy, HERE ARE, Microsoft Corp., Average Joe, Microsoft Windows Vista, sales, Vista sale; Discussion threads 2008-01-06
Grokking the iPod: Apple's Wednesday announcement of new iPods appear to have shaken some otherwise smart people. Perhaps its the forest-for-the-trees analogy: they can't tear their eyes away from the shiny iPod in the hand towards the boxes that will be sitting on the shelves during the holiday season. Here...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Shuffle, Apple Inc., iPod Platform, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2007-09-06
Here are THE 13 AT&T Store iPhone Objection-Response scripts: Here are THE 13 AT&T Store iPhone Objection-Response scriptsSo there...what is the point of this article exactly? After "pouring" over this document these are the most negative responses you could find? They seem fairly reasonable.????Running out of negative material?; Tags: AT&T Store iPhone Objection-Response, AT&T Store, HERE ARE, AT&T Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-06-28
The "money no object" desktop PC: The other day I took on the challenge of putting together a spec for a budget $500 PC. The result was a 2.0GHz dual core system with 1GB or RAM and a 160GB hard drive. Not a bad system I'm sure you'll agree, and you have the advantage over a...; Tags: Components, DIY PC, Hardware; Blog posts 2007-05-31

NVIDIA Windows Vista RTM WHQL Drivers: I know that this will be of interest to those of you waiting for Vista drivers from NVIDIA. Here are the latest ForceWare Release 95 version: 97.46 drivers:x86 (38.5MB)x64 (47.6MB)Here are some highlights from the release notes:These drivers are compatible with Windows Vista RTM build 6000 and higher, not...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), NVidia Corp., HERE ARE; Blog posts 2007-01-05
Here are some WAY better candidates for TIME Magazine's "Person of the Year": Here are some WAY better candidates for TIME Magazine's "Person of the Year"my choice for person of the year is...Nicholas Negroponte.gnu/linux...giving choice to the neX(11)t generation.and/or the olpc. NT;-); Tags: Time Magazine, HERE ARE; Discussion threads 2006-12-17
Service lets people rip videos from YouTube, other sites: Service lets people rip videos from YouTube, other sitesWhile not a "service"You have been able to do this record ANYTHING you see with a Mac for about 5 years with a tool called Snapz Pro X.http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/http://www.flickpeek.comHere are some more websites that offer Free TV:http://www.tevootv.com - Watch tv online herehttp://www.xmusicvideos.com -...; Tags: Corporate communications, Peekvid, HERE ARE, YouTube Inc., video; Discussion threads 2006-06-14
The IT Commandments:: The IT Commandments:SOx handcuffsThe new SOx regulations have further eroded the traditional system admin's role. Instead of being the one-stop-shop keeper of root, the system admin is being pidgeonholed into "roles" - where root access is locked up, and sysadmins get some sort of "pseudo root" access. Those "data processors"...; Tags: Strategy, information technology, data processing, IT Commandment, HERE ARE; Discussion threads 2006-03-21
Here are some ways Google and Sun could work together: Here are some ways Google and Sun could work togetherI have a Goombah. He loves to Eat Honey Roasted Nutshttp://techrepublic.com.com/2300-10877_11-5844549-11.html; Tags: HERE ARE, Sun Microsystems Inc., Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2005-11-03
Would you swallow this camera-in-a-pill?: Endoscopy is a generic term for minimally invasive surgery of any part of the body. Instead of a colonoscopy, which can make you feel very uncomfortable, with endoscopy surgery, very small instruments, such as cameras, are inserted through small incisions to operate with minimal damage to healthy areas. But until...; Tags: camera, CRIM; Blog posts 2005-10-06
Netscape sends out another patch: Netscape sends out another patchfaulty docuementation?????mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmk, maybe so. However I fail to see this as an excuse. Mistakes are why beta testing exists. Which brings me to my point, how the hell could netscape miss this? I was using Netscape 8 until the gold release, and when that was just...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., HERE ARE, Netscape Communications Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-06-17
Microsoft to sound early alert for flaws: Microsoft to sound early alert for flawsHere are two flaws for you, MS.1. Any file is executable.2. Default user has full admin rights.Please fix these as soon as possible, they only been around since 1993 or so.Thanks!Amazing brain powers....``Microsoft will introduce a security advisory service on Tuesday that will confirm...; Tags: SECURITY, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Default User, HERE ARE, Microsoft Corp., flaw, early alert; Discussion threads 2005-05-06
VoIP is ready for prime time: VoIP is ready for prime timeanyone know of a zytel p2000w WiFi VoIP or similar that is cheapThe zytel costs about $300 in the UK. A cheap VoIP deskphone costs about $100. plus into LAN. You *CAN* get $10 phones that plug into the...; Tags: Telephony, Wi-Fi, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, WIRELESS, HERE ARE, VoIP, WiMAX, VoIP IS, network; Discussion threads 2005-02-23
Dell TVs not meant to flatten rivals: Dell TVs not meant to flatten rivalsPrice is one thing, but, . . .is there a difference between the same size units when it comes to actual image and overall QUALITY. You can ALWAYS undercut price if you don't give a flip about the quality. Americans, and many others, seem...; Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Media players, HERE ARE, TV, Dell Computer Corp.; Discussion threads 2004-03-26