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- Quit Spinning - You're Making Me Dizzy
- Quit Spinning - You're Making Me DizzyIts not a lie if...My first sales job entailed allot of selling customers on little ad-ons and extra features of the product. For a number of years I worked under a manager there who would not accept any excuse we had for not...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Quit Spinning
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- How LCD makers lie to you about viewing angles
- How LCD makers lie to you about viewing anglesHow many people buy those 3M filters?I only knew one person that bought one for $100 and he stopped using it in a week. Besides, this is vertical viewing.While I agree that viewing angle is ...... a major issue for LCD...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, LCD, TV, monitor, salesman
- Discussion threads 2007-12-17
- Intel's new Centrino for work and play
- Intel's new Centrino for work and playNothing to do with games... VISTAIt has nothing to do with salesman playing games. It has to do with Vista! If you have an integrated video it STINKS in Vista. The entire OS LAGS really bad. I can actually watch...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Corp., salesman, game, Intel Centrino
- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
- Fear and loathing in the Internet echo chamber
- Fear and loathing in the Internet echo chamberAs you know, you’ve already advocated the largest step- Wanting to changeSuggestions:Bear in mind that your chosen area of debate ranges over considerable areas - e.g. hardware and software. Many applications thereof. What might best suit: individuals; developers; users; smaller organisations; larger organisations;...
- Tags: UNIX, salesman, Internet, Air America
- Discussion threads 2007-05-07
- Zooming in on TouchSmart PC IQ770 (Close Up: HP Touchsmart PC IQ770 )
- Zooming in on TouchSmart PC IQ770 (Close Up: HP Touchsmart PC IQ770 )Wow...I know there are a lot of 'those' people out there who will tear into HP, but this is good stuff.i am usually dissapointed with the first generation of a newish item. This is good. very few things...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, memory issue, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP TouchSmart PC, salesman, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-01-25
- Edelman on 'Deceptive Door Openers' and Ask toolbars
- In a new article posted this morning, Ben Edelman continues his investigation of high-profile companies clogging users computers with junk. Todays target: InterActiveCorps Ask.com, known for its widespread "smiley" toolbars.Last year I blogged about Asks various toolbars and the trinkets Ask uses to get users to install them. ...
- Tags: toolbar, Ask
- Blog posts 2006-10-16
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- Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…
- Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet…Actually, all of the biggest web companies all use Linux because it is somuch more flexible and powerful. Of the biggest, MS is the only one using Windows.And, yes, the applications availability on the Desktop is a problem for Desktop Linux, but, the is...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, EEEPC, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- Linux laptops see 4x returns compared to Windows
- Linux laptops see 4x returns compared to WindowsProve itProve its fud,the article is from a vendor that sells linux laptops that did there own study. Thats would make what you said pure liesYou're the Mike Cox for linux.I also suspect that you don't even know linux that well.Message has been...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, laptop computer, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Linux laptop
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- To: Circuit City and Best Buy, From: You
- To: Circuit City and Best Buy, From: You"We don't pay you to think."As an ex-employee computer technician from the pilot store, this was told to me verbatim several times. To me it sounded curious because if anyone should be thinking, it should be the guy repairing the computers, right?If you...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Best Buy Co. Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc., LET IT, sales
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Why IT mergers fail
- Why IT mergers faileds hp lay offsTry employing writers that can count.24600 lay offs 50% will be in the USA so 12300 out 47,000 is ~25%.SidetrackThe gain from a Hurd/Fiorina style merger is easy to comprehend, Murph. Combine two companies and lay off a slew of people. All...
- Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, information technology, Hewlett-Packard Co., merger, Electronic Data Systems Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- What makes Web shoppers click "Buy" or "Bye"?
- What makes Web shoppers click "Buy" or "Bye"?What makes Web shoppers click "Buy" or "Bye"?I will not complete a purchase if the site demands credit card information before providing me with shipping charge details, or if a product is out of stock. Lenovo, of all places, is terrible with out...
- Tags: Channel management, Sales channel, Branding, Web shopper, Bye, Web
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Is it "reasonable" to ask IT job candidates to prove their skills?
- Is it "reasonable" to ask IT job candidates to prove their skills?RE: Is itIt depends on the position... I own a systems consulting company with a number of decent sized clients and have seen all too often people coming into positions they are not qualified for. Sure they may...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, IS IT, information technology, RE:It
- Discussion threads 2008-09-15
- Highlights from Apple's "Let's Rock" event
- Highlights from Apple's "Let's Rock" eventHighlights from Apple's "Let's Rock" eventShould have been called "Let's LoveRock!" :)But, but, but, MS IS EXCITING TOO. Didn't you see the Seinfeld ad???NT.The Funny thing is......if you change that to, "Let's Love Rock!" that's actually a really good tag line. Well done Mr. Loverock.RE:...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Real-Time, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- Microsoft Hitting Google Where it Hurts: Making Ad Words Accountable
- Microsoft Hitting Google Where it Hurts: Making Ad Words AccountableI quit using Ad Words!!!!My tracking software showed NO real improvement in click to sales from Ad Words.What it did show was the vast bulk of the clicks came from FAKE sites posting my Ad Words ads and Google refused to...
- Tags: Google Inc., Ad Words, advertisement, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- Seinfeld becomes McCain
- Seinfeld becomes McCainMyth?So, is John McCain's patriotism a myth? Perhaps his leadership abilities? Or maybe it is a myth that John McCain is actually qualified for the job of Commander in Chief?The only myth here relates to you feeling somehow qualified to offer political commentary.dude you really need...
- Tags: Taxes, RSS, John McCain, Obama
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Is there still an opportunity for TiVo?
- Is there still an opportunity for TiVo?TiVo & DirecTVTiVo are not competing with DirecTV by selling their own boxes since the TiVo HD box does not work with satellite, only cable. By partnering with DirecTV they would then have the cable market AND the satellite market available to them....
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, DVR, TiVo Inc., DirecTV
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Been to Staples lately?
- Been to Staples lately?Another thing I like about Staples......no restocking fee on computer gear and other electronics.Absolutely the right answer.Not necessarily Staples, just the idea of going shopping for what you need. We waited for a projector bulb for 3 months as our tech dep't waited for the state...
- Tags: Staples Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-14
- Warning to iPhone Apps devs - Apple can make your apps vanish on a whim
- Warning to iPhone Apps devs - Apple can make your apps vanish on a whimTransparent and FairI think Apple should be commended for yanking a $999 dollar app that basically did nothing of value as far as anyone could tell.RE: Warning to iPhone Apps devs - Apple can make your...
- Tags: Apple Inc., iPhone Apps dev, dev, iPhone App, whim, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-08-08
- Sony's Photo Frame
- Sony's Photo FrameSony's reputation was marred enough by the Rootkit fiascoAnd what in the world does Microsoft have to do with this?Are lawyers responsible for poor product design?It sounds similar to blaming the messenger for the bad news. And it's typically the Mac users who are reputed to be arrogant.Limited...
- Tags: Linux, Flash memory, UNIX, Operating systems, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., photograph, photo frame
- Discussion threads 2008-08-02
- The "Mojave Experiment" - Just an exercise in guided clicking or does it highlight some of the problems with Windows Vista
- The "Mojave Experiment" - Just an exercise in guided clicking or does it highlight some of the problems with Windows VistaSUV test driveIf you gave people an SUV to drive for 10 min, but they never had to park it or fill the gas tank, people would love the big...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
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