A few months ago, my FSA administrator company went bankrupt. My company covered my potential exposure — about $380 — so after reading some of the headlines, I forgot about it. Today, I received a copy of the blog posting used as a vehicle for communicating to the broad group of people affected by this. […]
One of my complaints against Movable Type was that SixApart didn’t update the software very often, especially now that they’re pursuing the “Enterprise” space. Since switching to WordPress six weeks ago, there have been three updates. I don’t know if I should be happy it’s so actively developed, or worried that it’s still got enough
(The original news story. And another.)
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I had my first four-continent conference call this week. The morning started like this: 4:03 (GMT-8): After a few hours’ sleep, I wake up, worried about missing the call. The giant red numbers on the alarm clock scream at me “You have two hours. Go back to sleep.” I obeyed… 4:14: For a few minutes…
This apparently dates back to 2003, but was amusing… The Hokey Pokey,as it would have been sung in its native Klingon written by Shakespeare (author: Jeff Brechlin) O proud left foot, that ventures quick within Then soon upon a backward journey lithe Anon, once more the gesture, then begin: Command sinistral pedestal to writhe. Commence
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This is an excerpt from this morning’s Wall Street Journal. Comments in square brackets are mine. A [company] laptop containing the names and Social Security numbers of [an equivalent to the population of Miami, FL] workers and retirees has been stolen, putting the employees at risk for identity theft and credit-card fraud. The theft was
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Did you mean Ozzy Osbourne’s “(Peppermint) Bark at the Moon”? I was online last night, hoping to find a very specific Christmas gift for someone. Google offered several “sponsored links.” Companies pay Google a mystery amount for placement when someone searches for this term. Bid more, rank higher. It’s consumer capitalism at its finest, and
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Dear Dell: Suppose you’re a business traveler on a mid-afternoon flight to a two-day trade show in a large metropolis. In your haste to adhere to the new arbitrary security restriction of the month, you were all over packing the sub three-ounce shaving cream, but forgot your Dell laptop power cord. Worse, you didn’t realize
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