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Re: Slow Economies Mean Fewer IPOs

porch lifts — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:25:29 -0000

I am not really into the whole myspace thing, so I had not been exposed to vois before your post. It is interesting that where everyone else was/is struggling that they are growing. There are other areas, including the medical industry, that are in a similar position.

Re: Do You Have Digital ADD?

porch lifts — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:20:35 -0000

I usually get side tracked pretty easily. I start out looking at pictures of lions and end up researching the Mayan culture.

Re: Filter Messages In Your Gmail Account [Gmail]

porch lifts — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:35:16 -0000

I am surprised that more people don't use gmail. It is, arguably, the best free email service available and is very powerful. I don't really like the targeted ads in the webmail interface, because it is obvious they are based off of my emails, but usually I use Thunderbird so it doesn't matter.

Re: Caffiene Substitutes [Productivity]

porch lifts — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:53:29 -0000

This is interesting stuff. I drink coffee during the week and sometimes I get headaches on the weekend, which I attribute to caffeine withdrawal because i generally don't drink coffee on the weekend.

I walk my dog during the week and also work out on 3 days, so I get plenty of exercise and also eat a good breakfast in the morning, but have not been able to break the coffee habit during the week.

I will have to look into the vitamins and ginkgo that you suggested.

Re: MS-DOS 5 Upgrade [Commercial Break]

porch lifts — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:55:33 -0000

That is funny I had never seen this one.

I always get a kick out of those videos of steve balmer acting like a fool.

Re: Open Source Alternatives

porch lifts — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:18:54 -0000

I have used or currently use most of the software that you listed. Gimp is great and VLC is my favorite video player.

I would suggest uTorrent over Azureus though. Azureus used to be great, but the new Vuze version of Azureus is a great let down.

Re: Give Me Your Blog

porch lifts — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:39:40 -0000

This is a very cool project. I look forward to seeing how it progresses.

Re: Google Custom Search Insted Of Default Search Function on WordPress?

porch lifts — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:43:39 -0000

You bring up an interesting point about the default search and duplicate content. I am going to have to do some research on this because I use wordpress extensively and have never given the search much thought. Thanks!!!

Re: Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs

porch lifts — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:51:18 -0000

I love the pigeon one, that is too funny.

Re: One Sentence Tips From Entrepreneurs

porch lifts — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:54:36 -0000

I think the one by Melanie Notkin is very relavent, and not just in business situations. Helping people that help you is the best way to go through life.

Re: IE7 / Safari Problem Resolved

porch lifts — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:51:34 -0000

Ahh the joys of coding for IE.

I hate it when you get something looking just right, only to open up IE and to realize that it is completely broken.

Re: Particle Accelerator Complete With Doomsday Theorists

porch lifts — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:31:31 -0000

I remember hearing about this a few weeks ago, but I had no idea it was that big. 17 miles, wow! Using a magnetic system to move the components is pretty cool too...

Re: The Endorsement Gap

porch lifts — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:22:24 -0000

I think a large part of it is that most tech savvy people, at least the ones I know, can see through the reviews for what they are.

For instance if you are searching for reviews of hosting companies, or anything for that matter, you have to sift through tons and tons of fluff reviews that in essence just describe what is on the companies page to find just one honest review.

The best reviews are the ones where you can tell the person actually used the product, discusses both the positive things and the negative things, and objectively looks at the product/services. These are by no means the norm though because most companies don't want you to honestly review the product in this matter.

Now don't get me wrong, I personally fully understand paid posts, and in no way hold it against the blogger, but I think most people like me are able to see them for what they are and so they don't hold much weight. Sort of like a yahoo search where all the results on the first page are paid.

Re: What We Gain From Video

porch lifts — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:35:16 -0000

I think that Utterz site looks like a pretty good idea. Being able to text your video/pics/words from a mobile phone and have it show up online is cool.

The point you bring up about not being able to easily scan videos is spot on. You pretty much summed up why I enjoy social sites so much. This also means that you would have to manually watch each video someone posted to your blog, or risk having some seriously objectionable content.

Re: The Endorsement Gap

porch lifts — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:55:27 -0000

If you are doing a search for anything that is product related, then the front page is likely to be paid. This is true of most competitive niches. They have been doing this for years. It started as inserting their ads in between the normal search results, but has since grown. The service is "Yahoo Search Submit"

Re: Tesla vs Edison

porch lifts — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:42:56 -0000

I like Modern Marvels sometimes too. The telephone is another one that a few people lay claim to.

I don't know if this is true or not, but I've heard that Alexander Graham Bell beat a competitors patent by a matter of hours. Either way a lot of people were working on a telephone at that time.

Re: Neck Still Hurts

porch lifts — Thu, 15 May 2008 15:46:17 -0000

I can sympathize with that. I sometimes get headaches from staring at the computer too long.

Have you thought about using an external monitor. That way you wouldn't be always looking down at the screen.

Re: Find Pet Insurance

porch lifts — Mon, 19 May 2008 18:01:47 -0000

I know health insurance for horses is a must because those bills add up quickly. I only have 1 dog so for me animal insurance is not cost effective, but with your crew I can see how it would be very important.

Re: Your Mind In Your Back Pocket

porch lifts — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:50:09 -0000

I have almost always remembered phone numbers. In fact I could probably recite most of the people that I know off of the top of the head as well as a few of my old jobs.

I have broken away from this habit a little bit, but still only rely on my cell phone to remember business contacts. I think I would be okay if all the cell phones were to disappear, but I know a lot of people that would be out of luck.

Re: Push The Limits [Creativity]

porch lifts — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:08:24 -0000

I sometimes come up with "great" ideas at 3 in the morning, but upon considering them at a later time, I realize that they are more stupid than great.

Re: Get Human [Productivity]

porch lifts — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:46:58 -0000

I really hate the voice recognition software a lot of companies use. It always thinks I am trying to talk when I clear my throat or it hears some other background noise. Usually I just mute the phone and use the buttons, but sometimes you come across a company that has disabled the buttons, and so you must use your voice.

That is a cool resource and I will keep this in mind for the next time I have to call support.

Re: 32 Sci-Fi Novels You Should Read

porch lifts — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:28:34 -0000

This is a great list!!!

Snow Crash is one of my all time favorites, but all the other ones that I have read on the list were excellent too.

Re: Video Advertising [Commercial Break]

porch lifts — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:43:18 -0000

Saw your 32 Best Sci-Fi novel post made front page on reddit last night. Congrats. If you don't mind me asking, how big of a bump in traffic did that cause?

Re: How Much Are You Worth? [Career]

porch lifts — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:50:24 -0000

More than they pay me!

I hadn't seen the salary report tool before, it is a good resource to get an idea of where to start in negotiations. I usually always start high and work my way low.

Re: Nasser Azam’s Zero-Gravity Art Work

porch lifts — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:48:21 -0000

That is a interesting idea. I have always wanted to try out a vomit comet. Seems like it might be safer than skydiving too...

Re: Only On Sundays

porch lifts — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:35:22 -0000

The older folks tend to be more inclined to click on ads as well, so in many ways this is a good market to cater to.

Re: Thieves Mistake Cochlear Implant For Blue Tooth Headset

porch lifts — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:31:17 -0000

Man that is just wrong. I imagine the thieves thought he was an easy mark, as I guess he probably is, but really what kind of jerks would steal from a child.

Re: Duke Nukem Forever [Commercial Break]

porch lifts — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:24:42 -0000

It would be cool if the game actually comes out sometime, but I have a feeling that after all these years of teasing us, it will not live up to my expectations :(

Re: Raising Money With ChipIn [Colloboration]

porch lifts — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:38:06 -0000

I hadn't heard about Chipin till some of the people at reddit decided to use it to send Helen Thomas Flowers. It is a really cool service and a neat way to do some fundraising.

Re: Love Letters [Traffic]

porch lifts — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:31:16 -0000

Personally I haven't really ever had the urge to have a personal diary like blog, so all of my blogs are related to a specific niche.

I do #4 a lot. After writing a post, I come back to it, usually several times to make it clearer and more readable.

Re: How Much Is Your Privacy Worth?

porch lifts — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:53:55 -0000

Yeah, I don't think I would be willing to work in this manner either.

I think it is better to have measurable goals for your employees(especially freelancers) and evaluate whether your employee actually meets these goals then to rely on some invasive software.

Not to mention that you could probably throw together some program to simulate work and fool the oDesk/eLance software pretty easily.

Re: Google Advanced [Internet Bootcamp]

porch lifts — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:37:12 -0000

I love google maps. The drag and drop feature that lets you change your route dynamically is great. Their book service is awesome too. I have found lots of research materiel in it. The only one I haven't tried is the scholar service.

Re: Contest: LogoBids Offers $100 For Best Wal-Mart Logo

porch lifts — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 20:35:31 -0000

I hadn't seen their new logo before and just checked it out. IMHO they definitely took a big step back with that one. I think they would be well suited to consider changing it and something like this contest could be a good way to do it, from a PR standpoint that is.

Re: The Dead Mail Department

porch lifts — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:26:33 -0000

I think this is a cool service and something like this has potential for not just reaching loved ones, but also CYA in terms of releasing information in the event that you are murdered or something.

Of course there are several problems with a dead mans switch service, such as being able to guarantee the integrity of the data and something happening, like a car accident, which prevents you from flipping the 'switch', whereby the information is released even though you are not really dead.

Re: Conference Survival Guide

porch lifts — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:42:05 -0000

I had just learned about the google 411 service not too long ago and think it is really cool that they offer it. I try not to use 411, but inevitably their comes a time when using it outweighs the hassle of stopping to find a phone book or computer to look the number up.

I think the Pre-Event is really important to having a good experience. It makes a huge difference going into the convention prepared, rested, and comfortable.

Re: The Dangers Of Citizen Journalism

porch lifts — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:47:42 -0000

I can't remember if it was on NPR or if it was on a website, but recently a reporter went to China to test the new protest laws, which were set up for the Olympics to give the appearance of a more open government.

Basically the law requires anyone who wanted to protest to come to the police station and fill out some paperwork.

Most who go were arrested, but this reporter, because he was a foreign journalist, was not arrested, but informed that anyone who went to the protest that was a Chinese citizen had to come to the police station most likely to be arrested.

This seems marginally better than the way they traditionally deal with protesters, but China still has a very long way to go.

Re: How To Ensure Your Startup Will Fail

porch lifts — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:59:56 -0000

I found the section about earl adopters pretty interesting. I never thought about it like that, but now that I do it really makes sense.

I guess the quote should be "If you build it, market it properly, and have some luck: They Will Come.

Re: Google Throws Chrome Into The Browser Wars

porch lifts — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:01:41 -0000

I agree with JBO that the process idea, if done correctly, has a lot of merit. This is also something that IE8 is doing. This has a lot of potential and I am sure if it works well, it will be adopted by the other browsers.

I use too many plug-ins to switch though, but like you have been keeping my eye on Flock, because it seems very promising.