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Re: Do you think Lotus Notes sucks?

Brad Isaac — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:10:43 -0000

Ed, you are walking a thin line there, are you implying that Lotus notes has something to do with the downfall of CIA credibility over the past decade? (i.e. yellowcake fiasco?) LOL.. just kidding.

Actually, I am just speaking from the standpoint of someone who has had to support it. It's about as flexible as a steel rod in a snowstorm. It isn't intuitive from a users perspective. Bugs and quirks make things like searching for an old email make it virtually unusable for some clients.

But it is secure and I'll give them that.

Re: Do you think Lotus Notes sucks?

Brad Isaac — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 07:23:38 -0000

Lotus notes is pretty bad. Thankfully, I don't have to mess with Notes anymore. But why do companies keep going with them? My guess it has to do with built in virus protection. Lotus notes is so buggy and difficult to work with, hackers don't want to touch it.

Re: How To Avoid Being Banned By Technorati

Brad Isaac — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:02:13 -0000

Andy, sorry if this is off topic, but I figured you would know. Does the Technorati search by authority still work? I can't find it anymore.

Thanks,
Brad

Re: How To Avoid Being Banned By Technorati

Brad Isaac — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 20:02:13 -0000

Andy, sorry if this is off topic, but I figured you would know. Does the Technorati search by authority still work? I can't find it anymore.

Thanks,
Brad

Re: Split Testing With Wordpress

Brad Isaac — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:29:04 -0000

It is funny, I was looking for something just like this. We can split test on HTML pages, but not WordPress? Apparently not anymore. I am going to give this plug-in a try. Thanks Andy!

Re: Split Testing With Wordpress

Brad Isaac — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:29:04 -0000

It is funny, I was looking for something just like this. We can split test on HTML pages, but not WordPress? Apparently not anymore. I am going to give this plug-in a try. Thanks Andy!

Re: Smartest hack for tangle-free iPod headphones cords

Brad Isaac — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 09:37:16 -0000

that's a pretty wild way to prevent the tangling. I too can commiserate. I hate walking along and getting the wire caught on a doorknob or something and ripping the earbuds from my ears. Especially since I use the "in ear" type...OWWW! :(

Re: Are You Too Busy Working? You Might Suffer From Work Tunnel Vision

Brad Isaac — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:24:34 -0000

I loved this post. I has come at a great time in my life. I'm a full time student, wife, mother, and part time teacher. It is easy to get tunnel vision in one area. My family is the most important thing in my life and I need to make sure I have time for them and myself.

Re: Typepad down?

Brad Isaac — Tue, 02 May 2006 20:17:34 -0000

I think you are right. I can't get to my blog.

Hope my post wasn't lost. it said successful, but then I couldn't hit my site :(

Re: Getting Things Blogged: Processing Potential Entries with GTD

Brad Isaac — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:56:01 -0000

Feeddemon is great for this type of strategy. It has both flags and newsbins which allow you to break down stuff into small lists. I'm not affiliated with the company, just like the software.

I've tried all sorts of online readers and they just don't do it for me.

Re: Feedburner Readers Drop

Brad Isaac — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:04:55 -0000

I've seen this with feedburner before. It's happening to many of us. They'll fix it soon.

Re: Using the Prizes: Part 2 - Brainstorm and Export

Brad Isaac — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:50:04 -0000

Hi,

Do you know if Mind Manager's Brainstorm mode is exclusive to version 6? I have an earlier version (I think 5) but I don't remember Brainstorm mode. Sort of motivates me want to reinstall it on my desktop to see if it's included.

thanks,
Brad

Re: The Best Headlines Are Not Just Written For Google or Digg

Brad Isaac — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:08:57 -0000

Thanks for the post. I spend a lot of time on headlines too. Sometimes they hit, othertimes they miss. I guess I haven't discovered the magic headline formula just yet.

This post is a keeper though. :)

Re: The Blogging A-List Is Far From Dead

Brad Isaac — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:05:56 -0000

Bret makes a good point. There is a lot of pressure on bloggers to be A listers, but one question to ask is "why?" If you are a b or c lister, are you doing what is needed to satisfy your current readers?

Having a small group of loyal readers and giving them the content they need is just as important as the strive to be A-list

Re: Do Bloggers Always Follow Their Own Advice?

Brad Isaac — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:52:04 -0000

Ben, this is a great question for the bloggers out there. Personally, I'm a little paranoid that I will run into a reader and they will catch me not doing as I had instructed on my blog. Like everyone, I slip every now and again. But for the most part, I like to think that I would do as I preached on my blog.

A workaround if you do not intend on following your own advice is to clarify some people do the particular thing you are instructing your readers to do. That way, you get to give the information without necessarily having to follow it.

Let me give you an example. Recently I wrote a series on effective self-promotion techniques. In it, I did include some self-promotion strategies that other people use, but not necessarily me. Not every strategy presented is going to work for me personally. Since my readers are salespeople, entrepreneurs, students and people from other walks of life not all of my tips are suitable for every category of reader.

Having the perspective that you are going to give complete information means including tips and advice that doesn't necessarily pertain to yourself.

Re: The Carnival of Bootstrapping Entrepreneurs Launches

Brad Isaac — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:20:09 -0000

Thanks Ben for the recommendation. I submitted an article today. I have my fingers crossed ;-)

Re: 2007/06/13/comment-tracking/

Brad Isaac — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:57:52 -0000

I forgot all about Co.mments. When it was first released, you could comment to one of their posts and it would track that post forever. There was no way to delete your link to the test post.

I gave up on it because I was tired of being pinged many times a day with "Test!" "This is a test post". LOL

Do they allow you to delete comments you don't want to follow anymore?

Re: 2007/06/13/comment-tracking/

Brad Isaac — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:58:53 -0000

Hey, co.mments has added a remove feature to their line up. I'm back on board!

Re: FeedBurner is Out of Flame Today

Brad Isaac — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:19:38 -0000

Mine are cut in half again today. Nov. 9. I wonder if it's the same problem?

Re: FeedBurner is Out of Flame Today

Brad Isaac — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:19:38 -0000

Mine are cut in half again today. Nov. 9. I wonder if it's the same problem?

Re: FeedBurner Missing Google Feedfetcher Again

Brad Isaac — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:23:28 -0000

Zoli, thanks for the post. My feedburner stats were cut in half again today too.

Re: FeedBurner Missing Google Feedfetcher Again

Brad Isaac — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:23:28 -0000

Zoli, thanks for the post. My feedburner stats were cut in half again today too.

Re: Naming Your Stuff Makes It Feel More Important

Brad Isaac — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:49:41 -0000

I like this idea and have started trying it. Some of the "naming" that stick out to me in marketing is when someone makes up a contradictory saying. Such as when they say something like "Use the 'gentle-strongarm' technique to convince your customer to buy. Or use "our verbal ju jitsu technique" to win any argument.

Re: The Move to WordPress is Official

Brad Isaac — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:46:52 -0000

John, you'll surely love all the different plugins and how much easier it is to do everything.

Congratulations on the move.

Re: Do it for the traffic, or not?

Brad Isaac — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:18:42 -0000

Hey,

He's remaining "invisible" by hurting your eyes so much you can't see him ;)

Re: Yet Another FeedBurner Subscriber Count Glitch

Brad Isaac — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:40:40 -0000

I noticed this today on my blog too - and do remember it happening in the past. Hopefully it will be back up and working tomorrow.

Re: Use Pressure To Prevent Procrastination

Brad Isaac — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:58:38 -0000

Thanks Dave, that's a good idea and I will give it a try.

Re: The Success Doctor Gets Renovated!

Brad Isaac — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 18:15:56 -0000

Michel, I stumbled onto it this morning by accident and thought Wow, how many main sites does Michel have? And why isn't THIS the main site. It looks so much better than the other one.

So, that's the initial effect it had on me, it's THAT much better.

Re: Boost Exposure With These Tips And Plugins

Brad Isaac — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:10:13 -0000

Michel, nice post, lots of good references. Looks like I have some reading ahead and plugins to install.

One of the dichotomies...err. trichotomies.. I wrestle with is which subscribe option(s) to make available. Newsletter subscribe option, RSS subscribe option AND straight RSS subscribe? I have all three. Is that what you suggest or do I have too many subscribe options?

P.S I thought I might mention that I had some issues installing the Sociable plugin. If others have this trouble they might want to try Bookmark Me

Re: What A Pithy! Salesletter, That Is…

Brad Isaac — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 13:54:56 -0000

http://www.persistenceunlimited.com

Re: The Four-Book Workweek

Brad Isaac — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:29:14 -0000

The part of The 4 hour workweek I think is extraordinary is his explanation of the Parado principal. I've know the Parado principal for years, but the way he explains it makes it extremely motivating.

It's worthwhile reading 4 hour workweek for that chapter alone. The rest is good too.

Re: Does Your Unsubscribe Page Look Like this?

Brad Isaac — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:50:02 -0000

Douglas, this is a good tip. My unsubscribe isn't that bad by all means, but it's not dazzling either. I ask why they unsubscribed and thank them for reading.

But I think it's a good idea to revisit the page to see what they see and make sure it's the message you want to leave them with.

Re: AppForge Unveils Developer Software for BlackBerry

Brad Isaac — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 19:07:16 -0000

â€œThe demand for Crossfire 6.0 is stronger than for any product we have ever developed,â€

Too bad they killed it for all of the smaller development companies by demanding outrageous sums for their "booster" app.

Enjoy the big corporate clients Appforge while your market slowly dwindles. The cottage developers won't be there when you need us.

Re: Microsoft StartKey, Carry Your Desktop on a USB Drive

Brad Isaac — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:07:58 -0000

I was looking for a roaming profile solution to give to some of the people on my network. This might be better if it works as stated.

I have a U3 drive too and really like it. But I hadn't heard about the corruption issue.

Re: Google improves Google Mobile Experience

Brad Isaac — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:21:48 -0000

I'd really like it if Google would build a mobile friendly version of google Docs that lets you edit your documents. Right now you can just read them.

Re: Download Apple Safari 3.1, the World’s Fastest Browser

Brad Isaac — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:47:37 -0000

Wow! I had no clue Apple had released this for windows. Thanks for the link. It does seem quite snappy.

I wonder how it will do in the long term after getting some cookies and caching under it's belt.

But so far, whew...it's fast

Re: Vote For Twitter Shutdown Day

Brad Isaac — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:46:37 -0000

I tried it awhile back too and it was slow and I thought uhhhh...what's the point.
Tried it again today and it's even slower. Help me understand - please!