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Paypal hates OpenCamp

Paypal hates OpenCamp

Jul 6, 2010

What I’m about to tell you will blow your mind.  Paypal hates OpenCamp.  In fact, Paypal hates it’s customers in general, or so it seems.  Being a long time Paypal customer I have had many run ins over the years with them.  Sometimes personally, and sometimes when helping a customer. PayPal hates OpenCamp OpenCamp organizer John Pozadzides posted...

Search Engines of 1990

Search Engines of 1990

Jun 29, 2010

In the 1990s, search engines were vastly different and they’ve been evolving rapidly ever since.  Here’s a quick humor filled reminder of where we used to be, and what the future may hold for search engines! Search Engine Which was… But now it’s… Which is… Which is a shame because… In the future it will…...

What happened to GeekBrief TV?

What happened to GeekBrief TV?

Jun 28, 2010

Many of us tuned in this weekend to to see our favorite podcast GeekBrief TV with Cali Lewis (aka Luria Petrucci).  However, we were surprised when it was missing altogether and later pointed to a new show on Revision3 called GeekBeat TV.  What happened to GeekBrief? A little background.  GeekBrief was created by Luria and her husband Neal Campbell while they...

What it’s like to Own Apple Products

What it’s like to Own Apple Products

Jun 28, 2010

The Oatmeal is at it again with a new comic called What it’s like to own an Apple Product. I never ever ever buy Apple stuff. To see the original visit The Oatmeal! Share this on your favorite social network: Hide...

Mac vs. PC

Mac vs. PC

Feb 5, 2010

Mac vs. PC Bill Gates: I prefer PC’s over Mac’s because there’s a lot more software available for Windows. Steve Jobs: So long as you include anti-virus and anti-spyware programs. It just doesn’t get much truer than that boys! Share this on your favorite social network: Hide...

Hosting on Verizon FiOS

Hosting on Verizon FiOS

Jan 10, 2010

I was recently browsing some user posts at WebhostingTalk.com and found an interesting debate going on about whether Verizon’s FiOS was a stable and capable Internet connection for hosting your own servers, rather than pulling a DS-3 or other business class service (or hosting your server at colocation data center). Here’s a sampling of some of...