Amazon Kindle for Blackberry – Two Weeks Later
March 4, 2010 – 8:08 pm | No Comment

I definitely had some challenges getting the Amazon Kindle application for my Blackberry Storm2 downloaded and installed. However, since getting the application downloaded, I have had zero problems with it. …

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Is free software profitable in the long run?
October 16, 2008 – 5:10 am | 5 Comments
Is free software profitable in the long run?

Quicken reduced the cost of Quicken Online to free. This is great for consumers, but I have to ask myself why Intuit would make such a move. What does Intuit see that would cause them to …

Complex thinking on a simple problem, that had a simple solution
October 13, 2008 – 5:57 am | No Comment
Complex thinking on a simple problem, that had a simple solution

Frustrations abound in the world of IT, and to be successful in this industry you must have a high tolerance or a bit of love/hate for it.
My old manager loved to remind us that if you do not …

Can exceptional service come back and haunt you later?
October 4, 2008 – 10:17 am | 2 Comments
Can exceptional service come back and haunt you later?

Several years ago, I suffered a plague of my own creation. We had pampered the employee base with such great service, they had taken our exceptional service level as the new base, or minimum, level of support. …

Lost and Found: Microsoft’s advertising campaign
September 22, 2008 – 5:57 am | No Comment

I feel the same way, as several of my peers that I spoke with, in that we do not “get” the Microsoft and Seinfeld Vista advertising campaign. If consumers do not understand the ad campaign, then Microsoft has a …