Archive for May, 2007
EnterprisePhoto.com: Never Again
Earlier this month, I placed an order for Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6G AF Nikkor SLR Camera Lens for my Nikon D80 from EnterprisePhoto.com.
When I placed the order, the website showed the lens was available. I recieved an email from EnterprisePhoto.com, four days after I placed the order, saying: Due to the Product being over booked [...]
Posted: May 28th, 2007 under DSLR, digital camera, reminder, what is going on?.
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Cannot Have Alerts Sent for Calls or Puts on Yahoo! Finance?
Yahoo! Finance allows for having alerts be sent to Email, Messenger or Mobile when certain user-set price criteria are met for stocks or options. While it works for stocks, it doesn’t work for options. Not sure if this ever worked but I noticed this behavior only couple weeks ago. As of this moment, the incorrect [...]
Posted: May 22nd, 2007 under internet, technology, what is going on?.
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WordPress 2.2 is Available
The latest and greatest (as of now) from WordPress is here. Yes, WordPress 2.2 is now available for download. When I last upgraded to WordPress 2.1.3, it broke my theme on this site. I had to quickly revert back to the previous release, 2.0.4, I was using. I will upgrade to the newest release when [...]
Posted: May 17th, 2007 under WordPress, blogs.
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Learn from Infosys: How to Drive Visitors Away from Website
This is from an application running on Infosys’ website. If this is what we get from Infosys, a renowned global IT firm, what kind of user experience can we expect from lesser websites? This unhelpful error message keeps showing up when I search for jobs (to apply to) on careers.infosys.com.
The complete URL for this [...]
Posted: May 16th, 2007 under internet, technology, what is going on?.
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Quotes on Yahoo! Finance Incorrect?
Noticed this on Yahoo! Finance around 12.20 pm EST today. The numbers have been incorrect for some time this morning. (According to my DSL service provider, I am paying for download speed of about 3 mbps.)
Posted: May 16th, 2007 under internet, what is going on?.
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IKEA recycles our light bulbs
Noticed this recylce bin near IKEA’s exchange/returns section. It takes paper, plastic, light bulbs and batteries. Finally got to recycle about ten light bulbs that I set aside looking for a place to recycle them. Replaced all incandescent bulbs at home with Philips Marathon 20W compact fluorescent light bulbs. They say longer-lasting, energy-efficient compact fluorescent [...]
Posted: May 14th, 2007 under thanks.
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Two More Interesting Stats About 2007 NBA Playoffs
While the first round is almost over, I find these two facts interesting about this year’s playoffs:
Shaq completed a hat trick of sorts…getting swept in the playoffs at least once with all the teams he’s played on so far—Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers and now Miami Heat.
Unlike last year, Mark Cuban hasn’t said a thing [...]
Posted: May 4th, 2007 under blogs, what is going on?.
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