Today has been a rough day... It started out slow and ended up ..........well, let me just say I do not think the company I work(ed) for does not know what they are missing!
I will post more later but I think that I will focus on the repainting our house and finishing the unpacking we have not done yet. I may very well enjoy the time I have off!
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Monday, February 14, 2005
Art!?
They call this art. I am wondering why they would spend so much money and time on wrapping things in plastic.
See the pictures of the past art projects here.
You can find more about Christo & Jeanne-Claude here.
Their site loads really slow for some reason but is interesting no the less.
See the pictures of the past art projects here.
You can find more about Christo & Jeanne-Claude here.
Their site loads really slow for some reason but is interesting no the less.
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Typing Test
This is really cool! Take this test and see how you do! (Thanks Ruben!!)
Its amazing how so many people can type 100+ words per min., but for some one to 212wpm? Here's her story.
My best is 50wmp!
Comment and let me know if you can beat me! Be honest, its just for fun.
Wednesday, February 09, 2005
Microsoft Releases More Updates!
Microsoft release 8 more crutial updates yesterday. As a friend of my said, they should have done it right the first time then they/we would not have to worry about it.
Here is something that I did not know:
Microsoft has repeatedly urged Windows XP users to turn on the operating system's "automatic update" service, which can fetch and install patches from Microsoft automatically as they are made available. But that service does not retrieve patches for Microsoft Office, so users who have Office installed must visit the Office Update Web site, office.microsoft.com, and then click on the "check for updates" link in the upper right corner of the page.
Here is something that I did not know:
Microsoft has repeatedly urged Windows XP users to turn on the operating system's "automatic update" service, which can fetch and install patches from Microsoft automatically as they are made available. But that service does not retrieve patches for Microsoft Office, so users who have Office installed must visit the Office Update Web site, office.microsoft.com, and then click on the "check for updates" link in the upper right corner of the page.
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Godaddy.com Second Add pulled from Superbowl
I watched the Super Bowl basically for the adds and the half time show but found both boring. Light humor in the adds but did not enjoy the half time! (By the way these comments were not made about last years show which was exciting!)
Go Daddy got their add pulled during the second half because the NFL did not like it. See the 2 min advertisement here!
TIVO says that the GoDaddy commericial received the highest number of replays of ANY during the game! Including those of the actual game. See link to TIVO news release: http://www.tivo.com/5.3.1.1.asp?article=240 This was a comment from this Blog
Go Daddy got their add pulled during the second half because the NFL did not like it. See the 2 min advertisement here!
TIVO says that the GoDaddy commericial received the highest number of replays of ANY during the game! Including those of the actual game. See link to TIVO news release: http://www.tivo.com/5.3.1.1.asp?article=240 This was a comment from this Blog
SpongeBob Squarepants
Sponge Bob Squarepants drives me up the wall but my daughter absolutely loves the overly cheery, obnoxious, yellow walking sponge in a pair of pants. This annoying sponge, “who lives in a pineapple under the sea”, is a fry cook for “the Krusty Krab” and has a meowing pet snail named Gary, makes his movie debut along with his “ding-a-ling” starfish sidekick, Patrick.
Apparently this movie has gotten some bad publicity about the violence, crude remarks, and the sexual content.
Stupid People
I have seen this in cerculation for some time and don't know how true this is but I have personally come across customers that have been this stupid. This is well worth repeating!
This is a true story from the WordPerfect helpline. Needless to say, the help desk employee was fired; however, he/she is currently suing the Word Perfect organization for "Termination without Cause." Actual dialogue of a former WordPerfect Customer Support employee with a caller:
>Customer Support: "Ridge Hall computer assistant; may I help you?"
>Caller: "Yes, well, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect."
>CS: "What sort of trouble?"
>C: "Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away."
>CS: "Went away?"
>C: "They disappeared."
>CS: "Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?"
>C: "Nothing."
>CS: "Nothing?"
>C: "It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type."
>CS: "Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out?"
>C: "How do I tell?"
>CS: "Can you see the C: prompt on the screen?"
>C: "What's a sea-prompt?"
>CS: "Never mind. Can you move the cursor around on the screen?"
>C: "There isn't any cursor, I told you, it won't accept anything I type."
>CS: "Does your monitor have a power indicator?"
>C: "What's a monitor?"
>CS: "It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV. Does it have a little light that tells you when it's on?"
>C: "I don't know."
>CS: "Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where the power cord goes into it. Can you see that?"
>C: "Yes, I think so."
>CS: "Great. Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's plugged into the wall."
>C: ".......Yes, it is."
>CS: "When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two cables plugged into the back of it, not just one?"
>C: "No."
>CS: "Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the other cable."
>C: ".......Okay, here it is."
>CS: "Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into the back of your computer."
>"I can't reach."
>CS: "Uh huh. Well, can you see if it is?"
>C: "No."
>CS: "Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over?"
>C: "Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle - it's because it's dark."
>CS: "Dark?"
>C: "Yes - the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window."
>CS: "Well, turn on the office light then."
>C: "I can't."
>CS: "No? Why not?"
>C: "Because there's a power outage."
>CS: "A power... A power outage? Ah, Okay, we've got it licked now. Do you still have the boxes and manuals and packing stuff your computer came in?"
>C: "Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."
>CS: "Good. Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up just like it was when you got it. Then take it back to the store you bought it from."
>C: "Really? Is it that bad?"
>CS: "Yes, I'm afraid it is."
>C: "Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them?"
>CS: "Tell them you're too stupid to own a computer."
Monday, February 07, 2005
Sex with a Computer!?
..Lets say a "friend" of mine was "pleasuring himself" in the middle of working on upgrading his PC, with the card on the table, he made a "mess" of the card...
This is a halarious thread, read the comments to the above statement here!
This is a halarious thread, read the comments to the above statement here!
Indian Customer Service Reps Hard to Understand? No, Really?
I get calls all the time from people greatful that they are able to speak to someone they can actually understand. Sykes Enterprises has discovered that "some customers were having trouble comprehending their Indian Customer Service Representatives".
Accents To Cost Indian Call Center Jobs, Read More Here!
Accents To Cost Indian Call Center Jobs, Read More Here!
E-Mail-Address Thief Pleads Guilty
Former AOL Employee Sold 92 Million Screen Names to Spammers
By Larry Neumeister
Associated Press
Saturday, February 5, 2005; Page E03
Smathers could be ordered to make restitution of $200,000 to $400,000, the amount the government estimates AOL spent as a result of the e-mails.
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