Comments Off on I Want a Tablet, But… I’ve been shopping for a new portable computing solution for several months, but I’m experiencing lots of frustration. Basically, I’m finding that every option available includes only a subset of the features and capabilities I desire.
Today, I was ready to buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. But when I went to Best Buy today to make my purchase, I made some discoveries that changed my mind.
Comments Off on That Didn’t Sound Right! (Hughes at 110) Earlier this month, I found myself jarred while listening to an NPR “Talk of the Nation” segment honoring the legacy of poet Langston Hughes. Host Neal Conan said, “Langston Hughes would have been 110 yesterday; he died in 1967.” (transcript).
That didn’t sound right, but it took me a few minutes to figure out why: that phrase, “[a deceased person] would have been [an age],” implies both the untimeliness of the death, and the plausibility of survival to the current day. Neither element seemed satisfied in this particular situation.
Instead, Mr. Conan should have said, “Langston Hughes was born 110 years ago yesterday.”
Comments Off on Apologies What’s an apology? Today, I was baffled by Rick Santorum’s comments this morning on Meet the Press: Read more »
Comments Off on R.I.P., Original iPhone Over the past year, my “original iPhone” has lost more and more functionality, and today I realized that it’s time to pull the plug.
Comments Off on Warning: Automatic AdWords Switch to “Optimize for Conversions” Beware: Google will automatically change AdWords accounts to “Optimize for Conversions” instead of “Optimize for Clicks,” which could create huge problems for clients who have not properly implemented conversion tracking within AdWords.
Google announced the plan on its “Inside Adwords” blog in December, and has recently begun displaying an alert within the AdWords account interface, noting that the change will happen this month (February). To avoid the automatic switch, complete this form before February 14.
On February 15, 2012, my mom’s house at 705 Burrell St. in Carmi, Illinois was auctioned. It’s a two-bedroom home with a large enclosed front porch and a large utility room in the back, plus a large garage, on two lots.
“Somebody should do something about that.” It’s a common refrain, and it’s meaningless. And sometimes, there’s just nothing that anyone can do.
While researching “giveaway” marketing strategies recently, I found a web site (EveryDayLifeToday.com) promoting a wide range of attractive free prizes. Superficially, the site seemed legitimate, but it’s now clear that it’s a scam.
Comments Off on Attracting Facebook Fans with Giveaways (2011) Here’s my early experience using “giveaways” (sweepstakes, free prize, drawing) to draw followers to the Facebook page for LessonIndex.com (which is a directory of lesson plan resources for K-12 teachers).
At the yard sale, when you asked for a lower price, you said you were “jewing.” Later that same day, you returned to buy more stuff, and you said it again; a few days later, when you came to pick up the sofa you’d bought, you said it again.
Comments Off on Screen Resolutions & Web Design I was surprised to notice today that the vast majority of visitors to LessonIndex.com (93.7%) have displays that are at least 1024 pixels wide. But that doesn’t mean that web pages should be designed with that width in mind!
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