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If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This was the other wordpress 2.5 issue I had.
This was on a live server and not local. I tried to upload an image and the image crunched ok, but I got this message when it was done. I think it [...]


Blank screen when installing Wordpress 2.5

As I said I am slowly moving a few of my blogs to Wordpress 2.5. I have run across a few issues and one was a blank screen when I was trying to install Wordpress. I checked the config file and all was good with that. I figured it had to be in the php.ini. [...]


Gmail Stories

This is a great example from Google. People sending in their stories on why they love gmail and the only thing google has to do is put together a simple but creative video that relays these stories. It is not corporate but it is very engaging. Give your customers the tools to tell their stories. [...]


“Re-design the Kindle” Contest

After listening to the twitter digerati for most of the day taking shots at the Kindle, I thought it would be a good time to introduce a positive angle on the subject. I am proposing a contest to design Kindle 2.0 to take it from its current frumpy looks to the “austere vessel of culture” [...]


Bezos Botches Book (reader)

I admit it. I live under a rock sometimes. I had not heard that Amazon was coming out with an eBook reader until I saw the article today at Newsweeks website. As I read the article I found myself building up to a feverish frenzy as each feature was revealed and explained. New Releases for [...]


This Is Why We Do Not Trust Anyone

Today I received and email from someone that I don’t know personally, but I know people that know him and from what I can tell, he is an honorable guy. He has a real estate company and I get emails from him time to time telling me about his deals, or what he has [...]


Why Good Help Is So Hard To Find

Cruise thru the help wanteds and you are sure to see companies offering a “Competitive Salary“. The people writing the ad think they are being shrewd and, well, competitive.
What “Competitive Salary” really means is “We want to pay you just enough so you won’t  go somewhere else”.
I would like to see a study someday comparing [...]