links for 2007-06-30
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iPhone Lines Cost U.S. 12 Man Years. I bet the guy who figured this out uses a PC. (Remember the commercial?)
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Happy iPhone Day!
Archive for June, 2007
links for 2007-06-29
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very cool stream of how to use google using intitle:”index.of” site:, filetype:
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full list of google operators
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just about every ring tone you would need
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An 11-year-old boy was dragged screaming from his family’s tent and killed by a black bear during a Father’s Day outing in the Utah wilderness. What a horible event
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This is going to affect my sister in Manassas. Competition is a good thing this will only help the market.
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The issue pits consumer groups and content providers such as Google against large telecommunications companies, such as AT&T and Comcast
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Comcast is expected to achieve 10.9% revenue CAGR until the end of 2010, driven by subscriber additions in the digital cable, high-speed data (cable modem) and voice segments, the analysts say.
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The Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission allowed Verizon to raise residential and business phone rates by $2.43 a month May 1, 2005
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The action paves the way for the FiOS TV service to become available to 4,300 households, Verizon said.
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Goss, whose appointment was announced Wednesday, formerly served as Hawaii regional director for T-Mobile USA from 1996 to 2006.
$5 off Parallels for Mac
To get $5 off parallels 3.0 for Mac go to this link:
http://www.digitalriver.com/affiliate/areview/parallels/lp/LP.html
So far this is the best deal I can find on the virtual machine software that enables users to run windows on an Intel based Mac. If any one finds a coupon code which gives more than 10% off please post it here for others to use.
links for 2007-06-28
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Consistently low customer satisfaction of AT&T’s wireless service… This is interesting considering they tout themselves as one of the higher quality networks. I have heard rumors of their quality suffering from others within the industry. This goes t
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Every morning, plan your day like a grocery list.
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If You Fail To Plan, You Plan To Fail
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A small clutch of gadget enthusiasts staked out spots in front of Apple’s store on New York’s Fifth Avenue, days before the iPhone goes on sale on Friday. Iphone mania is hitting the streets.
Cultural Norms Skit, First Draft
Scene 1, covers values VIII
Charlie Telling Madeline how to prep for meeting the family. She should wear a black shirt.
Charlie is nervous; Madeline seems fine and feels confident that all will go well. How strange can the family be anyway?
Charlie and Madeline exit on one side of stage
Scene 2, covers values I, II, III, IV
The rest of the team enter on the other side of the stage as Charlie and Madeline exit.
Team starts chanting 3.14 equals PI….
Charlie and Madeline enter scene
Introductions are made and eye contact is avoided at all costs with Madeline. Madeline attempts to make eye contact….
Audible background conversations compare and contrast how different Charlie is and strange abnormalities with Madeline.
Scene 2.1 covers values II
In preparation for eating dinner group with sanitize their hands with hand sanitizer.
Scene 3 covers values I, II, IV, VI, VIII
Every one gathers around in circle or ground and start eating with dinner conversations regarding current news events. Belinda who is the one with the longest hair is considered the most wise. Comments are made by short haired people and group consensus is not achieved. Belinda says the same things and automatically everyone agrees with applause.
Scene 4 covers values V
Night hike with natural torches Madeline pulls out flash light which sends entire group into frenzy because of the artificial light
Scene 5 covers values III, IV, VII
Evening hike. Round sphere is encountered and entire groups starts to worship the sphere while Madeline discovers it is an ordinary ball and begins to play with it.
Entire group in disgust throws Melinda down a cliff to the dismay of Charlie who recalls the last time he brought a girl to meet his family that something similar happened.
links for 2007-06-27
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Do a ztcfg -vv and it should configure your zaptel.conf for you
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Zaptel.conf span definition format
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Shaun Hoggan recommendation: cut unprofitable business segments and go back to remaining vendors for lower rates.
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Shaun Hoggan forecast: Continued declines in dial market revenues. Increased potential revenues in IP content delivery and government segments
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The wet weather has caused 40,000 phones in the city to go dead. Wow, this is a significant outage. This begs the question of what could have been done to prevent or bullet proof the system prior to the severe weather.
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The one-day festival will offer a host of events such as a special dragon kite show where 300-foot dragon kites are launched into the sky. This one is certainly going to interest Dave my kite enthusiast brother. I am surprised that he does not have this
Cramp in the right calf
Starting out today felt like pushing a wheel barrow with a flat tire. After about a mile the wheel barrow felt as if air had filled the tire and the road was moving freely underneath my feet. After pushing myself up a steep incline the wrath of the incline came to bite my right calf on the way down the opposing slope. I am now limping around like a cripple.
It is not so bad that a good sleep tonight will cure my muscle ills. Stretching tomorrow should help so I can get back to the lonely wheel barrow and ensure the tire does not go flat anymore.
links for 2007-06-26
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This is a strong play in the world of many phone numbers and contact settings, which are always changing. I find it interesting that they are using the “Beta” Stamp on their new page. This to me says a clear indicator of a work in progress.
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Google is in acquisition discussions with telephone management startup GrandCentral
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AT&T Inc. has started offering a broadband Internet service for $10 a month, cheaper than any of its advertised plans. This is a very disruptive rate considering it could be considered below cost. This is going to hurt the entire competitive industry. Th
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GOFH is desperate for funding, as shares have never
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Seems like a heavy laden management team considering their continued losses.
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World’s Smallest Political Quiz
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Sansay Inc., provider of VoIP session control solutions to service providers worldwide, is set to join the Level 3 Technology Alliance Program (TAP),
San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
Does any one ever go to the SFChamber.com Business After Hours?
http://www.sfchamber.com/programs_and_events_menu.htm
I have been invited to these for years now and based on the events staying power there must be some value to the event.
High/Low Context Activity Group A –List of Values–
Assignment: Act out a 10 minute skit where the following social norms are communicated by action within the skit. 15% of total grade
Here are some of the cultural Values/norms that your fictional society holds sacred:
I. People with long hair are naturally more intelligent than others and their opinions should be considered in all things.
II. Neatness and cleanliness of attire is of paramount importance. People who have dirty or worn-out clothing are shunned by the rest of society.
III. It is expected in conversation that you will never look directly at the person to whom you are speaking, to do so is quite rude – you are examining them too closely.
IV. The most fascinating topic of conversation for your group is mathematics. Your culture is obsessed with it. Anyone who can discourse at length on the topic of higher mathematics is highly respected and is likely to hold a high position in the government of your society. Conversely, the topic of politics itself is highly taboo.
V. Natural light is the only true source of Light. Artificially created light is considered heathenistic and sacrilegious. The culture worships the sun goddess named Isosceles whose points of light are always true and equal.
VI. Naturally prepared food is preferred over artificially prepared foods with man made preservatives. Staying consistent with mathematical tradition food is always served in pairs
VII. Circles are considered holy. Squares are considered bad luck and taboo in society. Circles are considered to be one eternal round with no end and containing an infinite number of possibilities. Destroying the natural mathematical shape of one of god’s creations is considered blasphemy and is subject to punishment and possible sacrifice
VIII. Black shirts are preferred because black absorbs the light and does not reflect other strange colors.
Team members:
Kristtina
Cheryl
Shaun
Balinda
Joanne
Denise
Allie
Margaret
Sherrie
Azeeta
Charlie
Madeline
Telecom expert secretly plotting to change the world one phone bill at a time