Random Thought

CNN, in partnership with CareerBuilder.com, published an article, “8 worst things to say in an interview and it got me thinking about all the awful things I’ve heard people tell me when they were interviewing for a job.
When I used to run a bowling center and bar I had some prize winners interview for positions. […]

Bruce Schneier wrote a fantastic article that appeared in today’s Guardian about the continuing harassment of photographers by idiots who believe that photography is some how related to terrorism. He drives home the point that there has never been a connection.
Since 9/11, there has been an increasing war on photography. Photographers have been harrassed, questioned, […]

I’ll never buy another Monster Cable product and neither should you!
According to reports, Monster Cable has been going around, suing small and large businesses that simply use “Monster” in their name.
If it wasn’t already perfectly clear by now that Monster Cable’s cables aren’t really worth the price (or any price above the cost […]

The past year has been a roller-coaster for me. I remolded a 11,500 sq ft building for two tenants and the entire process was anything but easy. I photographed 67 weddings and made over 70,000 pictures for all my commercial clients. I also lost a close friend who died in a car accident.
It’s all […]

Don’t forget to re-register your cell phone numbers and land line numbers with the Do Not Call Registry if you live in the US. If you’re not on the list telemarketers may call you.
If you registered back in 2003 when the registry was started you’re over due to register again as numbers drop off the […]

Are you prepared for emergencies? Everyone should have an emergency preparedness kit that includes at least the following:

One gallon of water per person per day for at least three days

A three-day supply of non-perishable food

Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both

Flashlight and extra […]

Last week at PodCamp Pittsburgh 2 “bacn” was coined to describe email that you want but don’t want to read right now. This can include social network notices from Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, email newsletters, and more.
‘Bacn’ is an emerging Web 2 term already being widely used. Putting it bluntly, ‘bacn’ is: “Notifications you want. But […]

Do social networking sites expose business systems to security risk? Natasha Lomas is examining just that in an article posted at Silicon.com.
According to credit information provider Equifax, fraudsters could make off with users’ personal information in order to commit ID theft - and the company is urging web users to limit the amount of info […]

My eyeglasses are driving me nuts! They’re always dirty and I’m sick of all the smears.
Microfiber cloths and lens cleaning solution work great until the cloth has been used a dozen or so times, then it just starts to smear my glasses even more. This continues even after throughly cleaning those cloths as instructed. […]

Do business users need etiquette lessons for Instant Messaging? The Finishing Academy and Microsoft seem to think so. Silicon Web Watch reports that they produced a Business and Communications Etiquette Guide.
Penny Edge, managing director of The Finishing Academy in Cheshire, said business and communications etiquette is evolving as technology and social acceptance change but many […]

Earlier today I overheard some parents talking about how traditional punishments stopped working for today’s teens and it got me thinking. Sending a teen to their bedroom really isn’t much of a punishment. They have so much to do in there that it’s fun - and making them stay home isn’t much of a discouragement […]

Wikipedia has become over run by trolls and inaccurate information. The fight for control of many articles there isn’t measured by accuracy of information submitted but rather who has more free time on their hands to keep reverting their edits.
…Larry Sanger, who helped to found Wikipedia in 2001, said that the site was “broken beyond […]

The IRS recommends that you make a photocopy of your tax return before you send it in, if not filing electronically, but you should be careful where you do this.
Many newer model copy machines have hard drives or memory storage that retains a copy of all duplicates made.
At issue are the hard drives embedded in […]

A top McDonald’s executive has told the AP that smoothies, iced coffee and other specialty coffee drinks maybe coming to your local McD’s.
“Our beverages have really been complementary to a sandwich purchase,” he said at a conference sponsored by Bear Stearns in New York. “That’s the space we offer it in. So we are going […]

This has to be the most hair brained product idea I’ve ever seen. The Multimedia Remote Control Wrangler looks a bit like underwear but it is worn on your head and you attach your TV remote and other remotes to it using Velcro. Yes, you did read that correctly, your HEAD! Just take a look […]

An American Apparel outlet and a Reebok store were bombed last week. No, not in real life, but in SecondLife, an Internet-based virtual world developed by Linden Lab.
A group calling themselves the “Second Life Liberation Army (SLLA,) staged the first online terrorist attack. The group is calling for the “establishment of basic rights for Second […]

Many popular foods and drinks that boast “0 grams trans fat” or “0 grams sugar”on their labels can actually contain significant levels of each and it’s perfectly legal.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lets food manufacturers claim zero grams as long as the product has less than half a gram per serving. Eat a […]

The blogosphere is buzzing because Microsoft is Handing Out Hot Slick Ferrari Laptop Bling to Bloggers. It sure is a good way to get people to talk about Vista. But it remains to be seen if it will all be positive talk.
In my opinion, Microsoft may keep their Viruses, Intrusions, Spyware, Trojans, and Adware! I […]