Posts Tagged ‘Great Conspiracy Theories’
Airplane, Pyramid, or Ponzi
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Enjoying the company of some old friends, last night was my first introduction terms such as “personal residual income,” “overriding residuals,” “balanced compensation,” and more. A notable celebrity (on the pre-recorded DVD program that led off the meeting) said to act now, professing the importance of “personal marketing.” According to the executive team trainer (the leader of our meeting), the time is right to get your piece of the revenues of the electronic age. (more…)
Irritating Cost Cutting
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
In these economic times, cutting costs to keep prices constant is essential to survival – unless of course you diminish quality or product substance. In today’s Wall Street Journal mention is made of Toshiba Corp procuring components for its digital gadgetry from China and South Korea versus Japan will save the company in excess of $11 billion over the next three years. Cost efficiency like these are crucial, particularly in newly emerging markets, if Japanese electronics makers are to compete against Asian rivals. But I must draw the line when it comes to the recent cost cutting measures at my local Krispy Kreme. (more…)
Library of Congress Impacts the Digital World
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Among the newest six classes of works (COW) additions which provide exceptions to copyright law, the Librarian of Congress said yesterday that it was legal to circumvent a phone’s controls to allow use of “lawfully obtained” software (COW 2) and to which service provider (COW3) you could connect.
FOB [a/k/a Freight on Board]
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Condition of the Occasional Shipped Product
FOB is the first of three items that potentially may derail our company from doing business with a manufacturer (or distributor). The term “Freight on Board” (commonly referred to as ‘FOB’) is often used when shipping goods to indicate who pays loading and transportation costs and the point at which the responsibility of the goods transfers from shipper to buyer. For our company, FOB Destination is the signature of a reputable company, a company who takes great care in the delivery of their product up until it gets into the customer’s hands. Alternatively, FOB Shipping Point is a company with a completely different set of agendas. Their mantra – as soon as it leaves their dock, it’s the customer’s problem. (more…)
BluRay’s Trojan Horse
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
BluRay Trojan Horse
Having access to a Reference State-of-the-Art Home Theater has its rewards, among them being the ability to treat my family to a private viewing of the latest high-definition DVD releases – this past weekend being Avitar. But this long awaited viewing experience was spoiled when the BluRay DVD was loaded into our player which released a firmware upgrade requirement which crippled the player from further use until the upgrade was performed. Welcome to things to come… (more…)
Forecasting Abrupt Changes
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010
Noetic Science Silent Participants
eLectronics will change everything (if you haven’t figured that out already)! In an online USA Today Article, Tech CEOs try to predict who’ll win tomorrow’s Tech Race, these enlightened few reflect on the companies of tomorrow. It is only appropriate, that this “great conspirator” contribute to the good of the cause with two items. Be aware of… (more…)
Computer Hiatus
Thursday, May 6th, 2010
Computers taking recess (a break or interruption in the continuity of a work or action) is on the rise. Look at today’s headlines… “Facebook applications being added to profiles without users’ knowledge,” “Markets Plunge, Then Stage a Rebound,” “Google Calendar Crashes for Most Users,” all blamed on computer glitches, “fat finger entry,” or general software malfunctions. Have we become so reliant on technology that common sense gets thrown out with the bath water? (more…)
Green Certified – So What
Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Green Certified
Recently, a joint effort by two electronic industry groups released a “Home Technology Green Certification Reference Guide.” The report covered 17 different certifications programs, outlining their respective geographic constraints, dwelling type eligibility, independent testing, and costs. Ironic that this formalized structure (self authenticated in its importance) has been embraced by so many, so many willing to pay the price tag for certifying themselves. (more…)
Predicting Actions Based on Inquiries
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010
Google Search Results
A few weeks back, an old high school classmate committed suicide. The whole story was very sad. In my attempts to wrestle with the issues that surrounded his actions, I naturally (in our technology era) sought information from the Internet. Was suicide on the rise? Did socioeconomic issues play a part? Age? Gender? Should I worry about family members? A host of questions flooded the left side of my brain. (more…)
Sickest Ship on the Sea
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
The Mercury
In the secret dark corridors of Florida’s state capital, lobbyist and politicians alike hire rogue operatives to contaminate the Celebrity Cruises’ cruise ship, Mercury. “That’ll teach them to abandon our port of calls in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Cape Canaveral.” This has the makings of a great novel… fact or fiction??? (more…)
Industry Links
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Google TV Revealed: One Screen to Rule Them All | Epicenter | Wired.com
- Ping Spammers
Apple's Ping Overrun With Spam - NYTimes.com
In the News
CEPro (2010) - CEPro of the Week - Fred Fabian
CEPro (2010) - Should Integrators create their own apps?
Post and Courier (2010) - Memos & Distinctions
HTA - 2010 Mark of Excellence Finalists for Software App
2010 Mark of Excellence Finalists Revealed
2009 Mark of Excellence Winners Revealed at EHX Spring
Electronic House (2009) - Home gets High-Tech Overhall in just 2 weeks
Electronic House (2009) - Mountain of Technology Fills Mountainside Estate
Greater Charleston.com (2009) - eLifespaces
Post and Courier (2008) - McCradys and eLifespaces inspire praise
eLifespaces wins 2008 Mark of Excellence Ultimate Home of the Year Award at EHX
Inside eLifespaces Award Winning Install
Electronic House (2008) - Visionart helps keep Plasma hidden in history
Post and Courier (2007) - Businesses Move to Upper Meeting Street
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