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TinyUrl vs. URL123. In our email newsletter, we usually use TinyUrl.com to shorten links. It prevents us from having to send out long links like this: http://37signals.com/svn/archives2/ a_nice_customer_experience_from_american_express.php The creator of url123.com just sent us an email describing the extra oomph his service provides though. If you were to use URL123 instead of TinyUrl, you… Continue reading TinyUrl vs. URL123

FC Now: Leading Ideas: Making Communication Work. “When it comes to improving performance, most organizations' problems can be traced to their inability to think and talk together at critical moments.” — Paraphrased from William Isaacs's book Dialogue, p.3 What passes as “communication” in most organizations is nothing more than people talking at each other. Firing… Continue reading FC Now: Leading Ideas: Making Communication Work

KB articles of interest. Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003 performance may be affected when desktop search engine software is running on Outlook or other MAPI client computers: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=905184  [E-Bitz – SBS MVP the Official Blog of the SBS “Diva”]

APC issue now officially has a KB article.  When you restart a computer that is running Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server, the computer stops responding, or the “Applying computer settings” screen appears for longer than you expect:  http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=905716   [E-Bitz – SBS MVP the Official Blog of the SBS “Diva”]

Bulletproof Web Design. Bulletproof Web Design, the new book from Dan Cederholm of Simplebits, is out. It offers guidelines to help protect against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS. Each chapter starts out with an example of what Dan refers to as an “unbulletproof” concept — an existing site that employs a traditional approach and… Continue reading Bulletproof Web Design

The dirty details. While still trying to keep a bit of mystery about where I currently work, and where I'm going to be working, there are a few things that I find very interesting about my upcoming job-switch that I want to share and discuss. Mostly, I'm interested in how much of my experience can… Continue reading The dirty details

Blood and Oil. In his book, Blood and oil, Michael T. Klare tells us that toward the end of World War II, FDR made a deal with Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia would keep oil flowing to the States and America would militarily protect Saudi Arabia – our blood for their oil. This pact has since… Continue reading Blood and Oil

Tax-free weekend a gift to retailers. BRAINTREE — They're calling it Christmas in August. Inundated with shoppers on a sultry, summer weekend, giddy retailers said yesterday that the state's first-ever Saturday and Sunday without a sales tax could end up being the most profitable weekend of the year, beating the $500 million in sales that… Continue reading Tax-free weekend a gift to retailers

Franklin, the Lightning Rod Known Round the World. Philip Dray explores the scientific accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin, who was celebrated for solving the age-old mystery of lightning. By WILLIAM GRIMES. [NYT > Books]

Education? Blah! It's All About Tourism!. The Detroit News ran a story this week about a bill being considered by Lansing that would mandate that schools start after Labor Day. The rational being that a longer summer would mean more tourism revenue. As explained by a representative of the Michigan Hotel, Motel & Resort Association,… Continue reading Education? Blah! It's All About Tourism!