Category Archives: good business ideas
Google Maps Pays A Visit
Imagine my surprise when I put our business address into the navigation function of my phone and was served up a picture of our loading dock. Not the picture that we posted on our web site, but a picture I … Continue reading
The Only Thing They Grow On This Farm Is Money
My Facebook page was constantly clogged with friends’ postings about games like Farm Ville and Mafia Wars, so I was really happy when someone showed me how to eliminate this sort of posting to my feed. “Yes, I like you, … Continue reading
Hey Godaddy! You’re Driving Us Crazy
Over the years I have registered a lot of domain names. We got into web development about 15 years ago and now there are about 300 url’s on our domain farm. Some good. Some not so good. I recently went … Continue reading
That Song You Can’t Get Out Of Your Head
You know that feeling that you have “a radio in your head” and some song gets stuck there and you can’t stop hearing it? New research on “no battery” electrical devices at Duke University might someday mean that you really … Continue reading
Hey Steve! Here’s A Roll of Black On Us
Apple has been taking a beating over problems with the antenna of the new iPhone, and it has been interesting to hear the reasons, the excuses, and the solutions regarding this problem. The most recent (and our favorite) way to … Continue reading
Why Did This Take So Long?
By the time you reach my age, changing batteries in the remote control (or anything else) usually starts with a search for my reading glasses. If I can put the batteries in the wrong way, I will. Microsoft (go figure?) … Continue reading
Coming In For A Landing
One of the best things about selling on the internet is how easy it is to keep up with your competition. I spend a few minutes every day putting key words and phrases into major search engines to make sure … Continue reading
Duct Tape Science-Don’t Try This At Home!
Duct tape has moved into prime time recently, thanks to some shows on the popular television program Mythbusters. The Mythbusters are testing the limits of duct tape strength by doing things like taping a car to a pole (who hasn’t … Continue reading
Have You Got A Website?
I got a “cold” call for a web developer yesterday who wanted to know if my company had a website. I’m not sure exactly what struck me as funny about the call, but asking if a business has a web … Continue reading
White Space Debate-It’s Not Just Wireless Mics
The ongoing discussion regarding the FCC’s new ruling on wireless mic frequencies seems to have left out a really important group of products and users that are impacted by this ruling. Wireless intercom, ” in ear” wireless monitors (IEM,s), wireless … Continue reading