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When Spam Does Pay

By Dr. Mike on February 23, 2009 1:25 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (1)

I'm sure by now we've all seen the emails in your inbox or left as comments on your blog. Every once in a while, folks wonder if spamming pays. I don't know about you but I always delete the garbage. Every once in a while, I'll send off a [Read the rest of this article...]

Do You Have Your Converter Box Yet?

By Dr. Mike on November 2, 2008 1:18 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

I was reading this article on the WSOC website about the pending change from analog television signal to a digital one starting on February 17th, 2009. That's only a couple of months away. After that date, local television states will only broadcast a digital signal. At least that's what's [Read the rest of this article...]

Happy Halloween - Have a Cookie!

By Dr. Mike on October 31, 2008 9:12 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Doubletree Hotels are giving away free Chocolate Chip cookies this Halloween. Have you gotten yours?Image from here. [Read the rest of this article...]

17 Ways to Save Money Running a Startup

By Dr. Mike on October 18, 2008 11:42 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

One of the folks I follow is Chris Comella, one of the lead people over at buzzpal, a USA / Sweden-based social startup. A long while ago, I bookmarked and saved this post on 17 Ways to Save Money Running a Startup. It contains a list of different method [Read the rest of this article...]

Sohmer Goes Shopping at the Apple Store and Buys Out the Store

By Dr. Mike on October 17, 2008 6:31 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Sohmer, the writer and creator behind Least I Could Do webcomic, ran into his local Apple Store looking for accessories for his MacBook Air and it developed into an article about customer service. Most of the comments that follow, I don't have a problem with except for this one [Read the rest of this article...]