Archive for November, 2007

Can’t find a good photo to put on your site? Lighten the mood with a caricature! »

I’m a lawyer, but I don’t take myself nearly as seriously as other lawyers do.  Used to be image was everything, but now competence, solid results and quality service are leveling the playing field.  Those of you who saw me launch this blog probably took a peek at my About Page where I spouted off [...]

Are Google Pagerank’s days numbered? »

Seems Google Labs is working on a “Digg” style page ranking system that allows users to manually rank sites or delete them from their search results.
Perhaps the algorithm is heading in the direction most of us wish the BCS would head in college football.
Read about it here: Google to abandon pagerank?

A semi-laymen’s guide to Asterisk setups »

I just happened upon a page which dumbs down the process of setting up your own PBX with asterisk.   I still maintain the importance of using a consultant to do this for you but it’s always nice to be an informed consumer.
Also note that references to “Asterisk@Home” are a bit outdated.  Most people are using [...]

Hot Deal! Dymo Labelwriter Twin Turbo Label Printer = $111.04 (ends Nov 30) »

Thanks to Scott Barer, an attorney from Solosez, for the heads up:
Provantage is offering a ridiculous deal on a Dymo Twin Turbo Label printer. I’ve never owned one (until about 5 minutes ago) but had a few other people on Solosez tell me how great these little printers are. The are “direct thermal” [...]

The Truth about Mystery Shopping »

Not quite a home office topic, but a quick look into a world I always wondered about.
Mystery shopping is a method that marketing, advertising and business analytics companies use to help other companies evaluate their services.  Imagine being paid to order a pizza (and being reimbursed for that pizza!)
I spent about an hour doing some [...]