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By admin, March 27, 2012 16:07

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Before the negative posts start arriving please understand that this is my comment to the editorial story on IDG which I’ve linked here for you entitled:

“http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=E7290BAD-D82E-48D3-7B44A9A6D5FAD161” “Why Linux on the Desktop Is Dead”

To clarify, I call any PC which a user sits at, that has the traditional keyboard, mouse and display a desktop PC.

I cannot fault the author of that article because it is simply true. You can convert users, but over time without good constant support from a real person they are likely to move back to Windows.

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By admin, December 14, 2009 11:01

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This is a Weekly (or so) mailing from one of the sites more prolific providers of cool and interesting stuff.  As such I enjoy hosting it as long as the posts keep coming in.  Essentially if it’s a cool gadget, computer or not (we’ve shown bicycles, shower heads for example); affects your privacy online; funny or entertaining (subjective of course); or just news worth promoting because the mainstream missed it, you’ll find it on Links13.

The email is sent once there is 13 stories of interest and is dispensed of in a standard fashion including a title, a blurb that may try to be funny, and a link.  Most of the links are ‘shortened’ to http://jamesfriesen.net/xxx, and will redirect you to the appropriate page.  This was done for a couple reasons.

• I hate LONG/SEO-enabled links as they’ve become incredibly wordy and long. (I think I said that, but just in case, they’re long)
• I did not want to rely on a 3rd party URL Shortener in case they mysteriously vanish leaving all the links dead, or they become spamvertised, etc.
• I want to see what you are visiting so I can see what you (the list subscriber) are interested in, then I can recommend more of the same.
• I want to see what you are not interested in so I can stop such links from appearing on the list.  If no one cares then why have them?
• They should work well with micro-blogs and Twitter where space is a concern.

So again, to sign up, subscribe, become a member/contributor click on this link and start enjoying Links13.

http://jamesfriesen.net/mailman/listinfo/links13_jamesfriesen.net

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to send email to me directly.

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By admin, December 10, 2009 08:12

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I received a rather interesting spam the other day and it would seem to have included some well private details.  It looks like this email contains login information for various mail systems but I honestly did not follow up with it.  I figured it may be of interest to the owners of these sites so I’m posting it here rather than attempt to start tracking abuse emails for various domains.

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By admin, November 1, 2009 14:03

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I have been running a links related mailing list for several of my friends and fans over the last few months and I’ve decided that I would make the list available to the general public. One person suggested I use twitter to announce new posts, but I’m still adverse to getting a twitter account at this point.  I finally got my spam down to nil tyvm and want to keep it that way.  However…I could change my mind.

This mailing list is simply a mailout published infrequently seldom more than twice a week and has the latest in technology events, the latest gadgets and toys, privacy and copyright issues, funny videos and some astronomy/aeronautics and science stuff on occasion.  Submissions are allowed and welcomed but no guarantee they will show up.  I don’t manage the content on the list and it isn’t censored so you may encounter content that may not be suitable for a younger audience.  Viewer discretion is advised.  The list is moderated by me.

If you want to subscribe simply visit this link and follow the instructions.  If you have any concerns or questions don’t hesitate to send me an email or contact me via this site.

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By admin, October 12, 2009 14:43

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As part of my constant survey of false and misleading job ads, I came across this interesting one on craigslist at this link.  http://calgary.en.craigslist.ca/etc/1415300999.html

It tells us that if we participate in the “focus group” that we will get paid $100 for this.  Well I’ve participated in many surveys and ‘focus groups’ and enjoy doing so, but many are not all they seem, and some are downright invasive about ‘knowing your personal lifestyle’ or worse, resellers of your information.  So I decided to check it out and reply to the email listed in the ad as Haley.Axel@gmail.com.  My first suspicion about this was when I received a reply almost immediately.  Very rarely do ad responses get immediate replies, and instead of asking for a time to meet, it simply directed me to a ‘screener’ survey via Survey Monkeys.  Well Survey Monkeys is a free online service anyone can use to generate surveys and submit them.  So I’m thinking they wanted to stick me into doing a survey for free.  Well the questions were in my mind serving nothing other than providing a clear redirect to the real company Lightspeed Reasearch, based in New Jersey, to ‘become a member’.  Well membership is free so I’m thinking so far so good right?

Continue reading 'Focus Group Music Survey for $100 – I don’t think so.'»