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Amazon.com usually gets it right — doesn’t today

Amazon.com has a cool feature where you can get emails that give you movie recommendations based on what you have purchased or rated on the site. Today’s had me scratching my head a little bit… Dear Amazon.com Customer, We’ve noticed that customers who have purchased or rated Escape...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 01-16-2008
Filed under: Miscellaneous Nothings
Well, huh...

I cut the tip of my thumb off tonight. Believe that? I was cutting steak to make stir fry, was in a hurry, looked away for just a second, and <slice!>, off comes the tip of my thumb. I washed it, stopped the bleeding, bandaged the tip back on, and finished making dinner…but looks like I...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 01-10-2008
Filed under: Miscellaneous Nothings
Duncan McAlynn listed as part of the Greatest Films ever

Funny stuff. Duncan has his latest Holiday Update posted to a Greatest Films site. Really, this is an annoying yet growing service that grabs blog posts and reposts them based on keywords in the content. Apparently, this site liked that Duncan talked about a Green Card in his post. Hmmm…now, that...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 12-28-2007
Filed under: Internet, Miscellaneous Nothings
What good is the USPS tracking system?

I’m tracking a package through the US Postal System. I was given a tracking number, much like you get from UPS and FedEX. But, have you noticed that the USPS tracking number does nothing for you? What do they even assign these things for? If you jump out to the USPS tracking page and enter a number...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 12-28-2007
Filed under: Miscellaneous Nothings, Industry News, Chimping
What texting your holiday greetings is costing you

T-Mobile: 15 cents per message within the United States and to Canada (up 5 cents from 2006) Verizon Wireless: 15 cents per message within the United States and 25 cents per sent text message to International numbers Sprint Nextel: flat rate of 20 cents per message in the United States and International...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 12-26-2007
Filed under: Messaging, Miscellaneous Nothings
Merry Christmas from GodCast

Here’s a couple Christmas songs for you from GodCast , the band that I play guitar in. Hopefully, they will enhance your Christmas holiday. Silent Night, Holy Night: http://www.myITforum.com/absolutevc/?v=598 What Child Is This: http://www.myITforum.com/absolutevc/?v=599 http://www.godcastband...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 12-24-2007
Filed under: Community, Miscellaneous Nothings
A New blog and a new blogging service

Comic book aficionado, Chris Mosby , has started a new blogging service just for lovers of comic books, at http://comicbookblogs.net/ I took the plunge today and set up my own personal blog there. Yes, I’m also a comic book geek. I admit it. So, if you’re of like mind, want to see what I’m...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 12-18-2007
Filed under: Miscellaneous Nothings, Blogging
Joe Law's Annual Christmas Blessing

For the last several years, Joe Law has produced a short piece to share during the Christmas holiday. Here is this year’s edition… Elle MacFadden was one of the most popular women in the school. She gained her popularity by being a 4.0 student, she was athletic, she volunteered for nearly...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 12-13-2007
Filed under: Community, Miscellaneous Nothings
Interesting Spam deterrent

I watch the return emails from the email lists and the forums to help minimize additional stress on the server. Today, I received a reply that was somewhat interesting. Definitely proactive, but I’m not sure this individual really wants folks to call… Here it is… Dear Sir or Madam...

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 12-07-2007
Filed under: Miscellaneous Nothings, Security
My best friend made this

My best friend is an awesome artist. He's recently been working with bronze for a project he's working on. Here's the finished product: And attached to this post is a PDF he put together that describes the entire process he used to create it.

Posted to Rod Trent at myITforum.com (Weblog) by rodtrent on 12-03-2007
Filed under: Miscellaneous Nothings

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