Archive for October, 2013

I have a Sony S computer that I bought back in May and started using this month. It has some issues but generally it's good - but by far no match to the Sony Z that I had (too bad they stopped making that brand - I just wish they revive it one day). I...

Apple finally succumbed to investors' calls and started producing trash versions of the iPhone, such as the iPhone c and the iPhone s, this has, of course allowed it to make good sales but albeit with a much lower margin than before. Not too bad - but, on...

I run a major site in project management - and so I read a lot about the topic. In the past few days - I've been reading quite a few posts on the healthcare.gov website, and what happened. What I noticed that everyone all of a sudden seemed to be a...

Remember the time when you used to get an email from someone and you used to scroll down through a jungle of "forwards", until you actually know what the email is about (often the email contains only one stupid motivational/feel good about yourself quote...

Due to the nature of my job, I deal with many hosting companies - and every year I cancel about 2 accounts, and let me tell you this, it's never a pleasurable experience. In fact, every time I cancel an account something happens: Nobody gets back to...

I remember when I was a little kid - my only dream was to have an Amiga computer. I used to dream about it everyday - every single day! I had a Commodore 64 that I really loved but what I really wanted was an Amiga. I wanted it because it had, by far, the...

Search for anything on the Internet and I dare you to find reliable information. Every single time I search for a topic - any topic on the Internet I get the views or theories of the so called "freelance writers" who may or may not be 12 years old. In my...

When trying to move their line of credit from one bank to another, some people follow this process: They call the bank that has their current line of credit. They ask them to cancel it. They go to the other bank and tell them that they just canceled...

October 20, 2013 | In: Opinion

Cloud and Snake Oil

I was going to title this post "Why I don't respect technology companies that use the term cloud", but I figured it was a very long title, so I went with a shorter title. Let me get straight to the point: Cloud is about saving your data somewhere on...

Sometimes, I wonder why not all merchants use PayPal to process their payments. I believe the reason is that they think that PayPal's discount rate is higher than other payment gateways. In fact it is lower - much lower. Here's why: The cheapest...

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