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Eight Google WAVE Invitations – Is Anybody Going to Wave Back?
Saturday November 28, 2009
Reading Time: 9 minutes
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today, November 28, 2009, I finally received eight Google WAVE invitations to distribute! But before I distribute them I thought I would share some of my observations about Google WAVE and some links to interesting articles about it as well. Thanksgiving has come and gone this year. I hope you had a…
Marking Veterans’ Day 2009
Thursday November 12, 2009
Reading Time: 6 minutes
Marie Lynch, Joseph Eagen, Sister Eagen, Margaret Ryan (Nee), Bill Eagen Did you ever come across an old photograph and wonder where and when it was taken? I actually inherited a number of photographs from my parents and my husband’s parents. Pretty soon I will hand them down to my children. But today, I…
SMO and SEO News Feeds For You
Saturday November 7, 2009
Reading Time: 4 minutes
It seems it is almost impossible to keep abreast of all the SMO and SEO news. You can scan the headlines on Google, Yahoo, your favorite newspaper or tech magazine and the amount of information is astounding. Just today I again realized I have an account with Google Reader which automatically sends me more…
How do you combat the bad reviews?
Tuesday October 27, 2009
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Most of us have used the opinions of strangers to guide us. Maybe we crossed a movie off a list because we saw a bad review on television or went to a new restaurant based on a review we read in the newspaper. The Internet lets us all be reviewers and almost anything can be…
BWE09 Looking in the Rear View Mirror
Wednesday October 21, 2009
Reading Time: 9 minutes
This year I had the opportunity to attend BWE09, better known as Blog World and New Media Expo 2009. This event took place from October 15-17 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Unlike many of the 2500 attendees this was my first year participating. And unlike many attendees I did not spend my days there blogging, tweeting,…
This Month’s Five Most Interesting Bits of New Information
Friday October 9, 2009
Reading Time: 8 minutes
The last few weeks your Webconsuls’ team has been busy and our blog has been quiet. I don’t know about you, but it is amazing what you can learn in a month’s time. Here are this month’s five most interesting bits of information that I learned and I want to share with you: 1. Did…
Back Woods Maine Mule Train
Sunday August 30, 2009
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Morgan SX-704 grapple skidder – a modern skidder with dual function fixed boom grapple (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Life in Maine is a little bit slower than the rest of the country. People pride themselves on doing things by hand and using out of date technology – so-to-speak. My friend G.W. Martin believes in using animal…
Thank You, Senator Kennedy, for Keeping the Dream Alive
Saturday August 29, 2009
Reading Time: 7 minutes
Today Senator Ted Kennedy will be laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery, close to two of his brothers. I never lived in Massachusetts, so Senator Kennedy was never my senator, but I do think that for the last 47 years he really was a senator for all of us. If you are unfamiliar with…
The iphone Sucks? Who Knew?
Friday August 28, 2009
Reading Time: < 1 minute
This version of the CNet Buzz Report has some interesting tech stories, but I was flabbergasted to hear their ripping of the iphone. I was taken by this negative slant not because I have one and love it- I’m a Blackberry guy- but because everyone on this blog thinks the device is the second coming. I have…
How Does Google Maps Show Traffic Data?
Thursday August 27, 2009
Reading Time: 2 minutes
Ever wonder how Google Maps can generate traffic data? It’s quite simple how it works. When you turn on ‘My Location’ on your mobile phone, it sends data which includes your location and speed to Google’s headquarters which then provides accurate traffic data on Google Maps. With the amount of people using Google Maps now,…
XM SkyDock is a Docking Station for your iPod Touch or iPhone
Sunday August 23, 2009
Reading Time: 2 minutes
With each passing moment the iPhone gets a little bit better, and I’m beginning to think that there is nothing that the iPhone is not capable of doing. Sirius XM will be releasing a dock connector accessory receiver for the iPhone and iPod touch at a media event next Wednesday, allowing full Sirius XM service…
I Once Sent a Postcard from Oak Bluffs
Saturday August 22, 2009
Reading Time: 8 minutes
I got up this morning and to tell you the truth I really didn’t know what to post about today. The week has been busy working with clients, Dan is rafting this weekend, Aaron returned from his vacation, our client Jason Ackner stopped in for a visit – it is fun to meet our clients…