WordPress (Automattic) has blocked and banned me before for writing reviews that weren’t positive about a plugin or theme. (Kinda sounds like fascistbook, right?) And now they’ve done it again when my review was very simple and clear – that a plugin doesn’t mention that it’s VERY limited unless you upgrade to their paid version....
I know companies protect their trademarks and copyrights to build and develop their brands to make them more marketable and increase their value to advertisers. But… I don’t understand why the NFL says that people, radio stations, TV stations, etc. CANNOT say “Watch the Super Bowl” – instead, you have to say “Watch ‘The Big...
It’s painfully obvious why businesses want to go “passwordless” for their websites. And I’m not willing to accept the answer that it’s “less expensive”, or “easier for customers”, or “more efficient”. The real reason is because businesses want (more of) your personal information. There’s an argument to be made for SOME websites to send you...
For many years I’ve said that social platforms are for social networking, while LinkedIn is for business networking. And while I’ve preached that for a very long time, I haven’t always practiced it. I’ve relied on my personal network and phone calls. However wonderful my network is, they are either sick of me, have golden...
I worked at Microsoft for many years in the mid-1990s and late 2000s. I was a Microsoft fanboy. I got especially good with the Microsoft Office suite, and could do just about anything faster than most anyone I knew. I had all the keyboard shortcuts down, was great with Microsoft Excel formulas, could format anything...
DO NOT USE Verizon Business! The current year is 2015. Websites and technology has been an integral part of business for at LEAST 20 years now. Yet this year, in setting up a Verizon Business SIP / VOIP line has been one of the most challenging, frustrating, and annoying processes I have dealt with in...