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May 21, 2006
Spring Clean Up Week.
I am currently working in my office at home from the Interior wall to the. I have swapped out my computers (for a number of reasons), have bought and installed a new printer, fax, scanner all in one specifically for getting more organized.
The printer came in this huge box that has eaten up my office. I moved all the stuff I have to go through to my couch which is now a small mountain range with lots of faults lines and a delicate balance.
I have found three different versions of my business card, and I am proud to say that at least the email did not change. My wife is away this week and it is a battle to have all this done before she returns.
Posted by carl at 12:24 PM | Comments (0)
May 03, 2006
TelCove acquired by Level 3: Filling the Hole in the South
Whenever I am around people at VON, I am always questioning who is a Bellhead and who is Nethead. One way to discover this is to listen to the discussion about the region of the United States served by BellSouth.
If you are a nethead that area is considered to have a hole. Getting from Florida to the midwest maybe easy as a drive on Interstate 75 but Internet 75 is just not there. The result is that traffic has a tendency to go to Texas or New York and then along the coast lines.
Given that I met with Level3 before its name was announced in the chicago area the fact that the TelCove map is missing Chicago may not be a big issue.
It does sure like most of the hole is filled in.
Posted by carl at 01:23 PM | Comments (0)
Ebay to Apple Customers like to get deals.
I love the Wall Street Journal and one day I maybe to link to the articles I read in it. On 5/2/06 on page A12 bottom right is a little statement that says the Financial Times reported that Apple may a deal with Vivendi Universal, Warner Music Group, EMI Group, Sony and Bertelsmann on maintaining the price of 99 cents per download.
According to the Finacial Times the pressure was on for more flexible pricing. I am not sure if Apple was being market driven for its pricing model or not.
I do know that most of my preferences in music are so unpopular I pay the premium for the infrequent use of downloads.
It will be interesting to see if Napster and some of the others turn around and start a price war.
Posted by carl at 12:46 PM | Comments (0)