Monthly Archives: July 2009

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Those WERE The Droids…

Those WERE The Droids…

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Verizon Customer Service Win

On average, I get a “courtesy call” from one Verizon service or another almost every day. As both a VZW and FIOS customer, each professional service organization tries regularly to up-sell me. So far I have not received a call … Continue reading

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Heroes

Heroes

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It Seems So Obvious

It seems so obvious: If you want to develop software that’s useful to people, you’ve got to talk with them. But too many developers take the anti-social approach and consider customer support to be beneath their status… If you really want to write useful software, stop spending all your time keeping up with technology. Don’t worry if your resume isn’t filled with the latest buzzwords. Instead, invest your time in talking with your customers. They don’t care what programming language you use – they only care whether your software meets their needs, and the best way to ensure that is by breaking out of your cone of silence and opening the lines of communication.
Nick Bradbury

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The Hyannis Sound – On The Clock

I’ve been a big fan of The Hyannis Sound since 1999, when the first Chip joined the group. Some friends and I camped out in the backyard of their (then) Orleans house in the summer of 2003 because… well, just … Continue reading

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XHTML 1.1 Strict New Window Links With jQuery

I was throwing together a prototype site last night and I thought it might be nice to aim for XHTML 1.1 Strict compliance, really just for kicks. Most of the time, this is no big deal, but I was stuck … Continue reading

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