If Cars were as Technically challenging as Computers can be, Would we Drive t...

With our tech toys, computers and all, some tasks that we think would be routine, become time oglers.That was the case yesterday when some minor computer tinkering turned into a headache.I did not fall off the face of the earth.My usual Green Day piece on Tuesday fell by the...

Feeling Time Deprived on Memorial Day? Time is In Our Hands

Since Memorial Day marks the beginning of the summer season here in the U.S what could be a better topic than Time, the perceived lack of it and the pressures it brings into our daily life.A day like today should be a chance for idle time but might instead turn into cramming...

Adventures in 'Comcast' Land...Getting Connected and Customer Service

To save time and a trip to their satellite office, my wife set up the installation of Internet Service with Comcast online for our new digs.Things obviously work since I am writing this piece from my home office.Let me mention 4 things they could improve on.First: If you...

Get to the point! No time to waste? Be Brief!

Get to the point!In No Resistance is Futile (A Brief Message), Paul Ford explores how short you can go when writing.I am not sure that using a spreadsheet would work for me.He recently did 6 words reviews of 763 songs from South by Southwest bands for The Morning News.

Phones are on the way: ATT Wireless Online Upgrade: A 12 Steps Program

What should have been a fairly simple thing turned into a 12 Step Program?I am talking about Upgrading Cell Phones with my long time carrier ATT Wireless.After being on the receiving end of their online ordering bugs, I finally completed my order today.It took me numerous...

Giving Customers the Runaround, Is it your company practice? Monday Work Ethi...

Are you been given the runaround over billing issues or is your company asking you to do it?  Have you ever become so frustrated with Customer Service issues in your dealings with a company that you started seriously contemplating charging them for the lost time these...

Meeting from Hell, What went Bad, Agenda, Time or Location?

Ever attended a meeting where somebody who was in charged of the session or just grabbed the wheel so to speak goes on and on about something that does not really make sense. The only reason you do not jump in is that doing so might make the session stretch longer.  A...

Being Charged for Things you Did Not Buy via Mqube (Cell Phone Scams?)

When we get a bill that run a few pages long, we tend to check the main numbers and not the details unless there is a big change from month to month. It happened to me with my Cell Phone bill until I noticed a suspicious charge last month for something we did not order.

Time is a precious commodity...PSEG seems to have forgotten that

Hold on please...your call is very important to us...This must be the most irritating, fake line as usually it means you are in for a long wait. Will a human pick up the phone any time soon?Life's little annoyances!