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Entries from February 2009

My Take on Apple’s Safari 4 Public Beta

February 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Reviews, Software, Technology

Being the dork that I am I just had to download Apple’s Safari 4 public beta release yesterday. I’ve already got a few “good for you Apple” and a couple “why…why would you do that?” items with just one day’s worth of use but my initial reaction is “I like it!” First off, Apple claims [...]

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Tags: Apple·Apple Safari·Firefox·Safari 4·Safari 4 public beta·Safari 4 review

Network and Get Noticed Damnit!

February 24th, 2009 · No Comments · Business, entrepreneurs

If you want to land that job or that dream account, you had better get out there and make a name for yourself and put it out in front of the people. Here in the U.S. and around the world we’re having some not-so-fun economic times. Unemployment is high and people everywhere are vying to [...]

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Tags: competitive edge·job hunting·job search·networking·unemployment

Eager for the Palm Pre

February 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Gadgets, mobile phones, smartphones, Technology

It’s been a while since the Palm Pre was announced at CES and I’m still buggin’ for it. I tire of looking around and seeing everyone with their fancy little iPhones and I’m using a phone that you’d see Sonny Crockett talking on back in the ’80s. I try not to read too much about [...]

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Tags: Apple iPhone·BlackBerry·iPhone·Palm·Palm Pre·Pre·Samsung Instinct·smart phone·Smartphone·Sprint·Sprint Nextel·webOS

Customer Service – The Basics of Business

February 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Business, Business Practices

When I first started up Chia Town I already had a couple ideas of what I wanted to write about. One of the first things was the importance of customer service within a business. It doesn’t matter what business you are in, customer service is king. It’s a no-brainer if you’re in a service industry, [...]

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Tags: Apple·AT&T·business 101·business basics·climbing·climbing magazine·customer service·keeping customers happy·Verizon

The Agony of Smartphones and Their Plans

February 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · mobile phones, smartphones, Technology, Wireless

So there I was with my new job and I had the “joy” of going through the process of choosing a new cell phone for work. They have a cell phone plan that pays $50/month for a voice plan so we could have a work line. I’ve already got a Palm Treo 755p with Sprint [...]

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Tags: Apple·Apple iPhone·AT&T·BlackBerry·Blackberry Storm·cell phone plans·cell phones·iPhone·Palm Pre·smart phones·smartphones·Sprint·Verizon

Give Some to Get Some

February 3rd, 2009 · No Comments · Business, Business Practices, entrepreneurs, start-ups

Hello to my fellow readers…it’s time for yet another installment of Chia Town. Today we shall talk about giving and getting back. We sit here and we ponder business. We try to figure out how to increase the bottom line. How can we maximize profits? How do we survive? How do we win? Do we [...]

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Tags: achieve goals·entrepreneurs·give some get some·goodwill·helping other·pro bono work·relaxed business practices·small business


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