Since I am a huge nerd, I’ve had a Playstation 3 since December of last year.”Sony PlayStation 3 (60GB)” (Sony Computer Entertainment)Sony as a company makes a lot of really dumb decisions. Everyone has already talked to death Blu-ray and how they don’t like it because Sony made it.
Monthly Archives: April 2007
A new wii game and accessories
April 27, 2007 – 4:50 pm
I have been enjoying my Nintendo Wii quite a bit lately.”Nintendo Wii” (Nintendo)For those of us lucky enough to get one, they’re pretty fun.
Google and privacy
April 26, 2007 – 1:13 am
Concerned about trusting Google with all of your personal data?Perhaps you should think more about it.The success of Google as a search engine, mail service, advertiser, social networking site, and now a rss aggregator makes it a question worthy of consideration.ld you want to know? What can you do about it? Read on.It has been brought up in the past in reference to Google Desktop, amounts of user-specific data available for prosecution and government, past changes in Google’s privacy policy, and in general by the limited number of players in the search engine market..The Wikipedia article on Google and privacy issues goes on to mention:Some critics have pointed out the dangers and privacy implications of having a centrally-located, widely popular data warehouse of millions of Internet users’ searches, and how under controversial existing U.S. law, Google can be forced to hand over all such information to the U.S. government, or any other government of a country which Google serves.This should be worthy of pause for anyone.So Google has all these services you enjoy. Can you still use the internet without surrendering too much information to Google?I believe you can to a degree.For instance, you like to use that seach bar in your browser?
BBB complaint: Vonage
April 23, 2007 – 1:31 am
Today I opened a complaint with Vonage with the NJ Better Business Bureau.I think it is worthwhile to serve as an example of what can happen in the mad dash to pay off venture investors instead of keeping their eye on the ball.It reads as follows:I was one of the first Vonage adopters…. No one was listening.No one was capable of correcting my problem or interested in addressing Vonage’s breakdown in processing my situation.After two weeks, I began the process of porting my phone numbers to another VOIP telephone provider as I still did not have phone service and would have to wait another 30 days before my numbers were going to work with this new provider that had more competent employees.Eventually the numbers were ported over to my new provider and my phone was ringing again…. I would get phone calls at all hours of the day and night as they repeatedly issued my phone number to customer after customer of theirs.Eventually I had my previous number disconnected to get away from Vonage…. That is a problem for someone other than me at this time.I want a refund on the two months of service where my phone was not working by no fault of my own after Vonage took it upon themselves to break my service and then have no interest in troubleshooting their failure.
