LINKEDIN: Who’s been looking at my profile?

Thursday, May 17, 2007

In looking at the results of who’s been looking at my profile, I’m insulted that my profile is being looked at by anonymous “peeping toms”. I should have a setting that says, “I’ll show you mine (profile) if you show me yours (name)”. Maybe I’m getting sensitive in my old age, but I don’t think I like this feature. NOR, do I think I like the old way of just anyone can see it. Maybe I’m growing up. And I really have nothing to hide, or sell, it just seems … … rude. If I look at someone’s profile, I see nothing wrong with disclosing my name. Let’s have some granularity. This is probably one of Cameron’s Laws of Identity and I’m just not keying into it. Have I lost my mind and slipped over the edge into Advance (Turkey) Paranoia?

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TECH HARDWARE: Tiny drive with big capacities … … cheap!

Thursday, May 17, 2007

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2079451,00.asp

Toshiba Ships New Portable HDDs with Automated Backup
By Chris Preimesberger
January 5, 2007

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Mobile storage provider Toshiba Storage Device Division launched Jan. 4 a new line of 2.5-inch USB 2.0 portable external hard drives in 100GB, 120GB and 160GB capacities with automated backup capability.

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At 5.6 inches long by 3.5 inches wide and less than 1 inch tall, the portable drive doesn’t take much space on a desktop.

Availability and pricing

The Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive will be on retail store shelves in spring 2007 starting at $139.99.

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So, I would look for everyone to be dumping big external hard drives with no backup software. That translates to me to bargains. Big time. There will be no excuse for data loss when your platform spin, crashes, and burns into the deck. (Hey, I watched Top Gun recently!)

One has to question recovery solutions that are not built around cheap disks.

One caveat: I don’t keep my spare backup usb drives plug in and powered up to the systems to be recovered. The same power fluctuation that fires your desktop can fry it’s back up. That “virus” you got from downloading the latest hot game could do the same. And, let us not forget the biggest data losing virus know to man … the user or the administrator. You can have a brain freeze and toast your own marshmallows. It’s a little harder when the backup drive is some distance away, offline, locked up. Give yourself a chance at a brain thaw before you shoot yourself in the foot.

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LINKEDIN: Your LinkedIn Network … effective and / or efficient?

Thursday, May 17, 2007

http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/
blog/_archives/2007/5/18/2957254.html

http://tinyurl.com/39axpd

How Efficient is Your LinkedIn Network?
by Des Walsh on Fri 18 May 2007 09:08 AM EST

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While the delivery of the box of donuts with resume attached is the focus of the post, I noticed also that one of the steps Greg has taken to get noticed for the job is to send a message to the owner via LinkedIn.

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I’d suggest that LinkedIn be used for developing “inside” knowledge. That’s probably worth more than getting to a decision maker. Finding out what makes them tick, what they want, and texture around the opportunity may allow you to tailor the sales pitch.

If I was measure “efficient”, then I’d want to know how “responsive” it was. Effectiveness might be how much “value” it delivers. Responsiveness and value are tough to define and even tougher to measure.

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TECH SERVICE: FEEDBLITZ missed three posts yesterday

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

ARGH.

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1933 2007-05-13 7:32:43 am
TECHNOLOGY: My 5 reasons to start a Blog
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/technology-my-5-reasons-to-start-a-blog/
http://tinyurl.com/25yavb

1929 2007-05-13 6:14:00 am
MONEY: Panama Has Thrived Without A Central Bank
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/money-panama-has-thrived-without-a-central-bank/
http://tinyurl.com/2kvhpt

1932 2007-05-13 6:07:36 am
LINKEDIN: My “granfalloon” won a prize in the recent “group hug” about LinkedIn
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/linkedin-my-granfalloon-won-a-prize-in-the-recent-group-hug-about-linkedin/
http://tinyurl.com/2cx3kn

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The guy form FEEDBLITZ support suspects it has to do with preloading content by playing with the time stamps.

(You DO know I have a real job right?)

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TECHNOLOGY: My 5 reasons to start a Blog

Sunday, May 13, 2007

http://www.lytebyte.com/2007/05/12/link-o-byte-4/

Link O! Byte cited

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http://www.whoismadhur.com/2007/05/10/top-5-reasons-to-start-a-blog/

Top 5 reasons to start a Blog

For all the people who are still reading blogs and still wondering whether to start a blog or not, Madhur has listed Top 5 reasons why you should be starting a blog.

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People bandy the word “top” around a lot. If one had “research”, “evidence”, or “facts”, then I wouldn’t be writing this. What the blooger had was really “His Top 5 reasons”. No research, evidence, or facts to substantiate that title.

So, I’ll just give my opinion which is just as valid. Maybe less so, since no one reads me, except 3 relatives and 3 friends. (Yes, I have three friends — OLDEST, OLDER, and just OLD!) Oh, and yeah, that nice spammer who keeps placing all those excellent comments wanting to enlarge a body part that polite people don’t discuss. (Think he will get the idea since ZERO of his comments have slipped thru moderation. Has to be a bot; no one is that persistently annoying. Not even me! Even so, running a bot has to cost something.)

My Top Five Reasons To Start A Blog

(5) You have nothing else to do. Just as “a boat is a hole in the water into which you throw money”, so to “a blog is just a hole in the internet into which you throw time”. (Made that up all by myself!)

(4) You think that you can earn a buck drawing readers and selling advertising.

(3) You can sell your version of the “great american invention” for 19.99 if people would just listen.

(2) You can have that next great job served to you on a silver platter when an employer read your witty insightful drek.

(1) If the Universe is truly one song, then you want to sing yours in such a way that it is never lost. Each of us has unique insights that we have a moral obligation to pass along. Sort of like the frozen mountain climber’s body on Everest warning the next climber of danger. The internet is the closest thing to immortality that we’ll ever have. The pharos had their pyramids. The Eskimos had their totem poles. We have blogs. Your words will live forever,

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LINKEDIN: My “granfalloon” won a prize in the recent “group hug” about LinkedIn

Sunday, May 13, 2007

http://www.linkedintelligence.com/smart-ways-to-use-linkedin-prize-winners/

May 13th, 2007
Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn – Prize Winners

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I’d like to thank everyone who participated in the Smart Ways to Use LinkedIn Group Blogging Project, and especially the people who stepped up and donated over $4,000 in prizes. I was overwhelmed by your generosity. It enabled the start of what I hope will become a valuable resource for all LinkedIn users

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reinkefj
May 13, 2007 at 5:27 am

Thanks. It’s always nice to “win”, BUT I think the real winners are:

(1) all the people got new ideas;

(2) all the people who showed themselves to be the generous experts they are; AND

(3) YOU for creating a new paradigm. (I call it “rally a group hug” with prizes.)

Even a grizzled big fat old turkey, like me, learned some “new tricks”, as well as some interesting new ideas.

Only time will tell if those ideas “were actioned”, but they are out there forever for the taking.

And, in some sense, there are future readers who have “won” by having a “blazed path” to follow in exploiting LinkedIn.

Thanks for pulling this together. Do it again next month? :-)
fjohn

p.s., Is there a “wining” logo? (Yeah, I know. What an ego!)

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But I was really hoping my “dog” would be awarded “best in show”! I thought it was one of my best posts. And I was hoping for a kool logo. But, I’m a “winner”. ;-) And I can make my own medal.

medal-purple-150

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TECH SERVICE: THINKFREE for Office (Word) compatibility

Saturday, May 12, 2007

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/
2007-05-03-free-websites_N.htm

Free websites offer real solutions
CyberSpeak
Kim Komando
USA Today

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Work on Office files

Microsoft Office is the gold standard in office suites. Businesses everywhere use it for documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Given the demand, the program carries a hefty price tag.

What if you don’t have Office? This makes it inconvenient to work on files from home. You may not be able to edit personal files others send.

ThinkFree Online (www.thinkfree.com/common/main.tfo) has you covered. You can use it on any computer to edit Office documents or create new Word, Excel and PowerPoint compatible documents.

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In a fluffy little story, just right for the McDonalds of newspapers, she does give one great tip.

When I was having outrageous problems with WinRot that was killing Office, I used several free web services. ThinkFree, Google Docs, and Zoho Writer were all admirable substitutes for Office.

You have to wonder though.

DO I really trust my critical docs to the internet on a free site?

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TECH SERVICE: FEEDBLITZ allows anonymous users.

Friday, May 11, 2007

Imagine my surprise when I opened this email!?!

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From: FeedBlitz
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 3:28 PM
To: reinkefj
Subject: [FeedBlitz] An anonymous user has confirmed their subscription to “Reinke Faces Life”

An anonymous user has confirmed their subscription to “Reinke Faces Life”

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I didn’t know it could do that. The logic is impeccable. The user can get a fake free id and accomplish the same thing, so why make extra work. I was just surprised!

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LINKEDIN: Who viewed my profile?

Friday, May 11, 2007

http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=wvmp_results

LinkedIn’s new feature.

Useless imho.

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TECH SERVICE: FEEDBLITZ misfires; misses 7 posts over 2 days!

Friday, May 11, 2007

MISSED POSTS

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RANT: USATODAY top 25 meltdowns
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/rant-usatoday-top-25-meltdowns/
http://tinyurl.com/39asjn

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FUN: Explaining Libertarianism to the un-converted
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/fun-explaining-libertarianism-to-the-un-converted/
http://tinyurl.com/2j3vx5

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JOBSEARCH: Define yourself based on your capabilities
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/jobsearch-define-yourself-based-on-your-capabilities/
http://tinyurl.com/2xz6hh

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YAHOO ANSWER: How can I get a corporate job after not working for the past 5 years?
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/10/yahoo-answer-how-can-i-get-a-corporate-job-after-not-working-for-the-past-5-years/
http://tinyurl.com/3xnch5

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LIBERTY: The Federal Reserve ain’t
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/liberty-the-federal-reserve-aint/
http://tinyurl.com/2hq5mk

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PRODUCTIVITY: How many email accounts?
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/productivity-how-many-email-accounts/
http://tinyurl.com/2t9g4x

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RANT: Gooferment loses a disk drive?
https://reinkefj.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/rant-gooferment-loses-a-disk-drive/
http://tinyurl.com/3ap994

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Argh!

Some of my best work.

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