Hi all! Remember me? Sorry to have been MIA for so long, but I've been having a hard time gathering thoughts for a post. Rather than drivel on about nothing (I know, this has never stopped me before), I decided to take a little break.
Work has also kept me very busy lately, so I just haven't had much time to sit down and blog. Such a travesty, right? Well, I'm trying to recommit myself to blogging more. We'll see how this goes. Sometimes it's hard to find a topic you think will be relevant to your audience, you know? Tell me what you'd like to see on the blog.
Another reason I haven't been blogging is because I've been busy over on Twitter. What the heck is Twitter? Well, the technical term is that it is a micro blogging site. What the heck is micro blogging? Well, that's sharing your random thoughts on a minor scale (in the case of Twitter, in 140 characters or less).
The original premise of Twitter asks you to answer the question: "What are you doing?" Instead of simply answering that question, people really seem to share their random thoughts and current experiences. There is a whole vernacular to Twitter (Tweet, Tweeps, Tweeple...) and people have created their own "Twitter Language" in order to get their thoughts into 140 characters.
In the two + years Twitter has been around, it has really taken off exponentially in usage. People from all walks of life are on there (some are even US Congressional leaders who Tweet during the State of the Union, and later get schooled for it). Celebrities have found Twitter to be a way to reach their fans without having to go through stifling publicists. Fans love connecting with their favorite celebs in real-time. That's what I call win-win.
Another nice aspect of Twitter is the interactions it allows you to have with others. If someone says something funny or enlightening, you can @reply to them exactly what you thought! You can also ask a question and get many answers within minutes. I sort of wish I had Twitter while I was in grad school...
So that's the gist of why I like Twitter. Again, I'm sorry to have neglected my blog followers, but surely you understand when life simply gets in the way.
Oh, and if you want to follow me on Twitter, just ask. My account is private to limit the creeper interactions. To compensate, here's a list of celebrities to stalk on Twitter.
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Hello, I'm a Mac!
This last week I officially made the switch from a PC to a Mac. I'll be honest here, I didn't make the switch because I hated PC's (I still like them, and have to use them for work), but because a MacBook was the best deal I could get, and I was in desperate need of replacing my 6 year-old Dell laptop.
You see, Apple has released a new version of the MacBook, so the older ones (which were released a year ago) are on sale. Couple this with my nifty educational discount, and I have myself a MacBook!
I haven't learned all the bells and whistles yet, and haven't transferred all my documents (and more importantly, my iTunes library) over yet, but I'm learning the ropes, and already I see why people love Mac's so much! This is a smaller laptop in size, but it does so much more than I've ever been able to do. I look forward to learning the ropes of this new toy. If you have any suggestions or "how to" tips, please feel free to offer them here!
You see, Apple has released a new version of the MacBook, so the older ones (which were released a year ago) are on sale. Couple this with my nifty educational discount, and I have myself a MacBook!
I haven't learned all the bells and whistles yet, and haven't transferred all my documents (and more importantly, my iTunes library) over yet, but I'm learning the ropes, and already I see why people love Mac's so much! This is a smaller laptop in size, but it does so much more than I've ever been able to do. I look forward to learning the ropes of this new toy. If you have any suggestions or "how to" tips, please feel free to offer them here!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
The Saga of the Ipod
As a self professed music snob, my iPod is the epitome of awesomeness in technology for me. I received my iPod from my family for my grad school graduation gift a few years ago, so in addition to being a vessel for all of my music snobbery, it was a symbol of all the hard work that went into my 3 years of graduate school.
You can imagine then how hard I took losing my iPod during my Texas travels a few weeks ago.
I waited to write about the iPod until I had more information to share. To spare you all the details, I had plane issues in Dallas (story of my life, I know), and we had to switch planes quickly because of a fuel leak. In my haste to get off the plane, I left my iPod in the seat pocket in front of me.
As soon as I got on the new plane, I realized what I had done, and was devastated. I alerted my Flight attendant, and she immediately radioed over to the old plane to see if they could find the iPod. It looked bleak for awhile, and then my flight attendant came over and told me they had found my iPod! I was given the information for Lost and Found, and was told to call them in the morning to claim my iPod.
I called Lost and Found first thing in the morning the next day, and was immediately put on hold for 10 minutes. Not a good sign, and it really pissed me off, so I hung up and called back. The woman I spoke to was entirely unhelpful, and barely let me finish what I was saying before interrupting to tell me they had found no iPod.
I was told to call back the next day to see if they had recovered my iPod. I reminded the woman that my iPod had been found by someone else working for the airlines, and I expected them to have it the next day. While I stood my ground, I was quickly beginning to lose faith that I would get my iPod back. Sure enough, I called back the next day on my way to work, and there was no iPod to be found.
Determined not to let this defeat me, I immediately filed a customer relations complaint with the airlines, and spent the remainder of the week fighting with the airlines over liability for my now lost iPod. The airlines maintained that I had been at fault for leaving my iPod on the original plane. I countered that someone employed by the airlines had reported the iPod as found, and then it was never seen again, and that constitutes theft. I was getting nowhere with the airlines, and was beginning to give up hope.
At this point, my dad suggested I file an insurance claim through my renters insurance. If I could prove theft, my iPod might be covered. Sure enough, my insurance company (who treated me like a human being the whole time I was working with them) covered my iPod! All I was out was my deductable. Considering the cost of a new iPod, that was a small price to pay.
This past weekend, I received my insurance money, and decided to upgrade to an iPod Touch. I've been playing around with it for a few days now, and I absolutely love it! I am so glad that I was able to turn a terrible situation into an opportunity to try something new.
As for the terrible service I received from the airlines, I am not giving up that fight. I am planning to write a letter to the head of their Customer Relations department about the deplorable way I was treated. All I wanted was for the airline to admit their fault in the disappearance of my iPod, and all I received was awful treatment. I won't stand for that from anyone.
You can imagine then how hard I took losing my iPod during my Texas travels a few weeks ago.
I waited to write about the iPod until I had more information to share. To spare you all the details, I had plane issues in Dallas (story of my life, I know), and we had to switch planes quickly because of a fuel leak. In my haste to get off the plane, I left my iPod in the seat pocket in front of me.
As soon as I got on the new plane, I realized what I had done, and was devastated. I alerted my Flight attendant, and she immediately radioed over to the old plane to see if they could find the iPod. It looked bleak for awhile, and then my flight attendant came over and told me they had found my iPod! I was given the information for Lost and Found, and was told to call them in the morning to claim my iPod.
I called Lost and Found first thing in the morning the next day, and was immediately put on hold for 10 minutes. Not a good sign, and it really pissed me off, so I hung up and called back. The woman I spoke to was entirely unhelpful, and barely let me finish what I was saying before interrupting to tell me they had found no iPod.
I was told to call back the next day to see if they had recovered my iPod. I reminded the woman that my iPod had been found by someone else working for the airlines, and I expected them to have it the next day. While I stood my ground, I was quickly beginning to lose faith that I would get my iPod back. Sure enough, I called back the next day on my way to work, and there was no iPod to be found.
Determined not to let this defeat me, I immediately filed a customer relations complaint with the airlines, and spent the remainder of the week fighting with the airlines over liability for my now lost iPod. The airlines maintained that I had been at fault for leaving my iPod on the original plane. I countered that someone employed by the airlines had reported the iPod as found, and then it was never seen again, and that constitutes theft. I was getting nowhere with the airlines, and was beginning to give up hope.
At this point, my dad suggested I file an insurance claim through my renters insurance. If I could prove theft, my iPod might be covered. Sure enough, my insurance company (who treated me like a human being the whole time I was working with them) covered my iPod! All I was out was my deductable. Considering the cost of a new iPod, that was a small price to pay.
This past weekend, I received my insurance money, and decided to upgrade to an iPod Touch. I've been playing around with it for a few days now, and I absolutely love it! I am so glad that I was able to turn a terrible situation into an opportunity to try something new.
As for the terrible service I received from the airlines, I am not giving up that fight. I am planning to write a letter to the head of their Customer Relations department about the deplorable way I was treated. All I wanted was for the airline to admit their fault in the disappearance of my iPod, and all I received was awful treatment. I won't stand for that from anyone.
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