Google is getting unsurprising criticism for trying to offer e-mail-only "support" for its Google Nexus One Phone customers. The BBC is saying that the discussion forums (support boards they call them) are heating up with complaints from customers who don't know who to turn to for support with their new phones and for Google's legendary arrogant efforts to force customers into e-mail only support.
Only the arrogant, effective monopoly and hypocrite that is Google would try to avoid offering phone support to anyone, let alone customers with expensive and complicated new cell phones. Why hypocrite? Their oft-repeated motto is "Don't Be Evil." Well failing to offer phone support - free phone support at that - is indeed evil in my opinion.
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I just experienced something that says volumes about why Yahoo consistently gets its clock-cleaned by Google (no fan of Google here) and other firms.
While checking a Yahoo mail account online via their web interface, I noted there was spam in the spam folder, apparently sent there by the vigilant SpamGuard technology Yahoo uses.
Hmmmm. What vermin sent this unwanted electronic doo doo? The sender was "Yahoo! Reminder" - that's right, a reminder sent by the integrated Yahoo Calendar via Yahoo mail was flagged as spam. Classic. Typical. Performance right up there with the Yahoo Publisher's Network keyword contextual matching. Which is to say, a useless performance.
Is Matt Cutts moonlighting as a moon walker in this NASA video about the return to the lunar surface? No. Well, at least I don't think so. But if you've ever met Matt or seen his picture or any of his video appearances I think you'll agree the astronaut who appears at 1:42 into this clip looks a lot like him!
I can't recall anyone flying to the moon during Apollo, or more recently, to the ISS, wearing a goatee. So if this animationaut (I just made that up) is sporting that facial hair in an official NASA video that is a surprise. Now, I'll grant you, there is a reflection on the chin that may be creating an optical illusion but if you look close you'll see what appears to be a full set of goatee hair from under the nose, 'round the mouth and to the chin. Anyway, the first time I saw it I said to myself, "Hey, that looks like Matt Cutts!" So there.
The video is actually a brief look at the approach, landing, on-surface expeditionary activities and lift-off back on the leg to earth NASA envisions for the return to the moon using elements of the new Constellation program. The vehicles include the Orion command module (though it is now called the crew module) and the Altair lunar lander. NASA documents indicate that the configuration of Altair is not yet final, so take what you see here with a grain of salt. Like when you hear the Google motto is "Don't be evil."
Both Orion and Altair are much bigger than their Apollo ancestors though they do look alike. NASA plans to put four astronauts on the moon and for longer visits, compared with the brief stay by two astronauts during the Apollo program.
While I'm no fan of the effective monopoly that is Google, I think Mr. Cutts makes a serious effort and his outreach to the webmaster community, to say nothing of his patience with detractors and those who post comments in response to his blogging, are to be commended.
Perhaps Matt will post a definitive answer on his excellent blog to put the matter to rest? Matt, have you gone where no Googler has gone before?
Are you selling online? Are you getting the conversion rate you'd hoped for? Is it the economy, or perhaps, your landing page?
Well sit down and pour a cup of your favorite beverage because your about to get the expert briefing on the seven major errors in landing page design. You'll need that cuppa something yummy because the video lasts about an hour and fifteen minutes.
It happened to you too? Someone sent you a docx file and you don't have the ability to open it up with the version of Word on your trusty computer? I feel your pain.
I'm writing this after yet another Microsoft Word DOCX file was sent my way without someone asking if that file format would work for me. Sigh.
The first thing I tried was a search for free docx to doc conversion. The sites that ranked for that keyword had poop. One had very nasty comments from people who were angry because they arrived looking for free and two of the links the other site suggested cost money for the conversion, one a lot of money.
I wasted time trying one because they did not try to charge you until after you uploaded your file. Another they suggested just flat out did not work.
So I kept looking. I finally found a solution that was actually free and worked but it was not online.
