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Mar 22, 2010
How Not to Wreck Your Online Reputation
The perfect way to shatter a first impression is having a potential employer come across photos from your frat days or pictures of you in your skivvies. “[About a year ago] the wife of Sir John Sawers, the new head of British spy agency MI6, caused a stir when she posted personal family information to Facebook, including an unflattering photo of the middle-aged bureaucrat wearing nothing but Speedo swim trunks while on vacation at the beach. It’s a silly, tabloid story—but it also teaches a serious lesson about social media security.”(Informationweek.com) | Link to BBC story
To make sure that you don’t make the same mistake, I thought I’d share a few quick tips about managing your reputation online. (more…)
Feb 19, 2010
It is amazing how easy it is. Simply buy their $1 app from the App Store, sign up for service, and they will send you a small hardware dongle that will swipe credit cards (shown right). No individual merchant account is required as Square UP handles all the processing and payments and takes a 2.9% cut of all sales.
Paper or Plastic: The Age of Cash is Over
Remember those Visa commercials that show the one guy slowing down everyone by using cash? Who carries real money these days? Let’s face it, we’re a plastic society. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey hopes to bank on this trend with his new company Square which allows merchants and individuals accept payment from credit (and other) cards using a mobile phone. With the growing popularity of smartphones it will be a huge hit.
Here’s how it works:
It is amazing how easy it is. Simply buy their $1 app from the App Store, sign up for service, and they will send you a small hardware dongle that will swipe credit cards (shown right). No individual merchant account is required as Square UP handles all the processing and payments and takes a 2.9% cut of all sales.
Plugging into the headphone jack of either an iPhone or iPod Touch, the dongle takes a swipe of your card, the seller enters the purchase data and you do your best third grade (finger paint style) signature on the touchscreen. After that, a receipt is delivered by email and the app retains geotagging data for each transaction.
Imagine having the little neighborhood boy swipe your card at his lemonade stand or paying with your card at a garage sale. It’s pretty obvious that the age of cash is over.
Here’s a demo video from Square:
Dec 7, 2009
Find your closest friend who is a walking sports almanac, he may be another owner of another team in your league. (if so even better) Ask him to explain the basics of drafting. The most important part is choosing players, so it couldn’t hurt having him on the phone when you are doing the live draft. All the big name players get taken early, so having someone helping you who knows every detail about those third string players is key.
Dare I say it, but my favorite team is the KC Chiefs (even though they are atrocious). You need to focus on players that perform, if that is your favorite team, then good for you. Don’t draft players because you like their name, the team mascot or their cheerleaders. Focus on drafting a balanced team.
Fantasy Football: A Guide to Winning for the Ignorant
My lack of sports knowledge is sometimes embarrassing. Many times I’ve felt left out from water cooler discussions. (I just nod my head and smile) Despite my ignorance, I occasionally participate in fantasy sports and somehow at the end of the season I end up doing okay. I thought I’d write a short guide on how to win at fantasy sports for those you, like me, who don’t know much about sports.
Step 1 – Find a friend who’s a sports guru
Find your closest friend who is a walking sports almanac, he may be another owner of another team in your league. (if so even better) Ask him to explain the basics of drafting. The most important part is choosing players, so it couldn’t hurt having him on the phone when you are doing the live draft. All the big name players get taken early, so having someone helping you who knows every detail about those third string players is key.
Step 2 – Forget about your favorite team
Dare I say it, but my favorite team is the KC Chiefs (even though they are atrocious). You need to focus on players that perform, if that is your favorite team, then good for you. Don’t draft players because you like their name, the team mascot or their cheerleaders. Focus on drafting a balanced team.
