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January 2006

Would you like cheese with that whine?

by Roxanne Darling on January 27, 2006

This is one of my mother’s favorite quotes. When she’s feeling neutral and detached, she can make light of what is troubling me. (And you can guess what she’s like when not feeling neutral and detached!) So my two points here right up front are that 1) staying neutral and detached allows humor to be [...]

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Who Pays for Technology Failures?

by Roxanne Darling on January 22, 2006

I read a post (and partial rant) by Bart Cleveland over at AdAge blog this morning. The server is down, he is the feeling hostage to the IT guy, and it ain’t no fun. In fact, when technology fails, it causes a lot of waste and misery in the work place.
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Thanks for Inviting Me to The NMAWC Workshop

by Roxanne Darling on January 12, 2006

Thank you very much to Phyllis Wolf and the New Mexico Association for Women in Communication for inviting me to speak at the workshop today. What a dynamic and engaging group! As promised, I have posted a PDF of the presentation I prepared (and fortunately was spared from presenting!) along with as many of the [...]

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Technology Goes to the Dentist

by Roxanne Darling on January 11, 2006

I went to the dental hygenist today. I guess you can tell it’s been a long time since my last teeth cleaning. It was so “this century!”
First of all, the hygenist no longer works at the dentist’s office, but instead out of a separate (read: outsourced) facility. Lots of hygenists running around using all sorts [...]

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I Wanna Be #1 on Google!

by Roxanne Darling on January 9, 2006

We hear this a lot. And it’s a worthy goal. But do you know what it really takes to get there? Here are some of the considerations for getting high rankings on Google.
Preliminary Note: You don’t have to go through Google to get places on the internet.
We’ve observed a lot of people go to Google, [...]

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PayPal Login Issue with Safari Web Browser

by Roxanne Darling on January 1, 2006

Some people have reported getting a login error when trying to use PayPal to pay their bills. We figured out what the problem is and have two solutions for you.
Strangely enough, I got a strange error when I tested it, however Shane did not. We did a little more investigation and it appears to be [...]

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