Thursday, May 19, 2011

Kubuntu Problems With MS Core Fonts Solved

It is a shame that we still have to struggle with fonts in this day and age. It turns out that Kubuntu 10.04 users need install ttf-mscorefonts-installer-3.2, as opposed to ttf-mscorefonts-installer-3.2ubuntu0.1.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Blujay Is A Free E-Commerce Web Site

I am currently trying out Blujay. Read the remainder of the blog entry for my first impressions for Canadian businesses.

Monday, May 9, 2011

iTalkBB Service May Be Declining

I have an update for my iTalkBB internet phone service recommendation. In the last month, we have had about 3-5 phone calls which did not come through clearly. It seems that either we or the other party could not hear. I do not know who is to blame, though. Other than that, it all seems to be working okay still.

Sunday, May 8, 2011

An Article Spells Out The Dangers Of Over Committing To Groupons

I already linked to articles that basically said the same thing, but this article seems to spell it out in more detail.

The news is not all bad, though. This short discussion illustrates how you can turn Groupons into a profitable opportunity: let the client pay you for a service, while you upsell, so that the client is essentially paying you to upsell. You can find more ideas in the entire discussion.