May 2008 – Page 2 – Howard Yermish

Make big promises; overdeliver

Posted on: May 19, 2008 Last updated on: May 19, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

Seth Godin brings us this post: Four Big Words. As he points out, over delivering is hard. Really hard. In fact, it can be hard just to deliver consistently. The key is…

iPhone's Private Internet

Posted on: May 19, 2008 Last updated on: May 19, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

One of the things that is quite remarkable since the introduction of the iPhone is the version of the Internet that has been tailored for iPhone users. For those of you that…

Kudos to Apple Customer Service

Posted on: May 18, 2008 Last updated on: May 18, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

Last night, I was horrified to find my iPhone cooked. Seriously, HOT to the touch and completely unresponsive. As soon as I determined that the phone wasn’t going to wake up, I…

Inquirer: What are cell phones doing to our society?

Posted on: May 18, 2008 Last updated on: May 18, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

And sure enough, the morning after my iPhone was cooked, the following article appears in the Philadelphia Inquirer: What are cell phones doing to our society? One of the points that the…

Google Maps Shows Real Estate Listings

Posted on: May 18, 2008 Last updated on: May 18, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

Oh, Google Maps, you sneaky dude. Did you just start showing real estate listings on your maps? Head on over to maps.google.com and do a search for your area. Then click the…

Update on Technology Conspiracy

Posted on: May 18, 2008 Last updated on: May 18, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

1. PowerMac G4 Dual Processor Machine: working, making its usual fan noise. Seems to be okay. I don’t plan to turn it off ever again if I can help it. And if…

My Technology is Conspiring Against Me

Posted on: May 17, 2008 Last updated on: May 17, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Wine

Today was one of those days. With guests staying with us, I shut down my desktop machine, an old dual-processor G4 from 2002. It is quite noisy. When I went to power…

The Seven Habits of Pointy-Haired Bosses

Posted on: May 17, 2008 Last updated on: May 17, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

Go click over to the “By the People” website (link below) and read the following article by Steve Balzac, president of 7 Steps Ahead. Management: The Seven Habits of Pointy-Haired Bosses Shameless…

Too much noise?

Posted on: May 15, 2008 Last updated on: May 15, 2008 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

First, go read Seth Godin’s post: Signal to noise I agree, it is too much. Why has is gotten so loud? The answer is simple: Web 2.0 enables conversations and the more…