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Top 5 Corporate Gifts

“What should we give to say thanks to our loyal customers and employees?

Tickets - Who doesn’t appreciate taking a little time for themselves or time with friends?  consider giving tickets to a local event, the theater, zoo,  or if you live in Colorado, consider ski lift tickets.
A luxurious pen - We use pen’s all the time […]

Hen and Stag?

I love it when I hear new slang … well at least new to me.
I came across the Hen and Stag concept at Sauce Communications – restaurant PR company website.  They have a blog post on their website that describes a hosted an evening to showcase the cookery school’s hen and stag packages.
As you probably […]

Congrats to Chloe Mays

Chloe Mays was elected as Chairman of the Westminster Westminster Colorado Youth Advisory Panel last night. She will serve as Chairman for 2010/2011 where she will as liaison between the Mayor’s office and City Council and the Westminster Youth Advisory Panel.
The Youth Advisory Panel is made up of two or more representatives from local area […]

How to turn off the Scroll Lock function

Something went terribly wrong today, and I couldn’t get my scroll lock to turn off.  It was seriously maddening!
If this ever happens to you, follow these simple steps to turn off the scroll lock.
Use the keyboard to screen function:
Press Start –> All Programs –> Accessories –> Accessibility –> On-Screen Keyboard
Then, click SLK
That’s it … your […]

Way to Go Blackhawks!!


I heard a great quote today

I heard a great quote today and thought I’d share.
Ted Kennedy once told his staff: “Don’t worry too much about the credit. If the project is successful, there will be plenty of credit to go around. If it fails, you don’t want the credit anyway”.

Lack of Customer Service is Sucking My Will to Live

Online Customer Service has gotten so bad … that even I have thrown in the towel.  And believe me, I can be relentless.
When did it become acceptable to hide from your customers?  And by hide, I mean put the “help” link in a tiny 4 point gray font at the bottom of the page.  Then […]

Muphry’s Law

Murphry’s Law … and that’s not a typo.
John Bangsund of ThreePenny planet writes:
Muphry’s Law is the editorial application of the better-known Murphy’s Law. Muphry’s Law dictates that (a) if you write anything criticizing editing or proofreading, there will be a fault of some kind in what you have written; (b) if an author thanks you […]

Summer Clothing Drive - this Friday

Zayo Colorado employees, here’s a chance to help those less fortunate, with clothing donation.
My daughter, Carlene, is going on a mission’s trip with her school this spring to the Bahamas. She is heading up a clothes drive as part of the trip – they are intending to ship some summer clothes down in advance […]

Visual History of Telecommunications

I love this stuff. Great video but you may want to mute the techno music.
1877 - 1st Switchboard served 5 subscribers
1915 - Phones spanned the continent
1927 - NY to London first private call
1935 - Phone talk encircles the globe