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Why Phone Calls Suck and Coders Hate You For Making Them

Why Phone Calls Suck and Coders Hate You For Making Them

By Adron Hall on December 2, 2013

<[Rant On]> During the work day some of the most disruptive events for a coder are phone calls, getting punched in the face or bum fights in the street. Why are these events so disruptive to programmers? Much of the answer lies in the maker versus manager schedule. Let’s talk a little bit about what […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Just for fun | Tagged disruptions, interuptions, mental, phone, phone calls, PSA, rants, train wrecks, wrecks

Ooma Phone Service Goes Down, So Does the Website.  Company Sleeps Through It.

Ooma Phone Service Goes Down, So Does the Website. Company Sleeps Through It.

By Zoli Erdos on August 17, 2011

The one thing a phone service can’t do is to simply disappear.  And it is normally those times we realize how much of a lifeline it still is.  Like I did, expecting a call from my Dad’s cardiologist re. his hospitalization. Waiting, waiting, I was getting p***d with the poor doc, when I noticed the […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology | Tagged customer support, ooma, ooma outage, outage, phone, phone service, telco, telecomm | 3 Responses

Is That A Tablet In Your Pocket, or...?

Is That A Tablet In Your Pocket, or…?

By Dave Michels on July 12, 2011

My problem with tablets is they don’t replace anything. My smartphone replaced a lot of things, my laptop replaced my desktop. My Kindle replaces lots of books. From what I see, tablets don’t replace anything. They are a new device joining the primal fight for airport power outlets. They do seem kind of fun. On […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology | Tagged android, Apple, ipad, nec, phone, radvision, RIM Playbook, siemens, tablets

Presence for Mobile Phones?

Presence for Mobile Phones?

By Guest Authors on August 28, 2010

How often do we see mobile phones ringing/vibrating in a meeting? I see this in almost every meeting. We have an option to set our online presence to ‘Busy’ to avoid any IMs, Skype calls etc. But sadly, we don’t have a similar option for our mobile phones. I like working late and more often […]

Posted in Mobile | Tagged google, instant messaging, Mobile phone, phone, presence, skype

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