Comments for Sixty Second Tech http://www.sixtysecondtech.com Life is too short to spend it keeping up with technology. Sixty Second Tech gives you short, concise, ideas, tips or descriptions of new technologies so you can look like a hero at work and still have plenty of time to enjoy life. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:36:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on FireFox 3 by Cal Evans http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/2008/06/30/firefox-3/#comment-43 Cal Evans Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:36:00 +0000 http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/?p=33#comment-43 Hi John, No arguments with you there, FF3 does crash. In the week I've been using it (I didn't bother with the BETA cycle) though I can't say it's crashed more than FF2 did or more than Flock/Safari, the other browsers I use. The one problem I *am* having at the moment is with upgrading Flash. I have upgraded it manually but it is still not quite working. I am hoping that a reboot will solve that. One resource I have found for issues you are having with FF3 is <a hre"http://twitter.com/firefox_answers" rel="nofollow">@firefox_answers</a>. Ask your question on twitter and more likely than not, they will respond. Thanks for the comment! HTH, =C= Hi John,

No arguments with you there, FF3 does crash. In the week I’ve been using it (I didn’t bother with the BETA cycle) though I can’t say it’s crashed more than FF2 did or more than Flock/Safari, the other browsers I use.

The one problem I *am* having at the moment is with upgrading Flash. I have upgraded it manually but it is still not quite working. I am hoping that a reboot will solve that.

One resource I have found for issues you are having with FF3 is @firefox_answers. Ask your question on twitter and more likely than not, they will respond.

Thanks for the comment!

HTH,
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]]> Comment on FireFox 3 by John http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/2008/06/30/firefox-3/#comment-42 John Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:54:20 +0000 http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/?p=33#comment-42 I like Firefox 3, including the "awesome bar," but in my experience FF3 crashes more often than FF2 or IE7. FF3 crashes several times a week. Fortunately it restarts quickly and remembers what tabs were open when it crashed. I like Firefox 3, including the “awesome bar,” but in my experience FF3 crashes more often than FF2 or IE7. FF3 crashes several times a week. Fortunately it restarts quickly and remembers what tabs were open when it crashed.

]]> Comment on Attention, Not SERP! by Melanie Baker http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/2008/06/09/attention-not-serp/#comment-37 Melanie Baker Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:44:49 +0000 http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/?p=29#comment-37 Hi Cal, thanks for the mention! We are working on providing some more in-depth explanation of how PostRank works; I know that question has been asked a fair bit. To extend the use of PostRank analysis, folks can add our widget to their sites, too, which displays those "greatest hits" posts and shares them with others. (Also a great way to get a read on the quality and consistency of new blogs you're checking out.) Loving the bite-sized analysis of what's going on out there! Melanie Hi Cal, thanks for the mention!

We are working on providing some more in-depth explanation of how PostRank works; I know that question has been asked a fair bit.

To extend the use of PostRank analysis, folks can add our widget to their sites, too, which displays those “greatest hits” posts and shares them with others. (Also a great way to get a read on the quality and consistency of new blogs you’re checking out.)

Loving the bite-sized analysis of what’s going on out there!

Melanie

]]> Comment on Sixty Second Tech Special Report: Twitter For Marketers by Martin Lindeskog http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/2008/05/06/sixty-second-tech-special-report-twitter-for-marketers/#comment-24 Martin Lindeskog Thu, 08 May 2008 02:03:56 +0000 http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/?p=27#comment-24 Cal Evans, I am thinking of getting your report on Twitter as my own birthday gift on May 25. I have linked to your post and written a Twitter message. @lyceum Cal Evans,

I am thinking of getting your report on Twitter as my own birthday gift on May 25. I have linked to your post and written a Twitter message.

@lyceum

]]> Comment on Sixty Second Tech Special Report: Twitter For Marketers by Janet Johnson http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/2008/05/06/sixty-second-tech-special-report-twitter-for-marketers/#comment-23 Janet Johnson Wed, 07 May 2008 03:39:42 +0000 http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/?p=27#comment-23 I am so impressed with what I've read, I'm seriously ordering myself a copy so I can legitimately keep and utilize the content. Thanks, Cal, for the great primer on Twitter. Keep up the great work. and see you @CalEvans... @janetleejohnson I am so impressed with what I’ve read, I’m seriously ordering myself a copy so I can legitimately keep and utilize the content.

Thanks, Cal, for the great primer on Twitter. Keep up the great work. and see you @CalEvans…

@janetleejohnson

]]> Comment on Housekeeping Post #1 by Cal Evans http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/2008/03/29/housekeeping-post-1/#comment-6 Cal Evans Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:32:39 +0000 http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/2008/03/29/housekeeping-post-1/#comment-6 @John, Thanks for the heads up. I found the issue and have fixed it. Thanks for being a Minute Man! =C= @John,

Thanks for the heads up. I found the issue and have fixed it.

Thanks for being a Minute Man!
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]]> Comment on Housekeeping Post #1 by John Cook http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/2008/03/29/housekeeping-post-1/#comment-5 John Cook Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:04:14 +0000 http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/2008/03/29/housekeeping-post-1/#comment-5 Thanks for producing the podcast. Just a browser compatibility heads up. When I go to the "Become a minute man" page, I see a couple problems when using IE7, though not with FireFox. IE7 shows "the web page cannot be found" in the top right and at the bottom of the page. The page looks fine with FireFox. Thanks for producing the podcast. Just a browser compatibility heads up. When I go to the “Become a minute man” page, I see a couple problems when using IE7, though not with FireFox. IE7 shows “the web page cannot be found” in the top right and at the bottom of the page. The page looks fine with FireFox.

]]> Comment on Do You Know What They Are Saying About You? by Rob... http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/2008/03/24/do-you-know-what-they-are-saying-about-you/#comment-3 Rob... Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:33:19 +0000 http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/2008/03/24/do-you-know-what-they-are-saying-about-you/#comment-3 Hi Cal, Thanks for this one, excellent! I'm an avid fan of the podcast now and it's going from strength to strength. Rob... Hi Cal,

Thanks for this one, excellent!

I’m an avid fan of the podcast now and it’s going from strength to strength.

Rob…

]]> Comment on The Secret to Cheap and Easy Websites by Cal Evans http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/2008/03/02/the-secret-to-cheap-and-easy-websites/#comment-2 Cal Evans Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:53:35 +0000 http://www.sixtysecondtech.com/2008/03/02/the-secret-to-cheap-and-easy-websites/#comment-2 @SpaceNinja, (Regarding the comment over on iTunes) I do respect how this episode could be interpreted as telling people that they don't need a designer; however that was not the intent. (It is a shortcoming of the 60 second format that I can't cover the topic in the depth that it sometimes deserves.) I think that both designers and programmers are not only necessary, they are important. However, I also know that there are times when people just need to get something up there. I've seen too many designers and programmers - both professional and amatuer - miss what a client was saying and deliver a project that while beautiful, feature rich, missed the point of what the client needed, which was simple and NOW. Wordpress makes an excellent, simple CMS. There are many plugins available for it and lot of free and not free themes. It makes a great platform to get up and running on. In almost every case where I've deployed Wordpress and a free skin, the client has wanted to spend a few dollars extra and have a designer step in and create a custom theme. I'm always happy to point them in the right direction. In the interest of total disclosure, I'm married to a web designer, <a href="http://kathyevans.biz" rel="nofollow">the lovely and talented Kathy</a>, so it's a real bad idea for me to be too hard on designers. :) Thanks for the comment, I hope you will continue to listen and if you've got further comments, feel free to post them here we everybody can discuss them. =C= @SpaceNinja,
(Regarding the comment over on iTunes)

I do respect how this episode could be interpreted as telling people that they don’t need a designer; however that was not the intent. (It is a shortcoming of the 60 second format that I can’t cover the topic in the depth that it sometimes deserves.)

I think that both designers and programmers are not only necessary, they are important. However, I also know that there are times when people just need to get something up there. I’ve seen too many designers and programmers - both professional and amatuer - miss what a client was saying and deliver a project that while beautiful, feature rich, missed the point of what the client needed, which was simple and NOW.

Wordpress makes an excellent, simple CMS. There are many plugins available for it and lot of free and not free themes. It makes a great platform to get up and running on. In almost every case where I’ve deployed Wordpress and a free skin, the client has wanted to spend a few dollars extra and have a designer step in and create a custom theme. I’m always happy to point them in the right direction.

In the interest of total disclosure, I’m married to a web designer, the lovely and talented Kathy, so it’s a real bad idea for me to be too hard on designers. :)

Thanks for the comment, I hope you will continue to listen and if you’ve got further comments, feel free to post them here we everybody can discuss them.

=C=

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