Okay, so for those of you who haven’t seen it, check out the Double Rainbow video at the bottom of this post. We’ve just finished our first t-shirt design, and it’s ready to purchase!
OMG Double Rainbow T-Shirt
Go to our store at: http://www.cafepress.com/OMGDoubleRainbow
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted and that’s primarily because I’m lazy, but also because a few months ago, I started in a position at Bazaarvoice here in Austin as an Implementation Engineer. Bazaarvoice is a start-up in Austin whose primary product/service is to provide the ratings and reviews software that runs on many popular retailer websites (Best Buy, Walmart, Home Depot, etc.).
In my time here, I’ve quickly come to appreciate the values of the company, as well as the people within it. Observing the way this company is run has given me a new outlook on small and medium business management, and confirmed my hopes that not all companies treat their employees like crap.
For anyone interested, Bazaarvoice is still hiring! You can find job listings here: http://www.bazaarvoice.com/about/jobs.
So… I don’t really have many words for this. Just a screenshot and a link.
I’m pleased to announce that Beer Register, the site for tracking your beer tastings, has gone social! Now you can add your friends and share ratings and comments!
Go to http://www.beerregister.com to sign up!
There are plans in the pipeline to add features that enrich the social experience. If you have any suggestions or ideas, please feel free to let me know!
Follow Beer Register on Twitter @beerregister and on Facebook.
This is a follow up to my recent post, HP’s Shipping Shenanigans.
On Thursday, January 7, I got my laptop back from HP. I excitedly opened it up to find that they did, in fact, fix the problem.
As it turns out, my system had been overheating due to a clogged heatsink. I should have probably checked for this long before it was a problem, and I feel a little dumb for that. Regardless, they replaced the mainboard, and the heatsink/fan assembly. Given my previous experiences with HP’s support, I expected far less.
Not only did they replace these system components, they also replaced the cosmetic components that were damaged. Now, this was also covered under my warranty, but again, given my experience with HP, I didn’t expect them to replace these parts. After all, I had sent the laptop back before to have just these parts replaced, and they instead replaced something else entirely. Something that didn’t need replacing.
To top it all off, they cleaned my entire system of dust and debris. I got it back in like-new condition, all shiny and pretty like the day I bought it.
Wrapping up, I think it’s safe to say HP support has started cleaning their act up, at least a little. I’m much happier with them now than I have been at any point since purchasing my laptop. I may be getting another HP in the future, after all.
