http://www.jeremyfloyd.com a little real estate, a little law, and a few strange opinions Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:13:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have been talking about the use of Twitter in business lately. Being a lazy ass twitter user for a few years, I know there is power in the ridiculously short conversation system, but I just don't know what it is. One of the best uses that I have seen ... http://www.jeremyfloyd.com/2008/how-does-twitter-work-in-business/ Reading this post by Seth today, I thought that the "reviewer" raises a very interesting point about luck in life's success. In response, I liked Seth's response: But I can't imagine how lonely and depressing it would be to view myself as nothing but a pinball, batted around by forces over ... http://www.jeremyfloyd.com/2008/luck-ambition-or-destiny/ Who knew that NBC's greatest challenge to broadcasting their "exclusive" of the 2008 Olympics would not be the censorship but the new media? while viewers deftly traded new links on blogs and on the Twitter site, redirecting one another to coverage from, say, Germany, or a site with a grainy Spanish-language ... http://www.jeremyfloyd.com/2008/whys-the-man-always-keepin-me-down/ I have always had people ask, "how can I import the auto-fill email addresses in Outlook?" Usually, this question arises after the previous installation is gone, and the only backup is a PST file.  Microsoft offers this solution: On the computer with the saved AutoComplete names, go to drive:\Documents and Settings\user name\Application ... http://www.jeremyfloyd.com/2008/how-to-copy-auto-complete-auto-fill-email-from-outlook/ A friend told me today that he thinks God says, from time to time, in the best Jeff Foxworthy voice, "Watch this..."  Then someone's life is totally uprooted and changed around. That is what is happening right now.  This summer I found out that we are expecting number three, and this ... http://www.jeremyfloyd.com/2008/watch-this/ Check out these great ideas. For anyone, such as myself, starving for a new biz-idea check out this list and play eeny-meeny-miny-moe. #30 is more my speed. How about yours? http://www.jeremyfloyd.com/2008/great-idea-30-of-them/ Why is Doug always friending himself? Weirdo! That freaks me out just trying to figure it out. http://www.jeremyfloyd.com/2008/facebook-mini-feed-what-the-crap/ I saw this commercial on television yesterday. I had never heard of T. Boone Pickens before, but after a wikipedia search, I was familiar with some of his work in oil.  Something about this advertisement seemed to make a lot of sense (by being no-nonsense), but I am curious whether ... http://www.jeremyfloyd.com/2008/any-word-on-the-pickens-plan/ I was under the assumption that Teetotalism was being a complete lush, but in a conversation with Doug the other day he used it in a story (not about me, thank you, Alice) describing someone who did not drink a drop. Now, in the past, Doug used "site for sore ... http://www.jeremyfloyd.com/2008/teetotaller-was-totally-right/ I cleaned up this crap hole.  What think ye? I upgraded Wordpress to 2.5.1, and I thought, "while I'm at it, I am going to spruce up this place a bit." Enjoy!  Let me know if you like the new layout in comments. http://www.jeremyfloyd.com/2008/how-do-you-like-me-now/