Slashdot | Sun May Be Warming Both Earth and Mars

I’m shocked, SHOCKED that “global warming” could actually be a natural phenomenon!  Amazing that the National Geographic actually reported this.  The audacity to suggest that pollution generated by humanity has reached the ability to trump the natural cycles of this planet is astounding.  Its well known that cattle the world over release more CO2 (and methane smile_wink) into the atmosphere than automobiles do. 

Via: Slashdot – Sun May Be Warming Both Earth and Mars

CompUSA Closing Stores

CompUSA Logo According to this post over at jkOnTheRun, CompUSA is closing up to half of its brick and mortar stores.  While customers should be able to clean up with discounts starting around 20% off, the big question to me is why.

Personally, I think this is a natural cycle for the computer industry.  The consumer base has gotten comfortable with Internet purchasing of big-ticket items like computers and HD TVs among other things.  At the same time, more and more technology products have been comoditized to the point that you can find almost everything you need at Wal-Mart, Target, or K-Mart.  Not to mention long-time technology chains like BestBuy and Circuit City carrying everything from laptops, to cell phones, to car stereos, to HD TVs, to refrigerators, to… you get the point.

Trying to be a computer superstore when computing products are as common as toasters is a tough business.  I’m not surprised that they are reducing the number of retail outlets when you factor it all in.  Of course, this is my opinion of what’s happening, and did not contact CompUSA for any information on the topic, so take it for what its worth.

Via: jkOnTheRunCompUSA’s closing stores- good deals to be found

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T-Mobile Ranks Highest in Customer Service. Again

Some question why I stick with T-Mobile when there are so many other choices.  Many mobile service providers have better phone selections or provide faster mobile data services.

One of the reasons is that the service I get from their support teams is unmatched.  The other big reason is the very competitive pricing compared to the other national carriers.  3G will come along in due time – I have no desire (or the pocketbook) to pay bleeding-edge prices for mobile data.  I’ve also got the phone that I had been waiting nearly 5 years for.

Though, 2007 seems like it will be a great year for T-Mobile again as they have the wireless spectrum to roll out 3G services.  They are also focusing on bringing the best phones in price/performance to their lineup.  Their work on getting the BlackBerry Pearl, and the Windows Mobile based Dash are examples of this.  Affordable phones that fit the needs of their customers, not just the 1% that want’s the latest phone to hit the FCC website.

My T-Mobile MDA will be a year old in March, though I have been using one since Oct. 2005.  It has been everything that I’d ever wanted in a phone since PDAs started morphing into the phone category.  And with T-Mobile’s continued effort in customer satisfaction, I’ll remain a Tmo customer with their upcoming network upgrades and phone selection.

Via: Wireless WeekT-Mobile Ranks Highest in Customer Service. Again.

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