Coming from someone who does not watch much TV at all, DVR is more than enough. It is just perfect. You can pause, rewind, fast foward and schedule recordings that you can watch commercial-free later on. This saves so much time and eliminates those unnecessary and time-consuming commercials.
Someone who spends over 10 hours a week in front of a TV screen may demand more from their cable provider but who wants more than 1000+ channels? Not me. Honestly, as long as my TV can record my favorite shows every time they air and I can zoom past the commercials, I am more than happy.
Monday, April 9, 2007
Monday, April 2, 2007
Perfect Mobile Phone
My cell phone service provider is T-mobile and I must say that I'm a pretty content customer. I get a good amount of minutes with unlimited mobile-to-mobile, texting, pictures and video messaging, voicemail, internet, games, ringtones, etc. for one low monthly price. My calls don't drop frequesntly and I have service in most places. The only thing that I wish to eliminate about T-mobile is the frequent text messages that advertise new services or updates in the company. Although courteous, they can become very annoying. I honestly prefer to receive an email about thse sort of things.
I consider myself to be a pretty basic and simple cell phone user. As long as my phone can dial and text, I'm fine. I don't use the internet feautures or play with the games. I do not demand things like high-speed internet access and software portability on my phone. I do demand a small phone and a cheap plan that offers a decent amount of minutes and lets not forget: unlimited texting is a must-have.
Phones should definately be cheaper and taxes should not be so high. A $50 plan ends up being about $73 due to insurance, taxes and misc. fees. All phones should provide service overseas, even if it is more expensive. Individual texts should also be cheaper; free incoming as long as you're within the same network or packages where you can mix picture, video and text messages should be offered. Also, extra minutes should rollover to the next month, just like Cingular's "Rollover Minutes" plan or the money should be refunded. This will probably leave service providers with a lot less profit but it will definately bring more customers.
I consider myself to be a pretty basic and simple cell phone user. As long as my phone can dial and text, I'm fine. I don't use the internet feautures or play with the games. I do not demand things like high-speed internet access and software portability on my phone. I do demand a small phone and a cheap plan that offers a decent amount of minutes and lets not forget: unlimited texting is a must-have.
Phones should definately be cheaper and taxes should not be so high. A $50 plan ends up being about $73 due to insurance, taxes and misc. fees. All phones should provide service overseas, even if it is more expensive. Individual texts should also be cheaper; free incoming as long as you're within the same network or packages where you can mix picture, video and text messages should be offered. Also, extra minutes should rollover to the next month, just like Cingular's "Rollover Minutes" plan or the money should be refunded. This will probably leave service providers with a lot less profit but it will definately bring more customers.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Social Networks - not so private after all.
Companies are now tracking down their current or potential employees via Myspace, Facebook or any other social networking website in order to see whether they are demonstrating behavior that is acceptable ... is this right?
I believe not. My personal opinion is that this is a violation of privacy on behalf of the corporation. If this employee has committed any sort of serious crime or misdemeanor, Human Resources will be able to report that. Now, I am not one to drink, smoke or do something that I may regret or perhaps not even remember the day after, but I do not judge those who do. Everyone is just trying to have a good time; whatever their definition of a "good time" is and whatever they do in order to have a good time is nobody's business but theirs and the ones who they chose to spend their time with. Whether or they choose to publish pictures of themselves having a "good time" on the net should not be a problem as long as it is not affecting the corporation they work for.
I believe that companies should keep out of their employees' personal lives. As long as they are satisfied with the workers performance and as this employee is not sabotaging or misrepresenting the company in some way, everything should be fine.
I believe not. My personal opinion is that this is a violation of privacy on behalf of the corporation. If this employee has committed any sort of serious crime or misdemeanor, Human Resources will be able to report that. Now, I am not one to drink, smoke or do something that I may regret or perhaps not even remember the day after, but I do not judge those who do. Everyone is just trying to have a good time; whatever their definition of a "good time" is and whatever they do in order to have a good time is nobody's business but theirs and the ones who they chose to spend their time with. Whether or they choose to publish pictures of themselves having a "good time" on the net should not be a problem as long as it is not affecting the corporation they work for.
I believe that companies should keep out of their employees' personal lives. As long as they are satisfied with the workers performance and as this employee is not sabotaging or misrepresenting the company in some way, everything should be fine.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship ... such a pretty little word. As a Business Management major and daughter of business owners, it is no surprise that I have a fond interest in entrepreneurship. The idea of starting my own business and being my own boss brings more than a smile to my face and hope to my heart ... but it is much more complicated than it seems.
I'm convinced that I can do it but I do not have many ideas as to what type of business I would like to start. I will probably seek venture capital in order to raise capital to build the business, but that all depends on the type of organization. Thinking and planning about whether I would like to start a business alone or create a partnership is also a time-consuming activity that involves careful calculations. Since I would not like my business to be one of the many small businesses that fail every year, much thought and organization must go into it.
I always thought that placing a unisex hair salon in Fordham would be an excellent idea. There are only about 3 in the area and they are located past Arthur avenue. Therefore, our competition would be close to none. Placing a beauty salon on campus will be conveniently close for all students and I'm sure that it will bring great business.
NYC is full of entrepreneurs. A business is probably more likely to fail here than in any other state due to all of the competition out there. Good luck to all of those aspiring entrepreneurs - we're going to need it!
I'm convinced that I can do it but I do not have many ideas as to what type of business I would like to start. I will probably seek venture capital in order to raise capital to build the business, but that all depends on the type of organization. Thinking and planning about whether I would like to start a business alone or create a partnership is also a time-consuming activity that involves careful calculations. Since I would not like my business to be one of the many small businesses that fail every year, much thought and organization must go into it.
I always thought that placing a unisex hair salon in Fordham would be an excellent idea. There are only about 3 in the area and they are located past Arthur avenue. Therefore, our competition would be close to none. Placing a beauty salon on campus will be conveniently close for all students and I'm sure that it will bring great business.
NYC is full of entrepreneurs. A business is probably more likely to fail here than in any other state due to all of the competition out there. Good luck to all of those aspiring entrepreneurs - we're going to need it!
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Overpriced CDs
I would like to comment on Black Owl's latest blog on Music Prices:
"Music cd’s should probably sell for about $5 to $7 dollars. How much does a fully packaged cd cost to print and deliver? $1? Less? Again, I can’t see how people wouldn’t well more music if it were less expensive. And pirate less."
Yes, artists make a ridiculous amount of money due to overpriced CDs, merchandise and concert tickets. Should CDs really be this expensive? Maybe they aren't really that expensive since most CDs have more to offer now. Many now include videos and interactive computer content, which costs more money to make and produce.
Maybe artists shouldn't be making more money than teachers or doctors who save lives, but this may just be an exchange for giving up their privacy, which is one thing that celebrities do not have anymore.
"Music cd’s should probably sell for about $5 to $7 dollars. How much does a fully packaged cd cost to print and deliver? $1? Less? Again, I can’t see how people wouldn’t well more music if it were less expensive. And pirate less."
Yes, artists make a ridiculous amount of money due to overpriced CDs, merchandise and concert tickets. Should CDs really be this expensive? Maybe they aren't really that expensive since most CDs have more to offer now. Many now include videos and interactive computer content, which costs more money to make and produce.
Maybe artists shouldn't be making more money than teachers or doctors who save lives, but this may just be an exchange for giving up their privacy, which is one thing that celebrities do not have anymore.
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Limewire
What's my take on Limewire downloading? Yes, it is wrong - we've all heard it before, but I believe that those people who do it are doing it for a reason. If you think about it, doing the "right thing" can be pretty expensive. For example, when you buy an ipod, which is, on average $300; in order to enjoy it and actually put it to use, you must buy at least 500 songs, which will cost you an extra $500. This means that this $300 iPod is now costing you $800 ... and that's only for NOW because in a few weeks, I'm sure there will be new songs and new hits which you will want to buy as well. It will become an added expense that most people could easily illiminate, which is why most prefer the common commodity of limewire download. If the songs were cheaper or if iTunes offered certain packages to help users save money, there will probably be a decrease in limewire downloads for iPods, but until then, I believe that nothing will change ...
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Pretzels!
Michael Techtmann's first post entitled Future Career Path was very interesting to me. I can't believe that he has already started his own company at such a young age. Pretzels, yummy! That is huge. I'm glad to see that his pretzel company is doing well and I hope that it will continue to do well. Good luck, Michael!
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