UVA library and Google
All the time I spent in Alderman Library's stacks in high school ... now Google is going to have all the books. Google will digitize hundreds of thousands of books from the Library, including selected portions of the Library's American history, literature, and humanities works…
Upgraded to 2.0.5
I upgraded to Wordpress 2.0.5 this morning and most things seem to be ok, save for the sideblog appears in the main blog and sideblog. Upgrading is always a tense time for me. Please let me know if you happen to find anything not working…
Links for 13 November 2006
Condo Buyers Take Developers to Court Over Failed Promises - I wonder if we'll see any of these in the Charlottesville area. What to do when a Builder Offers to find you a loan - Read the whole thing with an extremely critical eye. Helping…
At least I tried
And sometimes, that's enough. If I could, I would change my answer to the "what is one of your greatest accomplishment" question. One of my greatest accomplishments is through my coaching of my daughter's soccer team. I have coached her for most of her career…
We’ll all be Earthcraft soon
And that qualifies as a "good thing." At an open house this weekend, a builder and I were discussing homeowners' evolving wants and demands in their homes. Friday, I met with some potential buyers who spoke to exactly what I foresee as being what is…
Cracks widen in MLS dominance
I remember splitting wood when I was a kid - putting the wedge in the center of the log, tapping it in and then *wham*! splitting it open with the sledgehammer. That's what Google did this morning when they announced their new and improved real…
Links for 10 November 2006
Power, quality of life and broadband We live in public What real people use on the web Do real estate agents have a secret agenda? Um, some do. If they do not disclose any additional fees that they may receive, they are, in my book,…
Good customer service from bluehost
And hopefully a quicker blog. I (and thousands of others) received the following email from the CEO of Bluehost.com. I don't necessarily understand the how, but I do appreciate the why and recognize what I perceive to be good customer service. It's the personal touch.…