Logging into the Windows 2003 Server felt like“ Zaphod Beeblebrox trying to fly Mr Hotblack Desiato’s spaceship: “Every time you try to operate on of these weird black controls that are labelled in black on a black background, a little… Read More »All-Black logon screen on Windows 2003
I’ve got a user who was experiencing repeated issues printing PDFs to his HP 1022n printer.“ About every 5-10 days,printing would grind to a halt, and the Print Spooler would repeatedly crash.“ Usually a restart of the computer (or the… Read More »Printing PDFs with a HP 1022n
When I started working for my new employer, one of the biggest problems staring me in the face was an aging BlackBerry Professional server. Running on an aging Windows 2000 server, this BB Professional version 4 server was licensed for 11 users, but was supporting over 20 BlackBerry users.“ It looked like the previous admin would set up users, and then delete them, adding other users.“ The deleted users would keep syncing until the server was rebooted.“ Not an ideal situation, to say the least.
The solution was obvious – migrate the users to the new BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express software.“ It’s free, has better support for Exchange 2007, and did I mention, that its free?“ I had it downloaded and installed on our Exchange server in a matter of minutes.“ I set up my BB on it, and soon had email flowing smoothly to it.“ The big problem was: how do I get 22 BlackBerries spread across two states in the hands of very non-technical users?“ Read More »BlackBerry Professional to BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express migration
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Like most aspiring dot-com moguls, I am fairly dependent on staying in Google’s good graces.“ I’ve got $122.72 in my AdSense account right now, waiting for the next payout.“ If I manage to get my AdSense account suspended or banned,… Read More »Stupidity Shield – how to keep from clicking on your own AdSense ads
So, you have some books laying around? Think selling them online could make you come cash and clear out some space? It’s definitely a possibility, but where should you sell them? There are five major options for the amateur bookseller: Half.com, Amazon, eBay, ABE and Alibris. All five have their strengths and weaknesses, but my biggest concern when looking at selling my extra books was the cost. Seller’s fees, shipping, etc. can take a toll on the bottom line. So I set out to see who has the most seller-friendly pricing structure. This what I came up with:
| Selling | Profit at: | ||||
| Price | Half.com | Amazon | Ebay | Alibris* | ABE** |
| $5.00 | $4.21 | $2.79 | $0.74 | -$0.16 | $0.23 |
| $25.00 | $21.21 | $19.79 | $19.99 | $15.84 | $17.53 |
| $55.00 | $48.36 | $45.29 | $49.02 | $39.84 | $43.48 |
| $125.00 | $112.46 | $104.79 | $116.69 | $95.84 | $104.03 |
| $300.00 | $277.46 | $253.54 | $286.00 | $235.84 | $255.40 |
| $1,000.00 | $949.96 | $848.54 | $963.25 | $795.84 | $860.90 |
| * $19 annual fee divided into a hypothetical 300 books a year, with a $1/book charge for ‘basic’ plan ** $25 monthy fee divided into a hypothetical 25 books |