Get Human!

Did you get a great deal on phone service, only to find that there was a mistake on your bill? And now, every time you try to call, you get cycled through voice mail hell? Or maybe you have this same problem with the cable company, the bank, or tech support? Now there is a resource for you to look up ways to get around the numbers, codes, responses, that cycle you eternally in the automated queue. Gethuman.com is a site that maintains a database of frequently called customer service numbers, and the tricks to actually get a person on … Continue reading

Research & Presentation (Part 2)

If you missed Part 1 of Research & Presentation be sure to read that here. At any rate (where was I? Oh yes!) I was talking about note taking and the dual-crucial skills of Structure and Importance. Now, note taking is just one area where these two skills are important. It turns out that they are important for a wide variety of activities (both in school and in the “real world”). One of those areas is for giving a presentation. Today I’ll be talking about prepping for a presentation. You know that whole saying about first impressions? If you’re thinking … Continue reading

Cell Phones Part 3 – Plans and Promotions

We’ve talked about coverage; we’ve talked about phones, now it’s time for the next important decision. Your service plan you use with the phone. Plans. What plan to pick? There are so many! That depends on your usage and what company you decide chose. To simplify this for an example we will make up three plans: Local, Regional and National. Imagine that the Local plan covers my state of Pennsylvania, the Regional will cover the East Coast, and National the fifty states of the union. This leads us to roaming. In the past anytime you were using the cell phone … Continue reading