Please lose all my numbers and addresses, Jeanne Anne

Dearest Jeanne Anne,

I Have told you 20,000,000 times NOT To use hotmail.

I Have told you 20,000,000 times NOT To call me about your  hotmail problems.

I Have told you 20,000,000 times to Write Down what I tell you.  Instead of asking me the same question 10 times.... On 10 different weeks.

You choose to totally disrespect me. 

You do not pay me. 

You have never paid me 1 red cent. 

You constantly call and bother me --- as if you were paying me. 

Then you spit in my face by calling and asking me to recommend someone that you can actually pay - (well, someone your "friend" can pay FOR YOU, actually, as you said) - after you've taken so much of my time - and after I've told you 20,000,000 times what to do.

You always do the opposite of what I recommend.

I don't know what your stingy self centered problem is.... but I want you rid from my life. 

I've discovered for the first time in my life, that my patience in fact is not Unlimited.

This has been going on for a year and a half or more. 

Enough is enough.

Please lose my phone numbers and my email addresses.

Please do not come to any of my meetings. 

I WILL NOT help you anymore.

I wish you all the success in exploring these issues you have. 

I hope someday you can rid yourself of stinginess and self centered pure selfishness.

My bet is this will fall on deaf ears.

In fact I'll bet 1000 dollars cash.

Good luck,

Bruce

From Technology comes Art: Speak this Aloud ...and it's a Poetry Reading

an automated transcript of background conversation from our office just now, courtesy of google voice:

And everything and the hello, hey.
The walkway Mr. I love you
bye delivery.
But you didn't starts
hello operator
but says we've got it right,
you can, yeah So I thought.
Hall, solution some.
But I thought it was.
Hello.
This is an love you bye.
Bye, fast Chris.
Well, Regis page alright.
This is judge, just the, hey hey.
Stef.
Just found sustained store phone
but hello hello. Hello.
Hey, ceremonies.
Since First of all thanks
okay hey so that way.
All if it huh okay, but it 2.
They wouldn't wouldn't okay.
Hey, sheesh, okay ohh Hello hello,
ignorance.
The little bit bigger where you are.
Hey girl.
More, okay.
The alright bro.

-- an automated transcript of background conversation from our office just now, courtesy of google voice

 

How NOT to use Email vs. How TO use Email

It feels like spam when you get information you didn't ask for.

Am I right?

We all do it.

You read something... some article or something... and you think of
someone....

"Ahhhh.. Anthony might be interested in this!"

...and then you forward that information to Anthony.

When Anthony gets that email (or text message or whatever), it "feels
like" spam.

99.99% of the time... People don't WANT to receive information they
didn't ask for.

What's better?

"Hey, Anthony! How are you today? Some guy sent me this
information about a shared office space in Midtown West. I
immediately thought of you.... Want me to send you the details?"

THAT is what people want. .....a personal message ....asking
permission ...before sending details.

Don't be lazy.

Respect the time of your friends.

It's simple.

ASK PERMISSION before sending information to people.

( By the way, I wrote this item as a reminder to MYSELF. ;)

Our Love/Hate Relationship with Forwarding Items via Email: I Propose a New Email Syntax Etiquette

UPDATE:   I have now decided on this approach...  

I have added the following lines to my email signature:

Please read...
My Email Policy:      http://is.gd/fOa04    

If you click on "My Email Policy", you'll see what I am telling the world about the type of email I wish to receive...  and the type of email I wish to Not receive. 

If you agree with this "email policy"... Feel free to Copy & Paste the above lines, and use them in your own email signature too.

_____________

I propose a new email syntax.... a new etiquette, really.

Here are two really important ideas that I think could improve email for everyone... even without any major new advances in technology:

IDEA NUMBER ONE

When you forward an article or video to me, append the word " // reading " to the very end of the Subject line.

Like:

Subject: NEW YORK TIMES New Web Service Solves the What to Watch Conundrum // reading

Then... I created a FILTER within my email application -- (gmail, in my case) -- to automatically take EVERY MESSAGE CONTAINING THE WORD "reading" in the Subject line.... and...

  1. Mark it as "Not Important" (in gmail's Priority Inbox system) ...and...
  2. Add the tag "reading" to it (optionally) ...or...
  3. Automatically Archive it (optionally) ...or... automatically Delete it (optionally)


This way, personal messages written specifically to you... will still  get the Important priority. Your forwarded articles and videos get tagged and marked as Not Important (or low priority).... or even Archived or Deleted... automatically.

So, here's what you have to do:

(A) Tell everyone you know to add the word " // reading " to the end of everything they forward to you.

As one example, my email signature includes this line:

"Please don't FORWARD anything to me unless you add the word 'reading' to the very end of the Subject line. Thank you for your consideration."

(B) Create an appropriate Filter within your email application to filter those "reading" messages appropriately... for you... according to your own personal preferences.

It could be enforced by requesting all of your friends and family to do so... in one line in your email signature.

IDEA NUMBER TWO

This is a very low-tech idea.... and is intended to be used in addition to the first idea... or separately.

Communicate.

The idea is simple...

Sometimes we really WANT to get those cool tech articles from our good friend George.... But we really DON'T want those crappy political emails he also sends.

Email filtering is pretty much an all-or-nothing proposition. You have to decide between: Automatically Archive EVERY message from George... or NO messages from George.

So why not put some of the burden on HIS human brain...? He IS your friend, after all.

Simply TELL him.

When he sends you political emails, say: "I love you but... Please don't forward items like this to me."

When he sends you tech news about the new phone you just bought, say:  "That was awesome! Thanks!"

When he sends you the religious inspirational video by email, say:  "I love you but... Please don't forward items like this to me."

You get the idea. 

(1) When someone forwards an item to you that you really LOVED....  Reply with a, "That was awesome! Thanks!" 

(2) When someone forwards an item to you that you really were totally not interested in.... Reply with a, "I love you but... Please don't forward items like this to me." 

Hot Tip: Use Gmail's Labs feature called "Canned Responses" to save both of the above responses. That way you can reply with the "THANKS" response, or the "NO THANKS" response, super fast and easy... with only one click of your mouse!


Better ideas? Please post them in the comments below....

 

Why I Would Never Recommend a Roku TV Box

I asked Roku if it's possible to watch downloaded media, TV, movies,
etc.. from your own computer or network or hard drive.

Here is the reply I just received:

_______________________

Dear Bruce,
Thank you for contacting ROKU Customer Service. My Name is Sunil and I
will be helping you with your query.
We apologize for the inconvenience and delay in responding to your
valuable query.
As of now Roku player does not support this feature. We do not have any
ETA on this.
You could find channels details from this link.
http://www.roku.com/roku-channel-store
In future we may extend our partnership with different service.
No updates from our development team regarding this till now.
Any update will be communicated through the ROKU official website.
Please feel free to email us for further queries.
Thank you for providing us with an opportunity to assist you and thank
you for choosing ROKU.
Best Regards,
Sunil
Roku Customer Service.

_______________________

Sorry. Wrong answer.

That defeats the whole purpose of why I would ever recommend a TV box...

I recommend the "Boxee Box",  or the "WD HD Live" box,  or the Boxee software running on a PC.


Only Love,

Bruce

BRUCE RECOMMENDS: We saved $110 per month when we canceled our cable
box... How to Download ANYTHING you want FREE, easy, safe, & LEGAL:
http://freezonetv.com

Feel free to text message me or call me:  646-580-0022

There's only one....  http://OnlyOneTV.com    ;)

How to Save Hundreds of Dollars per Month while Living in the State of the Art in Productive Technology

I've decided to change Bredtech into a Personal Technology Consultancy practice... where I consult with people on everything from smart phones to HDTVs to PCs to phone service... teaching them how to save hundreds of dollars a month, while living in the state of the art in productive technology.

Cool, eh?

New rates will be 200 per hour here or over the phone, or 250 per hour at your home/office.

Bruce Wagner
646-789-5960
http://bredtech.com

How We Use Dropbox as List Manager -- Collaborative -- on Steroids

We simply use one single Dropbox account... (and the Dropbox App for Android, and the Dropbox App for iPhone, and the Dropbox App for Ubuntu Linux, Windows, Mac, Blackberry, etc.) to open any of an unlimited number of plain text files called:

  • To Do List
  • Shopping List
  • Master Projects Outline
  • etc., etc. (as many as you can think of)

It works flawlessly and instantly synchs all changes to all 14 of my computers and all 3 of my phones -- even if I edit the files while on an airplane, or on a subway, (with No Service)... 

It synchs instantly as soon as it gets a signal....

Dropbox even has it's own built-in text editor.

It works on EVERY platform...  and is even accessible without any software...  from the Dropbox.com web site...  even from a cyber cafe in Pattaya, Thailand...

Dropbox is free up to 2GB of space.  But, of course, we find it to be indispensable and we use it as our "file server in the sky"... so we have a pay account and have about 120GB of storage space on it.

WE LOVE DROPBOX.

The 7 Ways to Slow Aging


  1. Don’t ever smoke. Smoking is not only hazardous to your lungs and cardiovascular health, but is also found to increase rate of telomere shortening <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16507852> , which can lead to dysfunction and instability of chromosomes.
  2. De-stress your life. The more stress you have in your life, the greater risk <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15574496>  of increasing the rate of telomere shortening and aging more quickly. How to slow it down? As simple as it might sound, the key is to always have a positive outlook <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19111922>  on life. Plus, enjoy a vacation once in a while, enjoy friends and social activities, receive plenty of sleep every night, and try meditation <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19735238> .
  3. Exercise regularly. By increasing amounts of physical activity, especially intense physical activity, research <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19948976>  shows you could keep your telomeres long and healthy, even buffering <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20520771>  the effects of chronic stress.
  4. Get your antioxidants daily. When high amounts of free radicals attack cells (causing oxidative stress <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12114022> ), they leave no stone unturned making chromosomes and their telomeres vulnerable to shortening. You can best protect yourself by getting plenty of antioxidants in your diet from eating fruits and vegetables daily and supplements.
  5. Never go without fish oil. Fish oil contains long-chain omega-3 fatty acids that are well-known for being healthy to the heart, but recent evidence <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20085953>  has shown that increasing amounts in the diet is associated also with slowing telomere shortening over time. You can get enough by eating fish a couple of times per week and by supplementing with long-chain omega-3s daily.
  6. Get enough of the “sunshine vitamin.” Several discoveries have made vitamin D the most popular nutrient of the decade because of its many benefits including an association <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20376837>  with longer telomere length. You can make sure you’re getting enough by practicing safe sun exposure and supplementing with vitamin D daily.
  7. Practice safe weight loss. Maintaining a healthy weight is important to keep telomeres long. Incorporating Isagenix products into your weight-loss program such as cleansing and replacing meals with IsaLean shakes and bars is helpful for losing weight and slowing telomere shortening.  

( Source:  Isagenix.   See http://isamovie.com  Contact me for more information at: bruce@brucewagner.com )

Only Love,  

Bruce & Ed

There's only one....  http://OnlyOneTV.com    ;)  

You can text message or call me on:  646-580-0022  

Contact us here:  http://is.gd/dyFUR  

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