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Hello. I am Joel Marcey, author of this personal blog.
Check out my joint venture with acclaimed programming language instructor, Rex Jaeschke, called Programming Classroom
I am also owner of Twin Roots, a consulting and software development company.
Category Archives: Google
My Communications Infrastructure is led by Google Voice (with teammates the iPhone and Ooma)
In the last month I have completely revamped my communications infrastructure, hopefully for the better. Here are the before and after pictures. Before After Yep. I am using Google Voice as a hub for phone communications. My Google Voice number … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Collaboration, Google, Personal, Technology
Tagged Communication, Google Voice, iPhone, Ooma, Vonage
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Installing LAMP and WordPress on Slicehost (or elsewhere) Redux
[Disclaimer: I am not responsible for any mishaps that may occur by following these steps or advice because you follow them out of your own free will.] — I figure I better put that up-front, again. My original post on … Continue reading
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Company Spam and Scam
At 8:44 PM last night, I get this email in my Apple Mail inbox from someone named “lisa rey” with the subject “Idea for [joelmarcey.com]“. Hey somebody has an idea for my blog!! Great! Ding! Obviously spam or a scam, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Google, Miscellaneous
Tagged GMail, Scams, Search Engine Optimization, SEO, Spam
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My First International (Spanish) Comment Spam
Well, comment spam is coming at me in other languages now. Here is the latest gem that my blog spam filter caught: Hola a todos, en mi primer post me gustaría compartir algo con vosotros, Ya sabéis que para buscar … Continue reading
Gmail Accounts and the Mysterious Dot Caper
GMail treats dots (.) in accounts specially for some reason. Here is my story. Continue reading
Google Chrome is "Officially" Released; and Gmail is still in Beta?
Well, talk about interesting. As seen in this article, Google has dropped the beta label from its web browser, called Chrome. Why do I find this interesting? Well, a product coming out of beta into release is actually … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Google, Mac, Technology, Windows
Tagged Beta, Chrome, GMail, Software
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How I Resolved the “There Was A Problem with this Installation. Windows Live Suite Was Not Installed” Catastrophic Error
So I wanted to install the latest version of Windows Live Mail. I figured OK, that should be easy. (Note: I am running Vista x64 w/ SP 1) I went to http://www.windowslive.com/Explore/Mail and clicked on the Get It Now Button … Continue reading
Posted in Google, Microsoft, Technology, Windows
Tagged Betas, Windows Installer, Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Suite Install Error, Windows Live Writer
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If You Are A Yahoo! Stockholder, Are You Mad This Evening?
After seeing the news that Microsoft has abandoned its bid for Yahoo!, do you think the average Yahoo! shareholder is angry that they are unable to now get $33/share for Yahoo! stock, and instead is going to have to watch … Continue reading
Microsoft offers 44.6 Billion for Yahoo!
[Update: It is 44.6 not 44.5 billion -- that 100 million may not be significant to Bill G., but it is to us mortals ] [Update: Would Microsoft try a hostile takeover if Yahoo! rejects the offer? That would be … Continue reading
When Is It Inappropriate To Blog?
I came across an interesting blog post today about Google’s Intranet infrastructure. You can read the post for yourself, but let’s just say it gives what appears to be inside information about how the Google intranet is structured, some of … Continue reading