It took longer than anticipated while they debated over how much vacation time I’d get and whether or not my job title would have the “senior” appelation added to it, but I finally got my official offer letter week before last. (Yeah, I’m way behind on this whole blogging thing. *laugh*) The salary was lower … [Read more…]
Whoa, Logic isn't dead after all. But it might as well be, it's still dead to me. From a quick glance through the manual for the just-announced Logic 8, it looks like you still can't record the output of a software instrument other than bouncing to disk, and you still have to go into the … [Read more…]
Talking with a co-worker yesterday, an interesting theory came about regarding apple's iPhone fubar. Pretend you're Apple. The iPhone comes out, and is the hottest thing on the market for a few weeks. Then, sales drop. Precipitously. You need to rescue the device's moribund sales. What do you do? You slash prices. Dramatically. You know … [Read more…]
Time Warner Cable is officially being kicked to the curb. I let them jerk me around for 6 weeks waiting for an HD cable box, now they’re trying to jerk me around on Cable Cards for my Tivo HD. So I called their competitor, Wide Open West, today. Pricing is about the same, I get … [Read more…]
“We have decided to offer every iPhone customer who purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T, and who is not receiving a rebate or any other consideration, a $100 store credit towards the purchase of any product at an Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online Store.” Nice work guys. Still, it's disillusioning that … [Read more…]
I'm told I will be receiving an official offer letter from the company I'm contracting with tomorrow. I told them up front I'd only be willing to consider an offer if it was competitive with my current hourly rate, so here's hoping they don't low ball me. I went this route with this same company … [Read more…]
Dear Apple, Inc., I go into the purchase of a new product, particularly a brand new one, knowing full well that a price drop is an inescapable eventuality. I knew the iPhone I paid $600 would certainly be dropped in price, expectedly by the Christmas shopping season. I accept this, and live with the extra … [Read more…]