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Best Western Hotels – often a good value
Reviews (updated October 5, 2011): Friction factor = low (good) moderate high (bad) South Carolina, Myrtle Beach The Carolinian Beach Resort South Carolina, Myrtle Beach Grand Strand Inn & Suites South Carolina, North Myrtle Beach Ocean Sands Beach Resort Utah, Provo CottonTree Inn Utah, Sandy CottonTree Inn Virginia, Roanoke Inn at Valley View [...]
Hotel Discoveries – index to articles
Reviews (updated October 5, 2011): Friction factor = low (good) moderate high (bad) Florida, Orlando Disney World’s Coronado Springs Resort Hawaii, Oahu, North Shore Turtle Bay Resort Nevada, Las Vegas MGM Grand Hotel and The Signature South Carolina, Myrtle Beach The Carolinian Beach Resort South Carolina, Myrtle Beach Grand Strand Inn & Suites [...]
Is Quality Customer Service Dead?
Can a Social Media Uprising Make a Positive Change? Friction Factor = VARIABLE FRICTION Value = SEEKING RELIEF WITH SOME, FINDING IT WITH OTHERS This article last updated: May 7, 2012 Frustration goes nuclear with some companies What do these companies (and many others) have in common about customer [...]
A Beautiful Garden All Season Long
Product: MisterLandscaper.com Friction Factor = LOW FRICTION Value = HIGHLY RECOMMENDED I first published this article in April 2004, updating it here. My Gardens Start Out Beautiful… We have a large vegetable garden and several flower gardens around our two acre yard. I enjoy getting out in the yard [...]
Copy your DVD Movies to Disk
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum Friction Factor = LOW FRICTION Value = RECOMMENDED This article is part of a series related to Are Home Theater PCs Ready for Prime Time? Where to buy this solution: WinX DVD Ripper Platinum WinX DVD Ripper Platinum + WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe Bundle WinX [...]
How important is the protection of your electronic information?
mSecure from mSeven Software Friction Factor = LOW FRICTION Value = RECOMMENDED This article last updated: May 5, 2012 Are you concerned about theft of confidential information that you store electronically? How important is privacy to you? If you’re an “older” individual, your answer may be significantly different from that [...]
Family Fun on the Vegas Strip
Location: MGM Grand Hotel and The Signature Friction Factor = LOW FRICTION Value = HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 http://www.mgmgrand.com 702-891-7777 First Class Fun We don’t gamble, or drink (alcohol), or do wild parties. Our hotel room even looks as neat when we leave [...]
Finally: A Solution for Patient Care Coordination
MedTegra.com’s ReferralSafe™ coordinates patient care accurately and efficiently Friction Factor = LOW FRICTION Value = STRONGLY RECOMMENDED MedTegra ReferralSafes This article describes MedTegra’s ReferralSafes. You will learn how ReferralSafes are used by healthcare providers and facilities to manage referrals, collaborate in a secure, accessible setting, and effectively transition care. This [...]
An Ultraportable Laptop Projector
Product: Optoma PK301 Pico Projector and Da-Lite Pico Portable Projection Screen Friction Factor = MODERATE FRICTION Value = ALMOST BUT NOT QUITE The Need I want a laptop projector for on-the-road presentations. My requirements: ultraportable—ideally fitting in my laptop carrying case battery power with a few hours’ battery life [...]
Server Hosting: Finding the Best Company
Company: Digital Forest Friction Factor = LOW FRICTION Value = HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 12101 Tukwila International Blvd., Suite 410, Seattle, WA 98168 http://www.forest.net 877-720-0483, 206-838-1630 On Hosting Services For the last three decades I have been involved in the development of cloud-based software applications. In the pre-Web days this was [...]
About Cloudstepper
My use of "Cloudstepper" began decades ago as I was involved in hot air ballooning, sky diving, and other feet-off-the-ground activities. I even have Cherokee blood to add to its legitimacy (smile). But my nom de plume took on a new meaning as I became involved in early cloud-based application development BTW (before the Web). An electrical engineer, my career spans work on Atlas-Centaur rockets, a government intelligence agency, and a lot of effort in the development of cloud-based collaboration services.