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How much does a website cost?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by intoit

I continually get these emails from companies offering to build me a website. So my aim here is to provide a historical perspective on such costs and will update these each eary. It has become a cut throat industry in … Continue reading →

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Pikes Peak Gets New Bigfoot Sign

Posted on March 10, 2012 by intoit
bigfoot road sign for Pikes Peak

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If you have ever taken the circular drive up to the summit of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, CO (USA), you would unmistakeably come across an interesting sign.

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Cable should be forced to stick with packaged programming.

Posted on January 10, 2012 by intoit

After years of successful lobbying against the potential for FCC to mandate an a la carte video offering, wasting countless tax payer dollars and untold millions of cable subscriber fees the business of cable television is supposedly scrambling to recover … Continue reading →

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Potential Sighting – North of Waverly, IA

Posted on December 23, 2011 by intoit
Thicket of trees near Waverly Iowa

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CB was picking mushrooms with dog, noticed a number of deer in the area but most unusual was the fact that the deer (while they could easily see him) were not looking at him but rather in another direction (thought … Continue reading →

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Bremer Count Fair Should Seek “Quality” not “Quantity”

Posted on December 23, 2011 by intoit

As the Bremer County Fair nears 140 years of age, an effort is underway to seek potential relocation the fair from its cozy, sheltered location in the center of Waverly (the county seat) to a featureless flat ground provided by … Continue reading →

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CSG Systems – One of the few remaining service bureaus

Posted on March 12, 2009 by intoit

CSGS recent announcement of it winning the remaining portion of billing services from Charter Communications (CHTR) Currently CHTR splits its billing services for its 5.5mm subscribers 60/40 between Convergys (CVG) ICOMS (Integrated Communications Operations Management System) solution and CSGS. CHTR … Continue reading →

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The 2008 Flood is Over

Posted on January 26, 2009 by intoit

The flood of 2008 was a memorable event. If you pretty much follow the Cedar River down through Iowa (which starts in the central NE part of the state, down through SE part and on into the Mississippi river), you … Continue reading →

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Who’s Hiring and Who’s Not: Results of a completed survey

Posted on January 23, 2009 by intoit

With all the pull backs in hiring, it is getting hard to find companies with any openings. So, out of curiosity, I made a list of 33 companies I’ve been asked recently about and ranked them by their perspective job … Continue reading →

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Who Would Steal a Garbage Can?

Posted on January 7, 2009 by intoit

After last week’s snow storm came and went, I found my garage door frozen shut. So, rather than digging it out, I elected to place this week’s empty garbage can (a newer Rubbermaid dark green can with wheels) outside the … Continue reading →

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Remote Disk Imaging – OS Disk Isolation

Posted on November 2, 2007 by intoit

As the risks of running a compromised personal computer (PC) becomes increasingly more expensive to individual computer users (from an identity management and administrative perspective), the day is fast approaching where every computer will come standard with not one, but two … Continue reading →

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