The Changing Times - Email

Thought I'd write about an example of the changing times. Although many of us make extensive use of Email these days, there are many in the younger generation who don't have time for "old fashioned" things like Email. They are too busy talking or texting on their cell phones!

Sometimes, this is the reason that we don't see answers to our Emails. Of course, our Emails also might not get past a spam filter, the answer might not get past a spam filter, or there may be any other number of technical explanations.

In summary, if an Email is important and you don't receive a response, verify that it was received by sending another Email or trying an alternative means of communication.

Best Buys, Great Deals and Free Stuff

To those of you who haven't visited my home page, I thought I'd mention that it might be worth a few minutes of your time to scan the great deals including free stuff that I list there. It's a compilation of good deals that I've found mainly on the Internet. I put it together partly so that I would have one place that I could go to see all this info but also so that friends good take advantage of my findings. The first two topics of the dozen or so are about Telecommunications services that I sell. The rest are services or other offerings that I have either taken advantage of myself or that I intend to take advantage of at some point. Info is included on Free Directory Assistance, Free software including things like antivirus software, firewalls, spyware removers, and many other useful areas. View my home page at JoeBudelis.homestead.com.

Helping to stop Leukemia, Lymphoma, Hodgkin Lymphoma and Myeloma from taking more lives

I just signed up to participate in an endurance event to help stop Leukemia, Lymphoma, Hodgkin Lymphoma and Myeloma from taking more lives. I'm doing so through The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training. Visit my Team in Training page and make a donation, however small.

New Approach to Borrowing and Lending Money

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Vegas and Utah

We were so busy traveling in March and with college application decisions, etc, that April was a catch-up month and I only now realize that we didn't post anything here about our March trips.

Vegas I took my annual trip to the Channel Partners meeting in Vegas at the beginning of the month - it's a chance to learn about new Telecommunications service offerings and to spend some time with others on our Telecom team. Since Valorie is getting involved with me in the business, she accompanied me. Val is helping develop our VAR Partner network. Although some of our meetings were useful to her, she especially enjoyed a little gambling and the shopping!

Utah We spent 10 days in Utah. It was our first visit to the state and we enjoyed it. We started with a few days in Salt Lake City during which we learned a little about the Mormons. After a side trip to Sundance during which Val and KDB enjoyed the spa, we then went up North to the Eden Valley. Although the weather at the condo where we stayed was actually warmer and sunnier than weather in NJ during that period, the skiing on Powder Montain was fantastic.

It's Barnard College

Finally, KDB has made her decision that she will attend Barnard College. It was a difficult choice between Barnard and Tufts.

VoIP (Voice Over IP) Demystified

This weekend, I gave a couple presentations on VoIP (Voice Over IP) Demystified at the Trenton Computer Festival. You can see an Abstract of the presentations at the bottom of
http://www.tcf-nj.org/web/TCF-2007-Talks-and-Forums-on-Saturday-Room-RC-D.html.

Privacy???!!!!!!

KDB considered that I was invading her privacy and insisted that I remove comments in this blog about her, her awards and the college application process.