Speedy Gambling

I had been listing my phone number on my website for a while, but when traffic took a surge, I knew that it just wasn’t going to work. Being a staff of one, I soon found out that this would be more than I could handle.

That ‘Foreign’ Guy

I still feel so badly about this, but I couldn’t understand a single word from a man who called me one day inquiring about either ‘tampelaters” or “timpolters”. He had a thick accent which I was completely unprepared for. I assumed he was talking about buying templates, but other than that I just don’t know! The only thing I could do was say ‘yes’ repeatedly until he finally said in a somewhat normal cheerful tone, “A thankoyoua mamma” and that was that. He sounded content with our conversation, so I guess that’s all I could hope for. This problem occurred a few times.

Advice Seekers

I don’t know how many times people would call just to talk about their problems! They didn’t want to buy anything, they just wanted advice on everything from, “How do I increase my pagerank?” to “Can you help me figure out this cgi code?” Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy helping people, but I can’t sit for hours with one person on the phone trying to help them solve problems which could easily be resolved with a trip to Google.

God’s Gift To Women

Oh my, I’ve had a few interesting calls from guys who just wanted to see if they could “have a date” (which is putting it mildly). One even offered to send me a Paypal payment. Yikes.

Telemarketers

I didn’t mind these guys as much because they’re pretty easy to handle. If they persist after repeatedly telling them “not interested”, I simply tell them where to put their script and hang up the phone. I don’t have time for their nonsense.

Pranksters

I guess kids still get their kicks pranking people on the phone. What’s not funny is when you’re alone in the house and someone is claiming they are standing in the bushes watching me as they talk on their cell phone. (My paranoia had been fueled by a documentary I saw on internet stalkers who become obsessed with people they meet online even by just looking at a photo – eek!)

Midnight Callers

Despite putting a notice on the site along with a clock showing the actual time in my area, I had a number of people call late at night. The lesson here being: Don’t count on people reading a single word on your site, but do count on them bugging you because they can’t seem to figure out that the FAQ section was created to specifically answer their questions.

In the end, I had a decision to make – get an extra phone line, or simply remove my phone number. I decided removing my number was the best choice because the majority of legitimate calls could have been easily addressed through the FAQ section and by email. This would also eliminate the problems I was experiencing with strange callers, people I simply couldn’t understand, and other annoyances.

Maybe it was all just bad luck?

If you’ve published your phone number online for a while and haven’t had any problems, then you likely have nothing to worry about. But if you are new to web business, especially if you are a woman, you might want to consider having a separate phone line or simply not publishing a phone number online at all.

Why and how we made Romanticdesktops – Part 2

In part one of this article, we had discussed about the how and why of making RomanticDesktops and about the wallpapers. In this second part, we will look at how the screensavers have been designed. screensavers were earlier used to protect the computer screens. After the advent of latest desktop screens, they are not of that much use in protective role, but are widely used for visual appeal.

Difference between wallpapers and screensavers -

The major difference between wallpapers and screensavers is the running time. Download this screensaver and see how long it runs compared to wallpapers. Screensaver Link The text on the screensaver talks of the exhilaration of love. The video shots are mainly of ocean waves.

Why designers love making screensavers

As a designer, one gets more freedom in designing screensavers, as the running time is more. One can use more effects, more shots and play with the effect of the text in various ways. A wallpaper has to remain mostly static. That is why designers love making screensavers.

The screensavers are divided in five categories -

Love Flowers | Love Hearts | Life In Love | Love Thoughts | Romantic Scenes

To create a good website is a challenging task, but if one is happy with the results, it is a very satisfying work. all of us webmasters feel very happy when we feel that our visitors are enjoying our work. Isn’t it.

In the next part of this article, we will discuss more about the preview pages, the layout, thumbnail design and other design elements.

Tech execs are confident consumers will soon change how they make phone calls reducing the need for a phone service from a traditional provider. VoIP essentially turns telephone calls into just another piece of software running over an IP network, and due to this simplicity the future for VoIP seems pregnant with possibilites.

From the very start when Skype emerged on the scene the industry has been on fire. Google has entered the VoIP industry with an IM and voice application and is testing a wireless customer service that has the potential to deliver data to wireless devices.

The tech companies are already beginning to launch dual function products such as cameras which appear standard but when a person slides the back of the camera down, it reveals a full keyboard. Memory sticks that store from 64 megabytes to 1 gigabyte preloaded with a softphone are also now available. They come with a microphone and earphones.

Companies such as Google, Yahoo, and EarthLink have already played around with such technology. Last autumn Yahoo added improved VoIP calling to its Yahoo Messenger. Google has debuted Google Talk. AOL has told the world it would be offering its VoIP service called TotalTalk. AOL’s TotalTalk will essentially let people replace their traditional landlines. It has advanced communication features, such as unified voice, e-mail and instant messaging, and call-management.

It could be argued the phone companies will face a huge challenge with these drastic changes emerging with VoIP technology.