In just a few short weeks the weather will warm us to the idea of shedding some layers of clothing and even trying on last summer’s bathing suit. It is then, when that Paul Lynde voice behind the dreaded mirror reflection either purrs and winks back or grimaces while hurling awful insults, that we are faced with the consequences of a long winter’s worth of food and exercise choices. I can think of two friends, off the top of my head, to whom the mirror will be kind, but if you are like me, you are woeful at the wiggliness of that skin between your elbow and arm pit, sickened at the size of your thighs, bothered by your blubbery belly… Can I get an “Amen” here, people?
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Today Australia’s Government announced its intent to create a private/public company to build a 100mb/s Ethernet service to 90% of the homes in the country. The new network, with the government owning at least a 51 percent stake, will bring a fiber-to-the-home network with Open Access rules similar to what Poplar Bluff’s City Cable did with Internet access in 2005. [read more]
On the slate for topics this morning with Rick Carl & Company, we will be talking about:
Conficker Virus
The Conficker worm is a computer worm that can infect your computer and spread itself to other computers across a network automatically, without human interaction. If you have an updated version of an AntiVirus program, you should not be at risk.
How Do I know if I have Conficker
To quickly find out if your PC might be one of the millions infected by Conficker, try clicking to Microsoft.com, Symantec.com, and McAfee.com. If you can get to these sites, you’re cool. But if your browser will not let you access any of these websites, then you very likely are infected with Conficker.
How does it work?
What if I get the Virus?
If you suspect that you have the virus (or any virus) that you contact your local computer repair service. semo.net’s Certified Service technicians are the best technicians in the area and our prices are lower than every other repair or service center. Call 686.9114 locally or 877.686.9114 outside of Poplar Bluff and press extension 3.
Semo.net charges only $33.50 to remove viruses from your computer!!!!
semo.net Hydra Internet Service makes the Wall Street Journal
Making a splash yesterday in Newspapers coast to coast, semo.net was touted as developing a service using a product from Mushroom Networks. This new offering was developed and designed by the employees of semo.net in cooperation with the design team from Mushroom Networks.
This new service offering was picked up by Wall Street Journal and several quotes from me were highlighted on the WSJ web site.
Wall Street Journal
semo.net’s Blog about the press we have received on our Hydra service
Windows 7.0 – Preview
We’ve been testing Windows 7.0, Microsoft’s latest operating system, and it is exactly what PC owners have been waiting for. The final release of W7 isn’t due out til the fall or later, but our technicians installed the beta software on one of our test systems that had XP previously. All of the installed programs running on W7 run faster than on XP, and when compared to Vista it is an even more impressive increase.
semo.net is already gearing up for the release of Windows 7.0 because we are in the process of creating a Windows 7 Upgrade Center. We will take your computer, upgrade your ram and your operating system for one low price that will beat the competition in price and turnaround time. At this point, our testing of Windows 7.0 gives us the confidence to suggest an upgrade to EVERYONE running Vista and will be recommending it for most computers running XP if your processor and RAM qualify.
Today was the announcement date for the partnership between semo.net and Mushroom Networks. We’ve been locally selling the Hydra Internet service since January, but the two companies recently struck a deal to bring Broadband Business solutions to Southeast Missouri.
Touting that deal today are articles in Wall Street Journal and Telephony Magazine.
semo.net is looking for the right person to help us sell our newest product offerings to the business community of Southeast Missouri. We have the exclusive right to sell a new business product in a 100-mile radius from Poplar Bluff. This is a great opportunity.
You do not have to have a technical background to do this job, however you must have a great sales background. You will get plenty of training and access to our support team during sales meetings.
You will be asked to set up meetings with Southeast Missouri businesses both online and in person and then follow up that meeting with your sales savvy to close the deal.
We are looking for a highly-motivated, local-area, sales person interested in a commissions-based position. Commissions as high as $500/sale are available.
To be considered for the position please drop a resume by semo.net at 1877 N Westwood Blvd in Poplar Bluff, or email your resume to brian@semo.net.
semo.net’s new Hydra! service provides the business-class reliability that equals that of a T1 but supersedes the speed by providing 10mb/s download and 5mb/s upload.
Introduced in January, semo.net’s Hydra solution is giving businesses the opportunity to download and upload at speeds never available to Southeast Missouri.
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This past week, Microsoft announced that David Porter will head up their Retail Chain. Porter has spent the past two years with Dreamworks and 25 years before that with WalMart.
Unfortunately, here in Southeast Missouri, Microsoft will probably not be on a corner near us any time soon (or ever for that matter). But just like Apple users who trek to St Louis every few months for an IV injection of all things Apple, I’m sure a Microsoft store in St Louis would drain a few local gas tanks.
Confession: Even though my wife’s iPod is our only apple product, I cannot walk past an Apple store. The Apple logo in a like a giant bug light—drawing the geek in my through its doors. I’ve enjoyed the Apple flagship stores in New York and Chicago as well as smaller ones located in malls.
Just like every other company, Microsoft constantly needs to shift, re-shape, and re-market itself for the next generation. [insert your favorite Vista joke here!] I certainly look forward to walking into a Microsoft store complete with the latest in home entertainment, home networking, computing, gaming and more.
I’ve never done this before, but today I called my senators and representative of the U.S. Congress.
I’ve been reading about this “stimulus bill” and I don’t like it. Two weeks ago I saw the mayor of Virginia Beach on the television and he was trying to get part of the stimulus package for his town. He said that for $3.4 million he could employ 11 new employees to repaint their water treatment plant. WHAT? $308,000 is the going rate for a painter these days? Give me $3.4 million dollars and I can employ 50 new people and bring broadband internet to all the places in Southeast Missouri that don’t have it.
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“Selling Short is a natural part of Capitalism.”
When I heard this statement come through my TV speakers, I shouted back at the bobbing head on the screen. I couldn’t disagree more with that statement.
IBM creates worlds fastest Super Computer
IBM sets the new standard for supercomputers with Sequoia claiming it is faster than the Top 500 supercomputers combined!
Wireless Electricity
Honestly…you are not going to believe this. But in less than five years, you can build a home that has NO power outlets.
Hydra! – Business-Class Internet Service
Proven by the recent storms…Hydra! proven to stay online in adverse weather!
