Consulting – The Chronicles of Noivad

Product Feedback: Sometimes the Customer Does Know Best

Aug 29, 2013

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in Communication, Consulting, Philosophy

There’s gold in them thar’ trash: Why companies need to listen to customers. And it isn’t just about social media awareness either.

Tricks and Tools of the Tech Trade

Jun 15, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, Consulting, Philosophy, Products, Software, Work

This article lists my research tools to find the best products at the lowest prices. Want to make better decisions about what to buy and have no idea where to start? Then Start here. Warning: saving money can be addictive. 😉

A Quick DRAM Speed Note

Mar 6, 2012

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Noivad

in Computing, Consulting

RAM Speed Calculation I see a lot of confusion about this subject so here is a quick guide for finding out what sort of RAM your computer takes. Let’s say you are out at a store, and see what looks like a great deal on some more RAM for your computer, but you don’t know…

mApp Confusion! or “Mobile App Overload” (Solution)

Dec 6, 2011

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Noivad

in Computing, Consulting

Everyone makes Mistakes. It is inevitable. If you never make a mistake you are either unrealistic with yourself, you never try anything new (which is a mistake unto itself), or you are an alien whether you realize it or not. My mistake in relation to this article was not keeping up with all the apps…

“Fraud in them thar ratin’s” or Combating Fake Reviews

Nov 2, 2011

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Noivad

in Computing, Consulting, Work

With a world of buying choices at our fingertips for anything from eye liner to refrigerators it’s no wonder more and more web sites are adding user reviews and ratings systems to help guide people to the better products. But like all noble pursuits, there are those that “game the system” and use the very…

How to write a product review to help people decide if they want it.

Sep 18, 2011

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Noivad

in Communication, Consulting, General

I have a bit of time so I’ll post an observation. I’ve been reading reviews for various apps and items in various places. And the most helpful and informative reviews look at both the positives of an item and the negatives. The open discussion of what you like about something and what you do not…

Quick Tips for a smooth OS X upgrade

Sep 8, 2011

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Noivad

in Computing, Consulting, Work

This article was written in reponse to Lion, but it applies to pretty much any OS upgrade, aside from the OS X specific apps mentioned. Check you critical apps and anything you just can’t do without for compatibility. (Note: Rosetta is gone! you won’t be able to run PPC Apps) Update the Apps that you…

Perspective PSA

Sep 1, 2011

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Noivad

in Consulting, General, Life, Philosophy

Perspective is the ability to step back from one’s self. And evaluate what you have from an outsider’s point of view and really see where you are. Quite literally one of the dictionary definitions of the word perspective is: “true understanding of the relative importance of things.” It’s the fact that realizing that everything is relative, that helps one see…