Comments for Jason M. Hanley :: Custom Software Developer http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog Thoughts about Software Development, Business, Marketing, Health, Economics and other random stuff... Fri, 09 May 2008 23:41:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 Comment on Gmail SPAM: Update by Jason http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/04/30/gmail-spam-update/#comment-113 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:43:46 +0000 http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/04/30/gmail-spam-update/#comment-113 That's interesting Gary. I'd say about 99% of the spam I receive is in English, but come to think of it, the ones that make it through are often in other languages. This is something they could obviously improve upon. That’s interesting Gary. I’d say about 99% of the spam I receive is in English, but come to think of it, the ones that make it through are often in other languages. This is something they could obviously improve upon.

]]> Comment on Gmail SPAM: Update by Gary Will http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/04/30/gmail-spam-update/#comment-112 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:18:29 +0000 http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/04/30/gmail-spam-update/#comment-112 The Gmail spam filter is very good, the only complaint I'd have is that is isn't as customizable as I'd like. For some reason, I get a lot of Russian spam. With my own spam filter, it's easy to get rid of those: Russian character set=spam, and that's it. Gmail wouldn't want that rule universally, since a lot of people get legitimate e-mail in Russian, but even after manually marking well over 100 pieces of Russian e-mail as spam, Gmail doesn't seem to be able to create a Russian characters=spam rule just for my account. And, unfortunately, it's not something you can filter manually in Gmail (you can't filter on headers other than from, to, and subject). If they changed that, it would be great. The Gmail spam filter is very good, the only complaint I’d have is that is isn’t as customizable as I’d like.

For some reason, I get a lot of Russian spam. With my own spam filter, it’s easy to get rid of those: Russian character set=spam, and that’s it. Gmail wouldn’t want that rule universally, since a lot of people get legitimate e-mail in Russian, but even after manually marking well over 100 pieces of Russian e-mail as spam, Gmail doesn’t seem to be able to create a Russian characters=spam rule just for my account.

And, unfortunately, it’s not something you can filter manually in Gmail (you can’t filter on headers other than from, to, and subject). If they changed that, it would be great.

]]> Comment on Phone vs. Email by zoe http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/04/06/phone-vs-email/#comment-109 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:10:35 +0000 http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/04/06/phone-vs-email/#comment-109 came across this post thru twitter. i will join your club - i'm an email person. i think people give email a bad wrap b.c most people use it inefficiently. they either a) write too much or b) don't read emails properly. nothing drives me more bonkers than having to resend an email saying "can you please address the second question?" i've started to number things so that that reader can immediately see what they need to address. what i like best about email is that i can cut thru the chit chat - it may sound cold but if I want to have a nice talk I'll call. If I want to get things done, I'll email. z came across this post thru twitter.

i will join your club - i’m an email person.

i think people give email a bad wrap b.c most people use it inefficiently. they either a) write too much or b) don’t read emails properly. nothing drives me more bonkers than having to resend an email saying “can you please address the second question?” i’ve started to number things so that that reader can immediately see what they need to address.

what i like best about email is that i can cut thru the chit chat - it may sound cold but if I want to have a nice talk I’ll call. If I want to get things done, I’ll email.

z

]]> Comment on Phone vs. Email by Colin Carmichael http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/04/06/phone-vs-email/#comment-108 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 01:01:11 +0000 http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/04/06/phone-vs-email/#comment-108 Your example is valid enough, but the reverse can also be true. There are at least 2 or 3 times a day where I finally get frustrated with a back and forth email conversation that I pick up the phone and resolve it in 2 minutes. Your example is valid enough, but the reverse can also be true. There are at least 2 or 3 times a day where I finally get frustrated with a back and forth email conversation that I pick up the phone and resolve it in 2 minutes.

]]> Comment on Spell checkers should check for obscure words by Michael http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/01/16/spell-checkers-should-check-for-obscure-words/#comment-104 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:56:36 +0000 http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/01/16/spell-checkers-should-check-for-obscure-words/#comment-104 For three months I've had my sig on my email describing me as a 'manger'... Now we just released a press release for a 'pubic' presentation... ~Sigh~ For three months I’ve had my sig on my email describing me as a
‘manger’… Now we just released a press release for a ‘pubic’ presentation…

~Sigh~

]]> Comment on RIM COO notes lack of competition in Canada mobile data by Jason http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/01/13/rim-coo-notes-lack-of-competition-in-canada-mobile-data/#comment-101 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 01:33:54 +0000 http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/01/13/rim-coo-notes-lack-of-competition-in-canada-mobile-data/#comment-101 How unfortunate. Looks like even he had to back down to the power of the Canadian telco cartel :( How unfortunate. Looks like even he had to back down to the power of the Canadian telco cartel :(

]]> Comment on RIM COO notes lack of competition in Canada mobile data by Gary Will http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/01/13/rim-coo-notes-lack-of-competition-in-canada-mobile-data/#comment-100 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:07:44 +0000 http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2008/01/13/rim-coo-notes-lack-of-competition-in-canada-mobile-data/#comment-100 A couple of months later, Jim Balsillie led a love-fest for Canadian carriers, talking about how BlackBerry adoption per capita was higher in Canada than anywhere else in the world. “We are fortunate to be located in a country with a thriving wireless industry that continues to offer businesspeople and consumers world-class wireless data services," was another of his comments. It doesn't sound like RIM plans to be on the front lines fighting for changes to Canadian wireless industry data rates. A couple of months later, Jim Balsillie led a love-fest for Canadian carriers, talking about how BlackBerry adoption per capita was higher in Canada than anywhere else in the world. “We are fortunate to be located in a country with a thriving wireless industry that continues to offer businesspeople and consumers world-class wireless data services,” was another of his comments. It doesn’t sound like RIM plans to be on the front lines fighting for changes to Canadian wireless industry data rates.

]]> Comment on Most Popular Web Languages / Frameworks by Piripoho » Frameworks http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2007/07/26/most-popular-web-languages-frameworks/#comment-90 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 05:36:31 +0000 http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2007/07/26/most-popular-web-languages-frameworks/#comment-90 [...] Some interesting results (from a very unscientific use of Google searches) posted on Jason Hanley’s blog; Web programming languages: [...] […] Some interesting results (from a very unscientific use of Google searches) posted on Jason Hanley’s blog; Web programming languages: […]

]]> Comment on Most Popular Web Languages / Frameworks by Bart http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2007/07/26/most-popular-web-languages-frameworks/#comment-89 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:57:27 +0000 http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2007/07/26/most-popular-web-languages-frameworks/#comment-89 Ehm, Google also scores pages and links on pages , so index.php will also score in a search for php, while a search for ruby won't score the pages made in RoR. So the comparison is unfortunally flawed. (jsp scores 409 million, while servlet only scores about 97 million and j2ee scores about 31 million, but in the jsp search you will find pages that have no content on jsp, but are built in jsp). Ehm,

Google also scores pages and links on pages , so index.php will also score in a search for php, while a search for ruby won’t score the pages made in RoR. So the comparison is unfortunally flawed.

(jsp scores 409 million, while servlet only scores about 97 million and j2ee scores about 31 million, but in the jsp search you will find pages that have no content on jsp, but are built in jsp).

]]> Comment on Canada wireless monopoly equals insane mobile data rates by Hooty http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2007/05/03/canada-wireless-monopoly-equals-insane-mobile-data-rates/#comment-86 Thu, 03 May 2007 20:00:18 +0000 http://www.jasonhanley.com/blog/2007/05/03/canada-wireless-monopoly-equals-insane-mobile-data-rates/#comment-86 It's time for Canada to allow foreign competition... It’s time for Canada to allow foreign competition…

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