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I’ve been out sick since last Thursday. I came home Wednesday night and had been feeling it for most of the day … that familiar tingle in the back of my throat. My tonsils were already swollen and I had a low-grade fever. Ah, the cold season begins! So I made a huge pot of […]

I was reading the Download Squad feeds and ran across this little gem: Universal Package Tracking tool tracks shipment progress using Google Maps From the Why Didn’t We Think of This? department… isnoop.net has a Universal Package Tracking tool that allows you to punch in a UPS, FedEx, USPS, or DHL/AirBorne tracking number into a […]

I’ll be the first to admit that some days I just don’t want to deal with people. I’m a big fan of “pay at the pump” and ATM’s. You could say I’ve always thought of myself as a “do-it-yourself’er” and sometimes would much rather deal with an automated counterpart to get what I need instead […]

I love Zooomr and have been a big supporter of their services (as opposed to Flickr, Photobucket, et. al.), but I keep running into a problem that I had honestly hoped would have been fixed by now. Earlier today, I created a little button for linking to Ben‘s Geek on a Bike. I uploaded said […]

I’ve complained many times over the past few years about poor service from UPS. From mishandling packages (*ahem* my business cards!), to losing packages altogether, generally mucking up the delivery process. In fact, at one point, I had the local distribution center’s number taped to my refrigerator. I’ve written several letters of complaint, but usually […]

Jack squat, that’s what. I swear, these people are worse than BellSloth, and I didn’t think that was possible! Like BellSouth, the basis of UPS’ incompetency can be summed up in two words: customer service. Unlike BellSouth, they have not been consistently rude or condescending. Every representative I have dealt with over the last 3 […]