Gadgetopia Comments http://gadgetopia.com/ en-us deane@deanebarker.net Copyright 2009 2009-11-07T13:44:35-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Comment on "Island Inkjet" http://gadgetopia.com/post/4174#CommentID_1069707 To clarify some earlier statements, Head Office of Island Ink-Jet closed it's doors, however, Island Ink-Jet & Laser Toners in NOT the new Head Office of Island Ink-Jet Systems. They are not the Head Office for the former IIJ locations that have signed up on their Island Associate Programeither.

As I stated last month, he has no originality when it comes to naming his new company and his new programs.

Apologies for my previous spelling mistakes!

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]]> 4174@http://gadgetopia.com/ To clarify some earlier statements, Head Office of Island Ink-Jet closed it's doors, however, Island Ink-Jet & Laser Toners in NOT the new Head Office of Island Ink-Jet Systems. They are not the Head Office for the former IIJ locations that have signed up on their Island Associate Programeither.

As I stated last month, he has no originality when it comes to naming his new company and his new programs.

Apologies for my previous spelling mistakes!

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]]> Island Inkjet 2009-11-06T20:01:01-06:00 Kathy Porcher Comment on "In 1998, Bill Gates was an A-Hole" http://gadgetopia.com/post/6980#CommentID_1069706 I'm no fan of MS, as my history shows, but please, every company on the planet has pulled this off AND is working very hard to make it happen. MS is/was just dumb enough to get caught. Look at the Kindle, iphone, all the gaming rigs, .....they all lock you in to proprietary walled gardens.

If you are really concerned about this type of behaviour, the FOSS community awaits you with open arms. ;-)

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]]> 6980@http://gadgetopia.com/ I'm no fan of MS, as my history shows, but please, every company on the planet has pulled this off AND is working very hard to make it happen. MS is/was just dumb enough to get caught. Look at the Kindle, iphone, all the gaming rigs, .....they all lock you in to proprietary walled gardens.

If you are really concerned about this type of behaviour, the FOSS community awaits you with open arms. ;-)

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]]> In 1998, Bill Gates was an A-Hole 2009-11-06T19:43:24-06:00 Mark Comment on "Island Inkjet" http://gadgetopia.com/post/4174#CommentID_1069705 Armin writes that the numbers are way out of date! In fact, he has 38 locations signed up on his IAP of which 13 locations are owned by his The Equipment Leasing Company and AC&R. (Perhaps ELC owns all of them now) All Equipment and Leasing Company and AC&R locations had thier franchise agreements terminated by Island Ink-Jet Systems Inc.(the franchisor). Unfortunately Armin had some help from a now ex-employee who disclosed inside confidential information) knowing that there was no way that the Franchisor could go after him if he didn't comply with the termination.

At total of 40+locations which included Armins were terminated in August, 2009, so the total number of locations was less as previously stated. So in fact if you remove his total 13 stores, he still has 25 locations signed up. In the 25 locations there are a number of locations that had their agreements terminated as well.

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]]> 4174@http://gadgetopia.com/ Armin writes that the numbers are way out of date! In fact, he has 38 locations signed up on his IAP of which 13 locations are owned by his The Equipment Leasing Company and AC&R. (Perhaps ELC owns all of them now) All Equipment and Leasing Company and AC&R locations had thier franchise agreements terminated by Island Ink-Jet Systems Inc.(the franchisor). Unfortunately Armin had some help from a now ex-employee who disclosed inside confidential information) knowing that there was no way that the Franchisor could go after him if he didn't comply with the termination.

At total of 40+locations which included Armins were terminated in August, 2009, so the total number of locations was less as previously stated. So in fact if you remove his total 13 stores, he still has 25 locations signed up. In the 25 locations there are a number of locations that had their agreements terminated as well.

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]]> Island Inkjet 2009-11-06T19:41:34-06:00 Kathy Porcher Comment on "Island Inkjet" http://gadgetopia.com/post/4174#CommentID_1069704 Armin writes that the numbers are way out of date! In fact, he has 38 locations signed up on his IAP of which 13 locations are owned by his The Equipment Leasing Company and AC&R. (Perhaps ELC owns all of them now) All Equipment and Leasing Company and AC&R locations had thier franchise agreements terminated by Island Ink-Jet Systems Inc.(the franchisor). Unfortunately Armin had some help from a now ex-employee who disclosed inside confidential information) knowing that there was no way that the Franchisor could go after him if he didn't comply with the termination.

At total of 40+locations which included Armins were terminated in August, 2009, so the total number of locations was less as previously stated. So in fact if you remove his total 13 stores, he still has 25 locations signed up. In the 25 locations there are a number of locations that had their agreements terminated as well.

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]]> 4174@http://gadgetopia.com/ Armin writes that the numbers are way out of date! In fact, he has 38 locations signed up on his IAP of which 13 locations are owned by his The Equipment Leasing Company and AC&R. (Perhaps ELC owns all of them now) All Equipment and Leasing Company and AC&R locations had thier franchise agreements terminated by Island Ink-Jet Systems Inc.(the franchisor). Unfortunately Armin had some help from a now ex-employee who disclosed inside confidential information) knowing that there was no way that the Franchisor could go after him if he didn't comply with the termination.

At total of 40+locations which included Armins were terminated in August, 2009, so the total number of locations was less as previously stated. So in fact if you remove his total 13 stores, he still has 25 locations signed up. In the 25 locations there are a number of locations that had their agreements terminated as well.

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]]> Island Inkjet 2009-11-06T19:40:42-06:00 Comment on "Live-Shot dot com" http://gadgetopia.com/post/3380#CommentID_1069662 I see that Live-Shot.com is now DEAD.

Did somebody aim the gun at the site owner?

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]]> 3380@http://gadgetopia.com/ I see that Live-Shot.com is now DEAD.

Did somebody aim the gun at the site owner?

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]]> Live-Shot dot com 2009-11-06T07:17:39-06:00 John Jacson Comment on "Berkshire Hathaway Web Site" http://gadgetopia.com/post/2342#CommentID_1069576 Glad I found you expressing the same concerns, I honestly thought it was a fake website (like an "unofficial" site) for the company.

There must be a Web 2.0 or at least some more modern designed, branded version somewhere?!

Ridiculous. There are so many start-ups and even church garage sales that have better websites than this, it's embarrassing.

Clearly though, it's not affecting profits to the company.

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]]> 2342@http://gadgetopia.com/ Glad I found you expressing the same concerns, I honestly thought it was a fake website (like an "unofficial" site) for the company.

There must be a Web 2.0 or at least some more modern designed, branded version somewhere?!

Ridiculous. There are so many start-ups and even church garage sales that have better websites than this, it's embarrassing.

Clearly though, it's not affecting profits to the company.

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]]> Berkshire Hathaway Web Site 2009-11-04T22:58:54-06:00 Daniel Comment on "A whole different kind of dictionary attack" http://gadgetopia.com/post/4276#CommentID_1069570 MAGANDA ANG WEBSITE NYO WAG NYO NA LANG PANSINI YUNG IBANG COMMENT NA HINDI MAGANDA PAKINGAN THANK LIKE IT LOVE YOU ALL

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]]> 4276@http://gadgetopia.com/ MAGANDA ANG WEBSITE NYO WAG NYO NA LANG PANSINI YUNG IBANG COMMENT NA HINDI MAGANDA PAKINGAN THANK LIKE IT LOVE YOU ALL

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]]> A whole different kind of dictionary attack 2009-11-04T21:04:07-06:00 red Comment on "Intelius" http://gadgetopia.com/post/2489#CommentID_1069555 I wish I had read the comments on this site BEFORE I used their service. The information they provided was totally useless and most of it was simply made up.

Imo, intelius is nothing more than a SCAM.

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]]> 2489@http://gadgetopia.com/ I wish I had read the comments on this site BEFORE I used their service. The information they provided was totally useless and most of it was simply made up.

Imo, intelius is nothing more than a SCAM.

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]]> Intelius 2009-11-04T16:33:34-06:00 Sam V Comment on "Stealing Credibility" http://gadgetopia.com/post/6981#CommentID_1069540 Proofing some of the pictures for that web site is one of the best stories I have from that place....

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]]> 6981@http://gadgetopia.com/ Proofing some of the pictures for that web site is one of the best stories I have from that place....

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]]> Stealing Credibility 2009-11-04T11:41:29-06:00 Chad Comment on "Stealing Credibility" http://gadgetopia.com/post/6981#CommentID_1069538 True story.

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]]> 6981@http://gadgetopia.com/ True story.

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]]> Stealing Credibility 2009-11-04T11:12:20-06:00 Aaron Comment on "Island Inkjet" http://gadgetopia.com/post/4174#CommentID_1069536 I have been using Island Ink-jet for 2 years and have found them to be fantastic. I have since opened my own company with the same service and do very well. The key with Island Inkjet that others do not realize is that certain printers use dye based ink, and some are pigment based. I purchase 1 litre bottles of ink that is fully supported by the manufacturer(s). It is also very important that the cartriges are thoroughly cleaned while taking care not to damage the delicate printheads. Most cartridges can be filled to at least 2x the original volume for 1/2 the price making it a great deal for the customer, and the actual cost to refill is approximately 5% of the cost to the customer. (ie. HP74 new $24.00, refill cost to customer $12.00, refill material cost $0.60) approximates. All you need to do is find a town that uses computer printers and has no refill service. A little advertisement, and due to cost and environmental benefits, the service will sell itself.

Good Luck!

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]]> 4174@http://gadgetopia.com/ I have been using Island Ink-jet for 2 years and have found them to be fantastic. I have since opened my own company with the same service and do very well. The key with Island Inkjet that others do not realize is that certain printers use dye based ink, and some are pigment based. I purchase 1 litre bottles of ink that is fully supported by the manufacturer(s). It is also very important that the cartriges are thoroughly cleaned while taking care not to damage the delicate printheads. Most cartridges can be filled to at least 2x the original volume for 1/2 the price making it a great deal for the customer, and the actual cost to refill is approximately 5% of the cost to the customer. (ie. HP74 new $24.00, refill cost to customer $12.00, refill material cost $0.60) approximates. All you need to do is find a town that uses computer printers and has no refill service. A little advertisement, and due to cost and environmental benefits, the service will sell itself.

Good Luck!

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]]> Island Inkjet 2009-11-04T10:34:28-06:00 HunterAce Comment on "Googie" http://gadgetopia.com/post/3758#CommentID_1069449 ??????????????????????????????????????

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]]> Googie 2009-11-03T00:00:03-06:00 Comment on "Adobe Fires Back" http://gadgetopia.com/post/4869#CommentID_1069374 I’ve got my courage up to see “the voice”, I’ll just figure out the San Francisco VIP and working it out with my friends and meeting them at the seats, but still go to the Santa Rosa one…

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]]> 4869@http://gadgetopia.com/ I’ve got my courage up to see “the voice”, I’ll just figure out the San Francisco VIP and working it out with my friends and meeting them at the seats, but still go to the Santa Rosa one…

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]]> Adobe Fires Back 2009-11-01T11:36:25-06:00 Daize Shayne Comment on "Simple English Wikipedia" http://gadgetopia.com/post/6979#CommentID_1069373 It's handy for those who speak natively speak English as well. I use it on occasion to look up definitions of things when I don't care enough to read large chunks of complicated text to try to gain a reasonable understanding. An entire page and others it links to....or a few sentences on a Simple page.

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]]> 6979@http://gadgetopia.com/ It's handy for those who speak natively speak English as well. I use it on occasion to look up definitions of things when I don't care enough to read large chunks of complicated text to try to gain a reasonable understanding. An entire page and others it links to....or a few sentences on a Simple page.

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]]> Simple English Wikipedia 2009-11-01T10:34:38-06:00 Ross Nelson Comment on "Get Windows 7" http://gadgetopia.com/post/6973#CommentID_1069365 Hitta dina leksaker och baby leksaker till bästa pris!

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]]> 6973@http://gadgetopia.com/ Hitta dina leksaker och baby leksaker till bästa pris!

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]]> Get Windows 7 2009-11-01T08:37:17-06:00 Leksaker