Post by: krissel on June 01, 2008, 03:39:40 AM
After you read the article be sure to take in some of the comments from all over the world.
Seems as though the author is actually a writer for hire. I doubt CNN will use him again.
http://www.macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/17410/
http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/29/smallbusin...z.fsb/index.htm
http://fsbfeatures.blogs.fsb.cnn.com/2008/...ost-businesses/
Author's website: note the bit about being for hire to write or adapt articles.
http://www.blumsday.com/about/
Post by: Paddy on June 01, 2008, 07:16:56 AM
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I get it!! This “guru” must write for The Onion right?
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If you ride the short bus, then this writer’s complaints might have some relevance for you.
Umm....
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From scowley
And Fortune…come on. Did you pay for the article or did he offer it for free?
Just to clarify this: Jonathan is our regular tech columnist (you can read his archive at http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/blum/index.html), and none of his articles for us are based on any previously existing material for other outlets such as his Blumsday.com blog. All of the articles we run on CNNMoney.com/smallbusiness and in Fortune Small Business are works we pay for, written by experienced freelance writers whom we trust.
-Stacy Cowley
Fortune Small Business Web editor
And Fortune…come on. Did you pay for the article or did he offer it for free?
Just to clarify this: Jonathan is our regular tech columnist (you can read his archive at http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/blum/index.html), and none of his articles for us are based on any previously existing material for other outlets such as his Blumsday.com blog. All of the articles we run on CNNMoney.com/smallbusiness and in Fortune Small Business are works we pay for, written by experienced freelance writers whom we trust.
-Stacy Cowley
Fortune Small Business Web editor
Trust? Trust to do what, exactly? I had no idea Fortune Small Business was a comedy magazine...
Okaaay...well I'm off to find my "ethernet enablement unit"...
Post by: Xairbusdriver on June 01, 2008, 07:53:26 AM
As far USB outlets, I think you can get a powered USB hub for much less than 50 bucks. And my much faster FireWire external includes two extra USB ports, anyway.
And even I could spot a grammatical error! Do "editors" do anything any more?
At least he said something positive about Vista, don't hear that often from someone other than Microsoft!
Post by: dolphin on June 01, 2008, 09:58:31 AM
Post by: Gregg on June 01, 2008, 04:42:23 PM
Post by: Mayo on June 01, 2008, 05:37:10 PM
Post by: chriskleeman on June 02, 2008, 08:23:11 AM
I think I might have to e-mail Andrew Serwer (Fortune's managing editor) about this one...
Paddy, I've gotten regular e-mails from Fortune for years from a column they used to call "The Street" or something like that, now it's "Fortune: Fast Forward" or "Fortune: Captain's Blog"... Serwer has a pretty vicious sense of humor at times, kinda like a "comedy act"... But I doubt he'd find this guy's article very funny!
And off I go to see if I can find my own "ethernet enablement unit"
I just know it's got to be around here... somewhere... 
CK
Post by: Xairbusdriver on June 02, 2008, 04:12:15 PM
I'll bet this guy would like to have all the wiring up front, too. And the power receptacle too, of course! Who want to crawl under the desk to find that thing?! Wonder if he keeps a crank in his trunk, just in case his battery dies and the starter won't turn over! 