Tim Eriksen-”Two Babes”

January 15th, 2011

timeriksenmusic.com A true story from Amherst, MA- it goes by different names. My dulcimer was made by Ellis Wolfe, who made my banjo from the same walnut beam he said his dad took out of a barn in their hometown of Butler, TN that was taken down some time ago to make room for the railroad. Ellis didn’t play much, but he made some beautiful instruments in the way he learned from “Old Man Stanley,” as he called him. He said Stanley Hicks used to walk down the back side of Beech Mountain from North Carolina into Tennessee, where he befriended and taught Mr. Wolfe, who was pretty advanced in years himself when we meet him ca. 1993. The story could hardly be more immediate and contemporary. This version and its tune come from Amherst, I believe. I started taping when it was still pretty light out, but the mosquitoes were so bad I kept having to start over. I finally figured out I could last til I didn’t need my left hand (on the “sol” before the last refrain) and then brush them off. The old cemetery is like Winter in that it’s not so overwhelmingly hard to keep up with as Spring and some parts of Summer. If you’ve never had Hadley asparagus, you’re missing out. This year the grass came in the day before I taped “Oh Death” and “Friendship” on Mt. Holyoke, after which it constituted most of our supper- lightly grilled and truly amazing. At Cook Farm you can even get even get Hadley grass ice cream. Here’s the url for my performance of the song on A Prairie Home Companion

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Saw - Unexpected Message

December 24th, 2010

A clip from the movie “Saw” with an unexpected recording by George Costanza.

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57 Carla & Susanne

December 22nd, 2010

Susanne don´t understand why Paul didn´t tell her the truth. And she gives him the chance to say her the whole truth. So he tells her he was the one who erased the message from Carla (answering machine). He tried everything to make them fight…. Carla must promise she´ll never keep a secret again.

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The Answering Service and Internet Technology

December 21st, 2010

Since the dawn of the answering service, every new technology was predicted to be the death of the industry. From the answering machine, to call forwarding, to voice mail, each was predicted to bring the industry to it’s knees. Yet, the impact has been quite the opposite. The same predictions of the fall of the mighty answering service industry have applied to internet technology. Yet, instead of becoming the beginning of the end of answering services it has opened a whole new world of opportunities. The internet is used in almost every facet of running an answering service.

It has changed the way that the industry communicates with it’s clients, potential clients as well as the way that the service communicates amongst itself. The internet has opened a world of opportunities and expanded the variety of services that a call center can provide. The internet has also provided the answering service with a whole new revenue stream, while it has helped reduce major costs such as phone bills, long distance service and equipment costs.

The first way that the internet has changed the answering service industry is through sales. Companies are no longer relying on yellow page advertising to attract customers. Most businesses rely heavily on search engine and placement marketing to attract potential customers. Because of this, the potential customer is more technically savvy and the whole sales process changes, integrating email and interactive marketing tools to aid in the potential sale. Sites such as superpages.com have replaced the outdated yellow pages as guides, but the internet in general has opened eyes as well as potential markets for answering service companies.

The internet has also replaced the need for expensive equipment and software needed to provide upscale services, such as order taking and appointment setting. The need has been replaced by simple and inexpensive web site integration. Here the answering service can actually take orders, set appointments and provide information by being directly linked to the customers web site. Internet usage has actually increased the need for live customer service as opposed to diminishing it’s usefulness.

Customer communication has changed dramatically as well. Answering service’s have more options in reaching it’s clients at a much reduced costs. Email messaging, text messaging and online posts are a byproduct of the answering service industry adapting and progressing with internet technology. The exciting aspect of this change is that the future of the industry is endless. As more and more people use the internet the scope and depth of the services offered will continue to change and develop, making this a most exciting time in the answering service industry.

MPC Call Center offers inbound and outbound call center services, help desk solutions, order taking, lead generation, appointment setting, and sales support. We are a U.S. based live operator call center for small, medium, and large companies.

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Cordless Phone Digital Answering Machine

December 16th, 2010

Even in the days of cell phones, many people find it convenient and downright necessary to have a landline. Instead of burning up those cell phone minutes, pick up your home phone and dial away. Almost every company these days has unlimited long distance calling associated with their land line plans. This is of course good for the consumer.

Many companies are building cordless phones with a built in digital answering machine. These cordless phone systems have two hand sets and two bases for charging. At one of the bases, there is a digital answering machine built into the unit. They are generally simple and easy to use. If you spend a lot of time on the phone each day working from home, these little units are indispensable. When one handset goes dead, throw it on the charger and grab another.

Let’s take a look at some of the units on the market today. Hopefully this will help you pick the model that is right for our specific application and fits into your price range. Since there are plenty of them out there, it is best to arm yourself with as much knowledge as possible about the specific brands.

AT&T EL52209: This is your basic entry level model. Listing at around $50.00 this unit boasts voice clarity using the latest DECT technology. It offers the features that most people want such as Caller ID, and Voicemail Indicator. The drawback to this unit is that it lacks a headset jack and can only accommodate three handsets. So if you want to expand and use multiple headsets, with this unit you will only be able to add one.

The Panasonic KX-TG1032S is the next phone up on the block and gets the best ratings from both experts and people that own the phone. Starting at around $55.00 this phone features the very latest in DECT Technology which means that you will not get any interference from your WI-FI network or any other home electronic gadget. It does have a headset jack, and this unit can accommodate up to six headsets that cost about $35.00 each. This phone also has higher end models that feature talking caller ID and those phones rate high also.

The Radio Shack 43-140 cordless phone is rated as the best cordless phone for people with hearing or vision difficulties. Most users say they can hear everything loud and clear on this phone. It also has flashing lights when it is ringing, big buttons that light up, and talking caller id. It includes a corded phone on the base and one cordless handset. The only drawback to this phone is that you can not add more handsets to the system. Another drawback is that it does not employ DECT Technology. It uses the old 5.8 GHz

System, but we found very few user complaints.

This should give you a good starting point for purchasing a cordless phone with a digital answering machine. There are many variations on every phone, and with a little research you can find the one that best suits your needs. For more information and links to specific companies, please visit Answering Machine.

Brock Timberman is a staff writer for Platinum Web Services. Feel free to contact him at brocktimberman@yahoo.com.

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In Answer

December 12th, 2010

No questions about the identity of phones, if you please.

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