Debt Collectors Caught Breaking Law Nov 11, 2009
Even though all collection agencies should know the law, recordings left on answering machines of collectors show they are crossing the line. A message left on one local man's answering machine by a Jacksonville debt collector was laced with more than just profanity. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Life-Logging and the Generation Gap over Privacy Nov 1, 2009
And you know, like for instance when answering machine came - answering machines for telephones first came out, I remember everybody left these goofy messages on them. There were really long, personalized songs. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Electronics collection set for Saturday, Oct. 16 Oct 9, 2009
There will be no charge to drop off computers (not monitors), computer peripherals (drives, cables, etc), printers, FAX machines, telephones, answering machines, small appliances, such as microwave ovens, DVD, videotape and CD players, or radios. The cost will be $5 for TVs and Freon-containing appliances (refrigerators, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, freezers), $8 for wooden TVs and $3 for computer monitors. (Beverly Citizen, MA)
H.G. Wells Predictions Ring True, 143 Years Later Sep 22, 2009
Yet Wells, often called the father of science fiction, produced an explosive array of ideas and inventions that are now staples of the genre and, in some case, everyday items including time travel, lasers, invisibility, interplanetary war, wireless communications, and answering machines. SHARE RELATED. (National Geographic)
Axelrod: Obama Firm on Public Option Sep 14, 2009
Isn't that the same message democrats in congress have on their answering machines. Hey Axelrod, we weren't paid to protest or attend town hall meetings, so what does that say about who shows up to stand for Obamacare and his meetings. (CBS News)
State Law Banning Texting While Driving Is Now in Effect for Drivers Aged 21 and Under Sep 7, 2009
Prerecorded messages left on answering machines must also provide a toll-free number that connects to the automated opt-out mechanism. After September 1, consumers who receive prerecorded telemarketing calls but have not agreed to get them should file a complaint with the Commission, either on the donotcall. (Saint Louis Front Page)
Herding Squirrels: Phone fun with the hubby Aug 18, 2009
Our mail boxes sagged, the mute buttons were worn out on the remote and our answering machines filled up with their messages. Phone call after phone call. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Nogales Bashing Aug 18, 2009
Larry wrote on Aug 14, 2009 5:11 AM:" I too enjoy living in Nogales. My experiences with customer service vary greatly even within the same establishments. There are some examples of stellar service on a constant basis: Harriet's Fine Foods, Safeway, Las Vigas, Nonna Vivi (OK...Rio Rico, but still the same area). There are a few places where you can occasionally get good service, but not always. There are, however, some places where "customer service" is non-existent. I REFUSE to ever go back to... (Nogales International, AZ)
Editorial: Just a beep is good enough (Aug. 8) Aug 8, 2009
I guess the people recording elaborate greetings on their answering machines just want to be polite. Sometimes they add words to the effect that your call is important to them. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Free Big Brother, Sister donation pickups this Friday Jul 31, 2009
In addition to clothing, the organization is also looking for books and toys; household items such as irons, answering machines, radios and telephones; kitchenware and more. For a complete list of , visit The Big Brother Big Sister Foundation at. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Life-Logging and the Generation Gap over Privacy Jul 27, 2009
And you know, like for instance when answering machine came - answering machines for telephones first came out, I remember everybody left these goofy messages on them. There were really long, personalized songs. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Reverse 911 System Reports Success Rate of 67 Percent Jul 22, 2009
6 percent, went to answering machines. About 1,039 calls, or 10. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Government non-profit vs. for profit (2) Jul 7, 2009
Answering machines - The increasing disappearance of answering machines is directly tied to the decline of landlines. Film cameras - It doesn t require a statistician to prove the rapid disappearance of the film camera in America. (Rockport Pilot, TX)
Town Hall hours slashed in Holbrook Jul 2, 2009
He said that the offices need answering machines to take calls in off hours. By letting phones go unanswered, other offices would be fielding calls that do not pertain to them, Yunits said. (Holbrook Sun, MA)
RELATED: Good vs. bad ozone Jun 24, 2009
But, use grew in the early 1980s after CFCs were found to be great for cleaning electronic parts just as production of personal computers, VCRs, and answering machines took off. Even so, until 1985 scientists figured they had plenty of time to find substitutes for CFCs since they calculated that chlorine from CFCs would destroy only about five percent of Earth's stratospheric ozone by 2050. (USA Today -- Weather)
PBS station no longer basic Jun 16, 2009
Daytona State College told Volusia officials Monday they received 250 calls on Friday and so many on answering machines over the weekend that the calls couldn't be counted. College and Bright House officials said callers are complaining they were not notified of the change before Friday's national transmission switch and the need for the box. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
You Have No New MessagesEver May 9, 2009
"Guess you're not there. Call me back." That message might have made sense in the days of home answering machines, when the main function of voice mail was to let someone know who you were and that you'd calledboth things our phones now tell automatically. On the rare chance that you do get an important voice mail, your first move is to transfer the information to some more permanent mediumsay, ink and paper. (Slate)
Great Divide open May 2 Apr 30, 2009
The Montana Standard. The Montana Standard. (Montana Standard, MT)
Harry Kalas, 73; was voice of the Phillies since 1971 Apr 17, 2009
Many people asked Mr. Kalas to record outgoing messages on answering machines - or more recently, cellphone voice mail - using his "Outta here!" line. And he always complied with those requests, said Phillies radio broadcaster Scott Franzke. (Boston Globe)
* Sports Briefs Apr 16, 2009
line for fans who wanted it on their answering machines or, more recently, voice mail messages. There was a moment of silence in Kalas memory before the Phillies-Nationals game, and at other ballparks around the country on Monday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
‘We lost our voice': Legendary Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas dead at 73 Apr 14, 2009
Many people asked Kalas to record outgoing messages on answering machines or more recently, cell phone voice mail using his Outta here. line. (Missoulian, MT)
Recycling events set by business, school Mar 27, 2009
Electronic items that will be accepted for no charge are adding machines, answering machines, calculators, camcorders, cameras, citizen-band and two-way radios, CD and tape players, cellular phones, cords and cables, desktop computer CPU devices (but not monitors), fax machines, handheld electronic organizers and games, hard drives, joysticks and game controls, keyboards, laptop PCs, main frames, computer mice, modems, pagers, portable CD players, postage machines, printers (including laser and... (Fulton Sun, MO)
Code Red system passes first tests Mar 26, 2009
Police officers also checked their home answering machines to see if the test message had gone through. He sees the advantage of the Code Red system in its sheer numbers, speed of notification and instant targeting of specific people in specific places with emergency information. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Help keep both Lodi, America beautiful Mar 26, 2009
Residents can drop off radios, stereos, VCRs, microwave ovens, cell phones, telephones, answering machines, household batteries, computer equipment, fluorescent lamps and mercury thermometers. On April 11, residents of Lodi and San Joaquin County can bring their bulky waste to the Waste Management transfer station for 1 per load. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Bells Are Ringing at Mifflinburg High Mar 21, 2009
According to the show program, Bells Are Ringing, is a show that takes us back to a time before answering machines and high technology when a real person answered your ringing telephone for you, if you couldn t do it yourself. Welcome to Susansweringphone, where the lines are blurred between doing a job and eavesdropping. (Milton Standard Journal, PA)
FOX 411: Smith's Creepy Doc: Revealed Here First Mar 13, 2009
" Castranova, whom I spoke with in March 2007, confirmed that Dr. Eroshevich farmed out her duties to other shrinks in violation of her agreement. In other words, she was sending unqualified doctors to interview members of LACERA when she was supposed to be doing the work herself. LACERA spokesman Gregg Rademacher told me it s the first time he could remember that his organization had had a physician who d farmed out their job to other professionals, only to be caught later. Calls to Eroshevich... (Fox News)
State of the Art: One number to ring them all Mar 12, 2009
It was intended to solve the headaches of having more than one phone number (home, work, cellphone and so on): Having to check multiple answering machines. Missing calls when people try to reach you on your cell when you're at home (or the other way around). (International Herald Tribune)
Telstra rings up higher charges Mar 12, 2009
Because of the proliferation of voicemail and answering machines, 20 to 30 per cent of all calls consumers make last less than 30 seconds. So with an estimated 6 million landline customers, the changes could deliver Telstra extra revenue of tens of millions of dollars, according to an independent telecommunications analyst, Paul Budde. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Reporter's Notebook: Mechanicsburg will hold quilting open house Mar 10, 2009
Mechanicsburg residents will be able to recycle the following: answering machines, camcorders, CD players, copiers, CPUs, duplicators, DVD players, fax machines, hard drives, keyboards, laptops, mainframe computer equipment, microwaves, mobile phones, modems, monitors, mice, pagers, peripherals, printers, printed circuit boards, radios, remote controls, scanners, stereos, tape players, telephones and telephone equipment, televisions, transparency makers, uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems,... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Techno-phobia Feb 21, 2009
Technology is outpacing a lot of our ability to cope and some people are dropping by the wayside and they would do fine if they were living in a simpler world," Sandersen says.Technology can be a great benefit, says Mary Kay Schleiter, associate professor and chairwoman of the sociology anthropology department at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside. Computers enable us to find information quickly and easily. Voice mail systems and answering machines allow us to leave messages for hard-to-reach... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Gath'ring words, expansive, terse,to tell a Cambridge tale in verse Feb 20, 2009
"We kept burning out the answering machines," he said. At one early Cambridge River Festival, he placed short poems in 5,000 helium-filled balloons to be handed out to participants and released. (Boston Globe)
NetBorder Call Progress Analysis Engine Integrates With VICIdial so Agents Can Spend More Time With Paying Customers Feb 18, 2009
They placed over 21,000 calls through the NetBorder Call Analyzer's Call Progress Detection, to test how well answering machines are detected-specifically how few times a live person is mistaken for an answering machine ... "Using the NetBorder CPD allows the campaign to run at a more aggressive dialing setting while maintaining a lower drop rate. Also, agents' time is not wasted on answering machines, so they can spend more time on human contact calls.". (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Ethical Electronics Recycling to benefit food pantry Feb 16, 2009
Items to bring include: old or used televisions, computers, monitors, phones, keyboards, drives, cables, cords, peripherals, copiers, printers, cartridges, fax machines, scanners, laptops, stereo equipment, speakers, CD and DVD players, telephones, remote controls, VCRs, projectors, digital cameras, PDAs, speakers, radios, answering machines, camcorders, electric typewriters, video-game systems, pagers, microwaves, toasters, ink cartridges, USB media and magnetic media like zip disks, audio... (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
The power of the letter and a vacuum cleaner Feb 10, 2009
"I have friends who tell me they haven't written letters in years. Why should they, they argue. There are voice mail systems, answering machines, mobile telephones, pagers and electronic mail.At a previous job in another state, we had what was called QuikMail an internal electronic mail system which also allowed the sender to equip the message with a bell. More urgent more bells. It truly reached obnoxious levels with some people. And, it also emphasized what the contemporary communication... (Racine Journal Times, WI)
