After last week’s issue of Logical Tips went out, I went upstairs, ate dinner, and relaxed for a while. Before I went to bed, I came back down here to shut off my computer. I also checked my e-mail. I got a nice e-mail from someone who said she was jealous of my riding lessons, since she lives in the big city and doesn’t have many opportunities to ride.
I also got a message from an individual who was "fed up" with the fact that "the author" (i.e. me) includes anecdotes about what’s going on in my life in Logical Tips. He only wants the computer tips and says he can join a chat room if he wants that "BS." (His term, not mine.) It was a poorly written, grammatically incorrect missive, so I’ll spare you the actual text, which I deleted.
So here’s a bit of advice for people who don’t like this ezine. It is FREE and no one is forcing you to get it. The key is the Unsubscribe button and I explain in no less than three places how to use it. Or if you don’t like one section of the ezine, use the Page Down key to skip that part.
The other thing is when you send an e-mail from your company e-mail account as this person did, you are basically representing your company. Every e-mail is like a little ad for you and how you do business. Out of curiosity, I went to this guy’s somewhat pathetic and cheesy web site and found out that he’s a sole proprieter "technology consultant." We do custom programming here at LEI and we have been known to subcontract work.
Now, I ask you, do you think I would EVER send any work this guy’s way? Nope. He’s pretty much exposed what a jerk he is by flaming me. As I’ve written here before, we’ve fired clients and subcontractors. Life is way too short to ever work with jerks. We don’t.
If you have something nice to say, software questions, or constructive suggestions on how we can improve this ezine, please let me know. I like hearing from readers and helping them as much as I can with their computing conundrums.
But if you have the urge to flame someone, go to a chat room instead. You’ll probably find Mr. Technology Consultant there. Say "hi" to him for me because thanks to the power of e-mail filters and kill lists, I won’t be hearing from him again.