RE: Pleasurable typo (and the horror of Google)

Subject: RE: Pleasurable typo (and the horror of Google)
From: "Combs, Richard" <richard -dot- combs -at- Polycom -dot- com>
To: "Richard Mateosian" <xrmxrm -at- gmail -dot- com>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 13:39:39 -0700

Richard Mateosian wrote:

> There is a terrific new book called Search Patterns by Morville &
> Callender. Reading it takes some work, but it will help you understand
> what underlies decisions like the one you're complaining about. ...RM
>
> On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Combs, Richard
> <richard -dot- combs -at- polycom -dot- com> wrote:
> > Brian -dot- Henderson -at- mitchell1 -dot- com wrote:
>
> >> Firstly, Google didn't ask me if I really meant "configure"...which
> >> seems a bit odd. But then, the first four hits are FOR "configure",
>
> >
> > In keeping with the times, the folks at Google have adopted the
> > bureaucrat/politician belief that they know what's best for you and
are
> > going to give it to you good and hard. :-)

I wasn't complaining, I was engaging in the traditional Friday levity.
Can't you tell that I was typing with tongue in cheek?

When I'm _really_ complaining, you'll know it. ;-)


Richard G. Combs
Senior Technical Writer
Polycom, Inc.
richardDOTcombs AT polycomDOTcom
303-223-5111
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303-777-0436
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References:
Re: Pleasurable typo: From: Suzanne Chiles
RE: Pleasurable typo (and the horror of Google): From: Brian.Henderson
RE: Pleasurable typo (and the horror of Google): From: Combs, Richard
Re: Pleasurable typo (and the horror of Google): From: Richard Mateosian

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