Have you Tried Turning it Off and On Again? – Appreciating Your Customer Support

A long time ago I was working in customer support, spending my days speaking to unhappy customers who had purchased some sort of electronic device. People generally didn’t pick up the phone to tell us how pleased they were with their purchases. Sometimes they would call to ask for a technician, others to ask how […]

The Surprising Diversity of Password Retrieval

In the last weeks of my pregnancy the “nesting” instinct kicked in. Since I was no longer working, I had the time to do important chores, such as trying out all the pens in our household to get rid of the ones that were empty. Once I was done with the physical world, I went […]