General         3 comments

“Chimpie, where have you been?”
I’m such a bad chimp. I win HostGator’s Site of the Month award, create a blog entry about it, then abandon the site for the next 40 days. tsk, tsk tsk
I apologize to all of my followers. I’ve been extremely busy with my current job (Sales Floor Team Leader at Super Target) and my new job, Sales Manager for The Hacienda Collection (www.thehaciendacollection.com).
To all of my Target friends, no, I will not be leaving Target just yet. But I have to say that I’ve very excited to be working with doors and cabinetry again.
I’ll post more soon (yeah right, Chimpie). But for right now check out our website at www.thehaciendacollection.com!
Chimpie

 General,Webhosting         5 comments

I’m happy to announce that Chimpie.com has been awarded HostGator.com’s Site of the Month!!
HostGator.com currently hosts over 3.6 million websites.  There are some fantastic sites being hosted by HG and it’s truly an honor to be ranked amongst them.
In their June 2010 newsletter, HostGator writes:
Site of the Month:
Chimpie.com is a personal blog that talks about the products and services that Chimpie uses and the experiences that he has. His goal is for businesses to improve and excel.
Chimpie.com recently launched a new feature called Chat with Chimpie, where he interviews key players in the tech industry and talks about recent events and developments. Whether it be webhosting or the latest cell phone apps, Chimpie.com is becoming a go-to place for honest reviews.
Chimpie is a very active member of our Forums and we are very proud of his blog’s progress.
I would like to thank Josh Loe and HostGator for this recognition.  Chimpie.com …

 Chat with Chimpie,General,Webhosting         2 comments

Hey everybody. It’s time for another Chat with Chimpie entry.
Earlier this month I created a blog entry, Tips on Creating a Great Support Ticket.  I received some great feedback and wanted to take the topic one step further.
I recently chatted with Tom Sepper, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Site5 Web Hosting about support tickets.
What are some common mistakes customers make when submitting tickets?
The biggest mistake is not including their domain name! We see countless times that customers forget that vital piece of information. Often times we are able to locate their account based on their email address, but when the email address is on file, we have to request additional information from them which may lead to further delays for a quick resolution.
What are some common requests you receive that customers can do themselves?
The most common requests we receive that customers can do themselves are password changes, adding parked/addon …

 General,HTC Droid Eris         2 comments

I purchase my HTC Droid Eris back in March (2010) and have been running the stock version firware (1.5) since then.  This morning I received an alert in my notification bar that a system upgrade was available.  The long awaited 2.1 version was ready to be downloaded.  I noticed that my battery life was at 60% and figured that should be enough to get me through it.  I was also fairly close to a Verizon tower so I knew my phone wouldn’t be struggling to find a signal.  Time to start the process.
The download only took about twenty minutes and the install took about fifteen.
As soon as you click install the phone goes black, and then an icon and status bar appears.  Once the first phase of the install is complete, a new icon appears showing that the new upgrade is installing into the phone.  After the second part of …