Appearing on the BIG IDEA
The producers scheduled to do a web cam question and I prepared to use my new laptop with a built in webcam. This laptop uses Windows Vista
Minutes before taping we discovered my Vista
webcam software is not compatible with their Net meeting software.
I assured them I could take care of it otherwise I
wouldn't be on the show. They gave me 1/2 hour. My mission: buy and
install a web cam on my XP desktop (queue music....)
Luckily for me, I live close to some shopping
centers so I jumped into my truck.
As I pull out of my drive way I notice a truck
hauling lumber COMPLETELY blocking the street and in no hurry to move. I detour on to very busy Ventura Boulevard
during morning crunch.
The red lights take an eternity and I finally make it to BEST BUY only to drive
into the empty parking lot...they don't open for another hour.
I ran into CVS, they didn't have any.
My saving grace was RADIO SHACK that opened at 9 am!!! I got great
customer service plus it was on sale!
As I pull into my driveway the BIG IDEA calls
on my progress and I inform them I am seconds away from completing the
mission.
They keep me on hold as I fire up the desktop, install the software, and login.
They pick up the phone and I appear on
screen! SUCCESS!!!
All my nerves were spent so I wasn't nervous
one bit during the taping
Those years spent as a runner for a high
stress film industry effects company are paying off!!!
For those of you that know me, this story
comes as no surprise because stuff like this ALWAYS happens to me! Lucky for me, I love having a startup
business and stories like this are going to make for a good book someday.
As of this writing the show has yet to air and I
will keep everyone posted. This is a
huge break for me and I hope to return on the show as a guest.
i just ordered this product, i am an rn and i am tired of getting my lab coat full of things at work...always misplacing my pens, markers and my scissors, not anymore. thanks!!
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