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Permanent Disability Calculators Updated

By Jay Shergill Posted on June 7, 2009 Posted in AJAX, Calculators, Cell Phones, EAMS, Free, Javascript, PDRater, Technobabble, Website Updates, Workers Compensation Resources No Comments Tagged with Cell Phone, Cross Browser Compatibility, Document Title, Document Type, Dollar Value, eams body part, eams codes, eams offices, Javascript Events, Life Expectancy Calculator, Money Chart, Online Calculators, Permanent Disability, Search Function, Search Term, Value Calculator, Workers Compensation Claim

Unfortunately, one of the coolest features of my calculators is that some of them will give you the answer you’re looking for before you’ve even finished typing the search term. This works with the:

While these are all very cool while you’re sitting at your computer, I found out (much to my dismay) that this system didn’t work at all when using these online calculators from my cell phone! ((It has to do with cross-browser compatibility and inconsistent support for javascript events. I doubt anyone is interested in this.)) Well, I’ve updated the calculators to make them more compatible with more phones. ((Photo courtesy of Hunda))

Save yourself from your own workers’ compensation claim and just leave that heavy rating manual at home.

MicroSoft: Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

By Jay Shergill Posted on June 6, 2009 Posted in Not Workers Compensation, Technobabble No Comments Tagged with Bill Gates, Bing Is Bad, Bing Is Crap, Bing Spam, Cheap Laptops, Delete Vista, Desperate Measures, Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures, Don\'T Use Bing, Google, I Hate Vista, Investment Oportunities, Iphone, Justin Long, Legitimate Source, Microsoft Search Engine, Microsoft Spam, Public Interest, Spam E Mail, Spam Mail, Vista Sucks, Woes, Zune

What has the world come to when Bill Gates is sending spam?

A few days ago I posted about how to prevent spam. That method works in most instances by allowing you to give out fake e-mail addresses. It also works most of the time against the shadier kinds of people/entities sending out spam.

However, few methods will work that spam is coming from a legitimate source. A few days ago I received spam about “Bing.” This is a new MicroSoft search engine, intended to be a competitor to Google. I’m using the term “competitor” loosely here. This spam e-mail was from “communications@communications3.msn.com” ((Photo courtesy of Annie Mole))

A recent blog post on BoingBoing.net summed up MicroSoft woes. The “I’m a PC” ads are just not as compelling as the “Mac ads” with Justin Long. The Zune is a poor shadow of the iPod/iPhone. Hell, Windows Vista can’t compete with Windows XP. On top of it all, the recent public interest in cheap laptops/netbooks has made Linux an actual competitor in the marketplace.

But, stooping to spamming? Can I really expect to be receiving e-mails about MicroSoft along with Nigerian investment oportunities, hot young singles in my area, and erectile dysfunction medication?

Workers’ Compensation Rate Hearing Live Broadcast

By Jay Shergill Posted on June 5, 2009 Posted in Insurance, PDRater, Workers Compensation Resources No Comments Tagged with Compensation Rate, Compline, Experience Mod, Hearing Room, Insurance Brokers, insurance hearing, Live Broadcast, Live Streaming, Monday Afternoon, rate hearing, Rate Hearings, Streaming Broadcast, Succa, wcexec, work comp rate hearing, Workers Comp, Workers Compensation

Workers’ Comp Executive will be providing a live steaming broadcast of the Workers’ Compensation rate hearings taking place in Sacramento on June 8th, 2009.

Now, don’t mind that funny looking guy yammering on about CompLine. ((I must accept cookie you say? Twist my rubber arm! It’s like Friday in Judge Succa’s hearing room!)) ((CompLine is an “experience mod” tool for insurance professionals.)) He’ll be replaced with a live streaming broadcast of the rate hearings come Monday afternoon at 12:45pm. ((Photo courtesy of jspace3))

Will the rates go up? Will they go down? Who knows!

Riddle Me This

By Jay Shergill Posted on June 5, 2009 Posted in Cell Phones, Free, Ogilvie, PDRater, Technobabble, Workers Compensation Resources No Comments Tagged with Calculator Website, Cell Phone, Compensation Calculator, fresno, fresno wcab, ogilvie calculator, Riddle, Workers Compensation, workers compensation calculators

Yesterday afternoon in Fresno I showed another attorney how I could perform an Ogilvie calculation on my cell phone using the best workers’ compensation calculator website in the world.

He looked at me and asked me, “How much does this cost?”
I answered, “They’re free.”
He asked me, “Well, why the heck am I paying for _______?” ((Oh, YOU know who he was talking about…))

I don’t know. ((Photo courtesy of Santheo))

Fresno WCAB

By Jay Shergill Posted on June 4, 2009 Posted in PDRater No Comments Tagged with Compensation Appeals Board, Deu, FRE, Fresno Ca, Fresno District Office, i&a, information and assistance, Mariposa Street, Wcab, wcab fre

Fresno Workers' Compensation Appeals Board

Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board – Fresno District Office (FRE)
2550 Mariposa Street
Fresno, CA 93721
Main: (559) 445-5051
DEU: (559) 445-6427
Information & Assistance: (559) 445-5355

I have to be at the Fresno WCAB this afternoon. ((Photo thanks to Google and their StreetView)) Stop by and say hello if you’re in the area.