Yesterday morning we dropped Tucker off at the Vet to have some x-rays done on the leg that has been plaguing him for months now. We have never been able to exactly pinpoint when/how the injury started, but we are pretty sure he hurt it while trying to heal a hurt bad on his opposite back leg. While he was avoiding-over using his sore pad, he must have injured the other leg during one of his many silly wrestling matches. He has been walking on it funny, on and off, for the past couple of months, despite our best efforts to keep him down and let it heal, and our Vet suggested to have some pictures taken to find out exactly what the root of the problem is to determine the best treatment. (more…)

September 30th, 2007 | Adventures with Dogs | 2 comments

Things have really started to come together with the startup and, late last Monday, Butterfinger launched a new service - free international calling! The whole process was pretty exciting, and I was anxiously holding my breath when we tried to make that first call using the new dialer interface and calling algorithms. The first few numbers we tried were busy (we actually ended up using numbers for the American consulate in other countries - mostly because we figured they would probably be english recordings), but after about 5 attempts, we were connected to China! Now we can offer free international calling to most numbers in 29 countries. (more…)

September 29th, 2007 | Startup Sacrifices, The Startup | No comments