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8.13.2009

I was recently talking with my Dad about the Chevy Volt - before the 230 mpg claim - and how nice it would be to drive my entire commute on electricity only. Yeah, that would be sweet!! The only problem I said was "I couldn't see myself buying and driving a Chevy. My dad, a long time Chevy owner, cocked his head and with a look of "wtf are you talking about Willis?" said "what do you mean?!" I knew instantly I had put my foot in my mouth and needed to retract it quickly. I put on my 'BS' in marketing-hat and said, "The brand just doesn't speak to me."

6.27.2009

A little Starbucks and a BusinessWeek makes for a nice start to my day

4.11.2009

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3.05.2009

I've been using tinychat.com a couple times since it recently debuted a couple weeks ago I think. Perhaps there were similar services before that I didn't know about, but tinychat is fantastic. Its simple, apparently interfaces with twitter - but best of all it provides a quick place to chat online without worrying about which service each person is using. Fantastic! I'm using for team projects in my current class.

2.27.2009

I know some people are complaining about Safari 4's tabs being up on top, but I love it! It saves just a bit more space giving me more viewing room on my laptop screen. It took a little to get used to, but this is a great feature of an even better Safari.

2.17.2009

Twitter

I'll admit I didn't think much of Twitter when it first came out. Heck, I didn't really get the whole fascination with it until just a couple months ago when I decided to sign up to check it out. Usually I sign-up right away for anything new and cool on the web, but Twitter just didn't have an appeal for me.

That is until I clued into companies like 37 Signals, Dimdim, MailChimp and others were using it to communicate with their clients about their respective services. It was suddenly as if their customer service departments were personally messaging me to tell me about service outages or new features I had to go check out right away.

I even follow Minnesota Public Radio's tweets to stay fresh with what is happening back home, or let me know their Budget Hero application has been updated. (I will balance the federal budget!!)

I'm not tweeting all that much - don't want to be one of those people that write about what they eat and when they go to the gym. When I do, I try to keep it professional - dabbling in a little personal branding because you never know what is going to happen.

2.14.2009

Posted via Pixelpipe.

1.27.2009

MailChimp.com answers one of their common questions with a website: Can I use a purchased email list?

Brilliant!

1.13.2009

I'm loving my new laptop bag

Well, its more of a sleeve with a couple of pockets and a shoulder strap.

Like many with corporate jobs and laptops to lug around, I was given a giant leather monstrosity of a bag branded with the corporate logo. But I suffer this affliction no more! I picked up Incase's Nylon Sleeve Plus for Christmas and its been wonderful ever since. Silly how my svelte little sleeve makes me smile a bit inside - especially compared to what my co-workers are lugging around.

1.07.2009

Facebook

Having been the 'fat kid' growing up and being teased through much of elementary and high school, I must admit it gives me a degree of satisfaction to see former tormentors tipping the scales. Shallow and maybe a little mean, but damn it feels good.

Kodak Zx1

I still have a soft spot for the MinoHD, but this new camera from Kodak is looking really nice. And its water resistant!!

1.05.2009

The Porsche Panamera

Now thats a Porsche I could like....

11.12.2008

Flip MinoHD

I think I'm ready for a Flip now! Who buys video cameras if they're not HD?!

11.04.2008

10.09.2008

Blackberry's new icons

Ok, I'm obviously not going to give up my iPhone for a Blackberry - but you have to admit the icons for the new OS and phones is pretty slick. Kind of wish I could have that look and style on my iPhone.

10.06.2008

I feel like an idiot

A week or so ago I picked up some Asian Pears from Costco - amid Will's protests they were too expensive. I haven't had asian pears in years, but remember them being juicy and delicious. So I get them home and quickly bite into one... Its was bland and tasteless... crap! I couldn't tell Will and be 'wrong' or throw them away. So I took one with me everyday for my afternoon snack at work. They were neither pleasant or wholly unpleasant. But a funny thing started to happen as I reached the end of the bunch... they became rather flavourful. OMG - they weren't ripe!!

9.29.2008

I used to be embarrassed that Minnesota voted Jesse Ventura in as Governor.... but Alaska has us beat with Palin.

9.27.2008

Wow! Palin the Pathetic

9.15.2008

2.1

Well worth the wait. Battery life is definitely improved - it last
all day now on a charge.

Favorite new feature is how the podcasts now auto-play the whole list
which is great for music podcasts.

Sent from my iPhone

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