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The Back-To-School Hard Drive Questions: Use for Backups or Media? Size vs. Size? 22 Aug 2013 | 11:35 pm
Schools are booting up in the coming weeks and students are also Ctrl-Alt-Deleting their brains to get ready to upload GBs of essential data into their minds to help them maintain their upgradability ...
Selling Yourself versus Applying for a Job 15 Aug 2013 | 09:09 pm
I recently had an interesting conversation with an ex-coworker around the process of getting hired. What was fascinating was that we both had the same thoughts, his as a result of some advice from a c...
Head-to-Head: 4 iPhone 5 Battery Cases Reviewed – Mophie, Belkin, MyCharge & XPAL Power 14 Aug 2013 | 11:37 pm
Smartphones these days are big battery consumers. The larger the screen and the more active you are, the more you rely on having a big, hefty battery. There are many smartphones that allow you to simp...
This Car Is “Hot” – Review of 2013 Mercedes CLS 63 AMG “4-Door” Coupe 12 Aug 2013 | 07:35 pm
When I test drove the 2013 Mercedes CLS 63 AMG coupe (which has 4 doors by the way), the San Francisco Bay Area was going through a bit of a heat wave with temperatures hovering over 100 degrees. Whil...
The Job Search Roller Coaster and Getting Social 7 Aug 2013 | 11:55 pm
Why are roller coasters so much fun? Is it because of the rush of speed as you plummet down multiple stories in a seeming free fall? Or is it being thrown into your seat as you race up a hill? Or is i...
Coffee, Conversations and Commerce – The Barista Banter 2 Aug 2013 | 10:37 pm
There is something to be said about coffee. Not only does it get your brain firing on all cylinders (sometimes over-firing so don’t drink too much), but it also is a conversation starters. In fact, co...
#Giveaway: CrashPlan Online Backups Keep Your Digital Life #WorryFree! 1 Aug 2013 | 12:04 am
Are you backing up your computer? How often do you do it? Do you do it manually or automatically? Have you ever thought about the possibility of hitting the power button on your computer and suddenly ...
Review: Inky – An Email Client with a Refreshing New Approach to Filtering & Management 30 Jul 2013 | 12:06 am
Despite all efforts by Social Media, text messaging and other communication protocols, email is not going away. And, it seems to be growing instead of shrinking. The good think is, email service provi...
On Infographics, Cloud and How NOT to Run a Small Business 24 Jul 2013 | 02:12 am
Infographics seem to be one of the best ways to convey a message. More often than not, infographics compile industry statistics and tend to tell a compelling story. Some infographics can be complex wh...
In Between Successes – The Career Pyramid 18 Jul 2013 | 11:18 pm
Many years ago, I heard a career counselor talking about the time between jobs. He said never to call them “jobs” but rather “successes.” Using the word “success” to describe employment is a way to ke...
