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The Dying Art of Thanks and Gratitude

February 1, 2009

Today I was walking out of a local coffee shop and saw a woman coming towards the entrance. She was about 30 feet from the  door so I had every right to just keep on walking. Instead I decided to wait and hold the door for her as she made her way up the stairs. [...]

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Social Media Case Study – How JetBlue Used Twitter to Treat Me Like A Human

January 28, 2009

People often ask me why I use Twitter. Until recently I found it hard to explain. I have to admit, it took me over 5 months to post my 2nd update after my first “Trying out twitter” post. It just didn’t click with me the first time around. Until I took the time to use [...]

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Sunday Walk – Walden Pond Concord Massachusetts

January 11, 2009

This afternoon, 5 inches of fresh snow and a few free hours turned into a walk around Henry David Thoreau’s old playground, Walden Pond. Even though the sun wasn’t able to break through as expected, the lack of wind and the fresh snow made it a great day for a walk around the pond with [...]

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iCall Brings Voice Over IP Capabilities to the iPhone

January 8, 2009

iCall is a company I have been watching ever since I saw this video:

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This Movie Mistake Makes Me Laugh Everytime

January 1, 2009

I was reading Neatorama’s “Movie Mistakes of 2008” this morning and it reminded me of one of my favorite movie mistakes. One, obviously uneventful, day back in college, my roomates and I were watching “Homeward Bound” and found this little nugget. It became one of those things that we showed everyone who came over and [...]

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7 Things About Me You May or May Not Want to Know

December 28, 2008

I have been tagged and I can’t be more excited. Grace Boyle, a talented soul who I just started following on twitter (@gracekboyle) a few days ago, thought I would be a good candidate for the”7 Things You Wish You Didn’t (Or Did) Know About Me” meme. How does one pick just 7 things to [...]

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Hidden Gems for Listening to Music Online

December 23, 2008

Listen to enough music online and you will inevitably come across cool little tips and tricks that make the experience a whole lot better. I posted about some of these a few years ago on akaraff.com and I am glad to see they are all still working.
m3u2iTunes – If you are an iTunes user and [...]

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