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Posted in movies on Oct 28th, 2010
Netflix is a great service—the convenience of picking from millions of DVDs and having them mailed to your house is pretty cool. But what happens when you want to watch something right now? That’s where their Watch Instantly feature comes into play. As long as you have a plan that’s $8.99 or more per month, [...]
Posted in Good Reads on Oct 28th, 2010
Hewlett Packard is doing some pretty cool things right now. First of all, they’ve been publishing some great new content on their Re-imagine ROI site. They’re all stories of things people have bought that had a surprising return on investment. For example: I wrote about my rice cooker and my bicycle—I expected a certain kind [...]
Posted in Jobs on Oct 25th, 2010
Let’s face it: sometimes work can be downright boring, especially if you just take whatever comes your way and never actively go after projects/ideas you find interesting and helpful to your company. That’s why Google’s 20% rule kicks ass. For me, avoiding boredom means doing a little bit of everything. At every job I’ve had, [...]
Posted in Jobs, Motivation on Oct 7th, 2010
I used to be in publishing—I don’t know why. But instead of dealing with authors trying to get their brilliant manuscripts into print, I wound up laying out catalogs that included a whole bunch of B-level titles about stuff like crocheting and how to get your kid to stop wetting his bed (Waking Up Dry). [...]
