Archive for July, 2007

Why Outsourcing to India is a Bad Idea


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EdJuly 24th, 2007


One of the books I’m most recently excited about is Tim Ferriss’s 4-Hour Work Week. I actually caught Tim live at SXSW last February, but I didn’t really get interested in his book until I read a great review and decided to give it a read.  I was blown away by it.  Like a lot [...]

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New Site for my friend


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EdJuly 23rd, 2007


New Site for my friend

My friend Ned as just put out a new site, ViaLuxe. Ned is also the CEO of Lussori.com. Both sites sell high end watches and jewelry.

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A Big Change


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EdJuly 14th, 2007


A Big Change

I had a big change in my life this week. After nearly 6 years of long days I have left my position at USWeb. I decided that I need a change of pace, and that USWeb was not really the right fit for me going forward. I will be moving forward with Blogitive, and will [...]

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Jawbone Bluetooth Headset Review


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EdJuly 13th, 2007


Broken Jawbone

I guess you can tell it’s not going to be a good review when the first thing you see is a picture of the product broken. Let’s first start with how well the product performed when it worked. First off, Jawbone appears to take the anti-apple approach of bare minimum packaging. Ironic because I purchased [...]

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I love Grand Central


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EdJuly 12th, 2007


I love Grand Central

I have been playing with Grand Central for a few days now, and I’m in love with this app. I find it difficult to believe, and a little scary, that I now have my last phone number ever. I have moved around a lot in my life, so the idea of never having to change [...]

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AT&T ( Cingular ) Edge service down for iPhone


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EdJuly 8th, 2007


AT&T ( Cingular ) Edge service down for iPhone

Most of my time with the iPhone has been spent at home, with the luxury of a nice WiFi connection.  The few times I have ventured out with my new toy has resulted in pretty big dissapointments.  It seems that AT&T (formerly Cingular) cannot keep their Edge service working.  This makes the iPhone much less [...]

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Brickwork India – Just more of the same


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EdJuly 2nd, 2007


INDIA = I'll Never Do It Again

Working with offshore companies has always had an appeal to me. The US dollar, even at the low point, can buy so much more in India, it seems like a no-brainer to work with these companies. But those of you who have know that there is a real challenge to this. First you have the [...]

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iPhone Safari Browser Crash


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EdJuly 1st, 2007


iPhone Safari Browser Crash

I’m noticing my browser crashing every now and then. At first I thought it was just something I was doing, but now I’m certain it’s the browser. The last crash occurred while watching a trailer on the Apple trailer site for iPhone. Is anyone else experiencing this issue? Update: This has gotten a lot less [...]

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