Author Archives: AJ

Netflix drops Qwikster

Posted on October 10, 2011 by AJ

After a fairly large uprising from fans and consumers it seems that Netflix had decided to drop the separation of the two sites into Netflix for streaming media and Qwikster for DVD rentals. Below is the email sent to current … Continue reading →

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Howard Schultz calls for Americans to act

Posted on September 2, 2011 by AJ

In an email to customers today Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks made a request for American citizens to make a call to Congress to end partisanship. In a bold move by a business leader he asked people to join the … Continue reading →

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Unemployment Journey – The Start

Posted on April 22, 2011 by AJ

It was a beautiful morning today, Friday, April 22, 2011. Though a bit grey as many have been the past few weeks, it looked as though we may not have any rain today. It was Good Friday and I hoped … Continue reading →

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Welcome PJ

Posted on March 8, 2011 by AJ

I am honored to let my oldest son start with his section of this blog – PJ’s Stylings. This will be an area where he and I will take his writings and translate them into a virtual form. I am … Continue reading →

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Google Preview

Posted on November 10, 2010 by AJ

Google this week has launched a preview icon on the search results page. This is not a new technology. It has been used by some of Google’s competitors in the past including Bing. What makes this news is that Google … Continue reading →

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Will ebooks kill the local library?

Posted on November 2, 2010 by AJ

Public libraries have been around for centuries. In fact the Roman empire had a public library for those that had fortune enough to be educated and male. It was in the 19th century that the first real push for tax … Continue reading →

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Who are they?

Posted on August 5, 2010 by AJ

Since my favorite coffee shop in town closed I have been frequenting one that is actually closer to home on an almost daily basis. I usually start my work day there and then in mid to late morning go into … Continue reading →

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New Starbuck’s Creamer?

Posted on June 29, 2010 by AJ

I started my morning from a Starbucks just down the road from my office and while working I glanced out the window next to me and saw something that made me do a triple take. And then take out my … Continue reading →

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Contest mistake that turns out a win

Posted on June 23, 2010 by AJ

I wanted to share this today as I think it is a great example of doing the right thing even when it costs you. In this case it may have only cost pride, but it could have easily just been … Continue reading →

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GMail’s Intelligence

Posted on May 25, 2010 by AJ

I have been using Gmail since it was by invite only and once in the club you only had 5 invites to bring in friends. So I have seen it go through the gamut of changes but stumbled upon this … Continue reading →

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