Month: September 2009
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East Coast Starbucks
I think I’ve figured one reason that Starbucks has not caught out here in the Boston area like it has on the West Coast. The Starbucks out here don’t run smoothly. People pay cash, the employees don’t really have a good working system, there’s a lot of confusion. If you want to see Starbucks as…
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Selling Through Context
Here is a great idea on how to market to me: Sell me an image or a story, and then sell me a series of products. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] I don’t mean sell me…
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Safari RSS Feed Goodness
I’ve embraced RSS feeds for all of the blogs I like and for many humor websites (xkcd, PennyArcade) I enjoy. Being able to see what sites have new content with out having to visit each site one by one, is a huge time saver. However, I’ve recently discovered an even bigger time saver! “View All RSS Articles”!…
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Focused and Unfocused Shopping
I buy many things online. More and more people are doing the same. E-Commerce is usually one of the lowest cost and highest growth channels for a retailer. There are many advantages to the consumer: Shopping online can give you access to a wider array of products, at cheaper prices, and with more convenience than…
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Cake Bastards
So The Lemur and I came up with a new TV show we’re going to pitch to the studios. Cake Bastards Taking into account America’s love cake related TV shows AND the love of the suffering of strangers, the premise is this: The Lemur and I will find some special person who’s having a birthday.…
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Eclipse Auto Complete Templates for ATG
Eclipse has an often under-utilized feature called Templates. You’ve probably used the built in templates when Eclipse auto-completes for loops or try-catch blocks, etc… However, you can create your own templates for commonly used chunks of code. This can save you a lot of time, and more importantly can facilitate you writing better quality code.…