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Hey everyone…. RELAX!
Friday, April 12, 2013 / Apple Culture, Business, New Media, PowerMax Culture, Technology / 0 Comments
I sure wouldn’t want Apple CEO Tim Cook’s job. Imagine what it would be like sitting at your desk with a metaphorical bank of cameras wanting to take pictures of your every move, and 1,000 internet reporters trying to figure out how to get their hands on every one of your emails, and a bunch of spies rummaging through your garbage or Read More »
Why is answering emails so difficult?
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 / Business, Support / 0 Comments
I recently had an interaction with Toys R Us that reminded me why I always try and buy from companies like PowerMax. By that I mean not huge conglomerates, or big box, or companies who employ more people than there are lobbyists in Washington DC. Read More »
Perhaps We Should Rename Our Country “The United States of Ferengi”
Tuesday, November 20, 2012 / Business, PowerMax Culture / 0 Comments
If you don’t know what a Ferengi is, it’s a fictional extraterrestrial race from Star Trek, characterized by an obsession with money and profit and trade. I’m not sure whether or not the invention of the Ferengi was meant to be a metaphor for this country. Read More »
Is Election Voting Becoming Obsolete?
Monday, October 29, 2012 / Business, PowerMax Culture / 0 Comments
I recently heard a speaker state that publicly-traded companies create no job growth. For every job they add, they take at least one away. He said most of our job growth comes from privately-held companies. I couldn’t find corroborating statistics either way on that, but it made sense to me. Read More »
We’re Still in Charge… For Now
Thursday, June 28, 2012 / Business, PowerMax Culture, Technology / 10 Comments
When you look at the human landscape that makes up the United States and analyze who is “in charge,” you might of course start with the government. Since our founding fathers had the wisdom to set up three branches to avoid any one entity assuming complete control, Read More »
Lead, Follow or Pull up Your Pants
Friday, May 11, 2012 / Apple Culture, Business, Technology / 2 Comments
I remember reading a story about a father who was writing a response to a questionnaire from a university about the application of his daughter to their school. Read More »
The new iPad: The prognosticators almost had it right this time!
Friday, March 9, 2012 / Apple Culture, Business, New Media, Technology / 2 Comments
Ever since the internet became a forum for bloggers, prognosticators and technology seers, its airwaves have been filled with predictions about what Apple’s going to do next. For someone who has a small degree of access into the inner workings of Cupertino, it’s always been a little bemusing to watch, especially when I already know first-hand what is or isn’t going to happen, and I see them getting it all wrong. Read More »
CES 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 / Apple Culture, Business, New Media, PowerMax Culture, Technology / 0 Comments
I just returned from a visit to CES in Las Vegas. As I wandered the halls of this enormous show, I couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like if it were turned into one big retail store. While one might say the internet is essentially that, there’s just no way for anyone to shop on the internet and see all this stuff. Read More »
It’s good to be thankful
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 / Business, PowerMax Culture, Technology / 0 Comments
Although Thanksgiving has come and gone, the idea of being thankful should never leave us. It’s good to be grateful for all those things we take for granted. For instance, since you’re reading this, you obviously have electricity, which is something to be grateful for. Not everyone in the world can say that. Read More »
Amazon is Starting to Piss Me Off
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 / Business, PowerMax Culture, Technology / 4 Comments
I don’t watch too many commercials nowadays. Part of this is due to the fact that I don’t watch all that much TV anymore. The rest of it is because I own a DVR, and tend to DVR everything and fast forward through all the commercials. I’m one of those guys that’s making life harder for all the companies who used to increase sales solely by advertising on TV. Read More »
On The Death of Steve Jobs
Friday, October 7, 2011 / Apple Culture, Business, New Media, PowerMax Culture / 6 Comments
Steve’s death may create more commentary than any business leader’s death in history. He was certainly an iconic figure, and unquestionably impacted most of our lives. For me, the question for each of us is what we choose to learn from his life and death. Read More »
Lion Updated; Credit Cards; iTunes Bug and more…
Thursday, August 18, 2011 / App Store, Apple Culture, Business, iTunes, OS, Software, Support, Technology / 1 Comment
10.7.1 is out
If you are one of the few who upgraded to Lion 10.7, Apple just issued the first, much-needed, update. It consists of the usual round of bug fixes and no visible changes. I installed it immediately, did the usual repair-permissions thing, and am using it now. Read More »
Bigger is Better… Right?
Monday, January 17, 2011 / Business / 7 Comments
Throughout history, size has mattered. The biggest armies generally won. Warriors were revered for their size and strength. Small people were turned into court jesters. Those with the most money ruled (and still do). Which does remind me of an old joke I learned in childhood: “Who is bigger? Mr. Bigger or Mr. Bigger’s baby?”
“Mr. Bigger’s baby is a little Bigger.” Read More »
Innovation in America: An Endangered Species
Friday, December 3, 2010 / Apple Culture, Business, Microsoft / 8 Comments
If innovation were an animal, the government would’ve put it on the endangered species list by now. I have many opinions as to why this has happened, but then again, I have a lot of opinions about everything, including my opinions. Read More »
When Companies Go Bad
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 / Business, PowerMax Culture / 1 Comment
I’m a consumer, just like you. My own personal experiences as a consumer frequently impact the way PowerMax operates. When I run into something exceptional, whether good or bad, I try to make sure our company learns from it. Read More »
