Ramblings on Tech, Marketing & Leadership

Marketing consultant for Nonprofit, Business & Political clients. MBA. Love Coffee, Cities, Cycling, Photography. Former Austin, Texas politico now in Wisconsin.

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Microsoft's OneDrive is now one of the best cloud storage bargains

Microsoft’s OneDrive is now one of the best cloud storage bargains

Originally posted on BGR:

As cloud storage services become increasingly competitive, users will reap the benefits. Microsoft announced on Monday that OneDrive’s free storage will be growing from 7GB to 15GB for individuals. This puts OneDrive on par with Google Drive in terms of free storage capacity. Even better, Office 365 subscribers will receive a far more substantial upgrade from Microsoft,…

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McDonald's vs Starbucks Coffee Loyalty Programs

McDonald’s vs Starbucks Coffee Loyalty Programs

Let’s face it, McDonald’s coffee offerings are not that great. I would rather put my own eyes out with a fork than drink one of their Frapuccino clones, for example. Almost all of their coffee products are tasteless except for the overwhelming amount of sugar that is blended into them.

However, there is one place where McDonald’s is doing a better job than Starbucks — the structure of their…

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iPhone and iPad users report severe motion sickness while using iOS 7

Apple’s new design style in iOS 7 has had plenty of detractors, but some may have genuine cause for complaint: the zooming and parallax animations across the new operating system have been giving some users bad cases of motion sickness. “The zoom animations … are literally making me nauseous and giving me a headache,” Apple forum user Ensorceled writes. “It’s exactly how I used to get car sick if I tried to read in the car.” Other forum users are reporting feelings of illness, eye pain, and dizziness as well.

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Here is a productivity roundup that may help you have a more efficient day.

Clutter is distracting so, clean up your desk.

Speaking of clutter- here’s how to make sure that your emails cut through the noise and get read.

Maybe read that article first and then send a friendly email to make a career-boosting reconnection with an old contact.

And if you’re thinking about your career, keep in mind that you are building it right now (well after you stop procrastinating on Tumblr). As Nilofer Merchant put it, "Your brand is the exhaust created by the engine of your life." 

  [Image: Flickr user Caden Crawford]

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TED Talk Tuesday – Hackschooling Makes Me Happy: Logan LaPlante at TEDx University of Nevada

Last week we watched Andrew McAfee introduce us to the Machine Age and the new economy. He briefly touched upon the kind of education this new economy would require of us by discussing his own experiences...

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Declare Your Social Media Independence this July 4th

Image Credit: Anthony Alvernaz

“You have to do this, you have to do that… you MUST follow these…

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No matter what you are creating, sweat the details!

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Deploying new features to online app users is great - but what about corporate users that can't upgrade?

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This is why the next iPhone needs more focus options.

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Baird Creek, Green Bay (at Baird Creek Nature & Ski Trail)

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at Juza-oliver Family Park

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at Juza-oliver Family Park

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Garden after the rain shower.

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Dandelion invasion! (at Juza-oliver Family Park)

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Do accept that the completion of your MBA is the beginning of your next apprenticeship as a leader and a professional.

Art Petty basically says here "don't expect anything handed to you on a silver platter just because you have finished your MBA. As someone who expects to graduate with mine in December, I can relate. I only expect that things will get even more hectic at work as I try to apply everything I have learned to help make our marketing team stronger.

Are you a recent graduate or expect to graduate this year as well? What kind of effect will it have on your employment?

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Yahoo among bidders for Hulu, as reports say employees heading for exits

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Here's hoping for enlightened future ownership of Hulu - a company or group that is not only committed to online video as a service but also has the muscle to build and maintain new content partnerships!