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02 July 2007 ~ 1 Comment

Interactivi-tee

Interactivi-tee

Stumbled upon a new site today called Reactee. It allows users to create custom message t-shirts. Before you say “been there, done that (and bought the custom designed t-shirt)” — these t-shirts talk back.

Reactee includes an automated text-back feature designed right into the shirt!

Anyone who sees the t-shirt (either worn in public or on the [...]

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07 May 2007 ~ Comments Off

Bad Idea Monday

I’m introducing a brand new feature to the DTIG BrainBlog — Bad Idea Monday.

The silicon chip inside her head
Gets switched to overload.
And nobody’s gonna go to school today,
She’s going to make them stay at home.
And daddy doesn’t understand it,
He always said she was as good as gold.
And he can see no reason
‘Cause there are no [...]

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03 May 2007 ~ Comments Off

The Ultimate Guide to Productivity

Ben Yoskovitz has created a worthwhile group writing meme to inspire the collection of personal productivity secrets. Since I was ‘tagged’ by my friend Jason Kotecki (he’s the guy with the cure for Adultitis), here are three of my personal productivity secrets…
#1.) The Most Productive Thing PossibleThis is one of my oldest techniques, adopted from [...]

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18 April 2007 ~ 1 Comment

Fuel-Up Forever

Fuel-Up Forever

Recently the United States Postal Service introduced a new “Forever Stamp.” The stamp features an image of the Liberty Bell, and once purchased the stamp is valid for mailing a one ounce letter via First-Class postage forever — regardless of future rate increases.
There’s no denying that niggling postage hikes tends to result in stamps that [...]

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28 March 2007 ~ Comments Off

Do Not Pass GO

At first glance the relationship seems to make sense, but then you notice the slimy trail of introducing the concept of using credit to a younger audience and it makes you throw-up a little in your mouth.
The deal struck between Visa and Hasbro to introduce their credit cards into the worlds of ‘Monopoly‘ and ‘The [...]

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