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Southwest Iowa with Adam and wine
Adam Lee is a client of Debworks. Adam is a singer and guitar players of great skill. He lives in Omaha and performs as often as he can in the Midwest. Last weekend Mel and I met up with Adam on Saturday and took a wine trail tour and started building Adam’s portfolio for marketing.…
Read MoreHow’s that rural broadband thing coming along?
Let’s clear up a few things first. What is broadband? According to www.broadband.gov: What is Broadband? The term broadband commonly refers to high-speed Internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access. How is broadband different from dial-up service? Broadband service provides higher-speed of data transmission. It allows more content to…
Read MoreAndroid or Blackberry
I received a Droid Bionic to review.* Quick and dirty review: Loved it. Figured out the whole touching business (you have to touch it to make it work). Best feature: speaking into the phone instead of having to type or swipe everything. Worst feature: battery life. I’m not going to give you all the technical…
Read MoreLivin’ on a Prayer
Desmond Child — cowriter of Living on a Prayer — sings. It’s nice to hear things differently once and awhile.
Read MoreYou Matter
Angela Maiers matters. She believes you matter too. I had the great pleasure to work with Angela at the #140confDM – and I knew when she stood on stage that she was going to make a difference. Take 19 minutes and 48 seconds to watch her presentation from TEDX Des Moines – and you…
Read MoreCreating a Right Customer Experience
Many of us are involved with customers in one way or another. If you work retail, you see them all day (hopefully). If you work as a freelancer of any sort, your clients are your customers. If you volunteer at the local chamber, the people who enter the door are your customers. Mike Wagner…
Read MoreNon-Technical Motorola Xoom Review
The 140 Character Conference Des Moines was May 9 and Verizon was one of our sponsors. They were magnificent sponsors and we believe our audience appreciated the value they offered. Sponsorships make it possible for ticket costs to be lower, food to be served free of charge, venue selection to be appropriate for the event…
Read MoreTop 5 Links from 2010
Thanks to Google analytics I can find out what were the top 5 links visited on my page this year. The results proved to be interesting. Number 1 was a blog I wrote for a group writing project sponsored by www.middlezonemusings.com I talked about Alzheimers. That was back in March. In May my dad went…
Read MoreBrown Shoes for Sore Toes
I had a procedure done last week on my toes. Wait, that sounds a bit like plastic surgery, doesn’t it? I had my big toenails yanked out. Well — that’s not better. It sounds like some kind of torture. One more time. I had very bad ingrown toenails, all of my life. Finally – I…
Read MoreMovie Reviews
Image by Qfamily via Flickr Nine: Daniel Day Lewis, Sophia Loren, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Judi Dench Mama spoils, wife gives up (finally) and girlfriends enjoy, mostly. Loved the music, scenery was fun — the message was good. It shook me up, as this guy was really an asshole and all…
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