Random and Opinionated Thoughts

by: Jennifer Zelazny

Food/Drink

Favorite Fall Snack

It is fall, candy corn is in all the stores…and eating it seems like an ok thing to do on occasion. What is better than plain candy corn? Candy corn and Planters dry roasted peanuts mixed together. Never had it? It is a great sweet/salty combo (best enjoyed with exercise and plenty of water)! Enjoy.

Apple

New Mac Mini

Say hello to the latest Mac in my family: the 2011 Mac Mini. And now for the interview with myself: Why the Mac Mini and not the Mac Pro? The Mac Pro is overkill for what I do. I spend half my day working with web browsers and the other half working with a simple […]

Business

Defining the Problem is Half the Battle

Over the last few years after seeing hundreds of projects come through my company – if I have learned one thing – it is that defining the problem is half the battle. So many times people will send over “documentation” which can sometimes be in the form of a mockup, an email, or a full […]

Life

Land Rover’s New Concept Car: DC 100

Yesterday I got an email highlighting Land Rover’s latest concept car – the DC 100. I love to see new concept cars so I was excited to see what they would show us. I am still on the fence about this concept but I need to let it simmer. Overall – I really like what […]

Business

Big Small Big

I work with a number of clients that range in size and have noticed something interesting (at least to me). The bigger companies tend to have more resources, take a longer time to produce something, but in the end put out a high quality product. A lot of people inside of the big business (with […]

Software

GrowlMail for 10.7

I have been using Growl for years now and love the simple notifications. I can work GrowlMail was by far the most useful Growl plugin as it gives a quick n. When Apple released 10.7 – the old version of GrowlMail no longer worked. I was lost – but finally I found an update that […]

Business Serenity Now!

This is Not Google

I just got a call from an automated service (I did not stay on long enough to hear all of it) that said: “This is an important call for the business owner. This is not Google…” I figured when they said “This is not Google” they really meant to say “this is a scam to […]

Places

World Trade Center Must Read

I have been following the World Trade Center area since the horrific events unfolded just short of 10 years ago. If you are curious about the reconstruction of 1 World Trade Center – take a look at this great illustration/timeline: http://www.bspcn.com/2011/08/28/world-trade-center-reborn/.