By Charles Plyter | Posted on March 10, 2010
I know it's only March 10th, but I'm starting to feel it—golf season is near. In my dinning room is a brand-new Big Bertha driver, a Christmas gift from my wife who apparently didn't know just how much the size of your club matters when it comes to golf (I explained it to her).
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By Charles Plyter | Posted on March 09, 2010
Everybody loves to ride the wave. In just about 20 or so years the world has gone from the lovable (then annoying) you've got mail to a place where we can't seem to live without the Internet to support our social and work interaction. Need an answer from a co-worker two cubes away, fire off an E-mail. Need to update Aunt Sophie on how the kids are doing—shoot a quick video and send her to You Tube. Want to get new car insurance, drop by Geico.com today.
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By Charles Plyter | Posted on March 02, 2010
I came across
this article explaining that more and more states are considering banning the practice of employers running credit checks on applicants--and I, for one, am all for such a ban. Job hunting in and of itself can be a demoralizing activity where rejection seems to outdistance approval by a good three or four miles.
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By Charles Plyter | Posted on February 11, 2010
The promotional products industry is full of company's that have adopted ecologically friendly practices. From changes in office behavior and recycling practices to full-bore revamps of manufacturing methods and materials used, I think it is safe to say the “green” industry is bigger than U.S. Steel (name that movie reference).
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By Charles Plyter | Posted on January 28, 2010
Admittedly, I fell into the category of people believing the hype about Apple's latest release, the iPad. I read the rumor blogs and wallowed in the speculations about futuristic features once only realized on the Jetsons*. Now, after watching Steve Jobs' somewhat uninspired launch of the iPad I'm left thinking two things (and, no, one is not the name).
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