Made in China. As I browsed the aisles at my local Target looking for a pocket knife, light bulbs and a packet of underwear for my 4 year old, I was looking at the back of the labels of products I was considering to buy. Everything at which I looked was made in [...]
Most of my career, I have been a web product professional. The great recession forced me in to a new model of work and with that came a redefinition of what it means to be employed.
Since 2007, I have been a consultant. During that time I have worked both independently and [...]
It’s a practical guide to going without cable or even wires for television programming. Or it could just be Jared talking about his baby fever. Dean should be able to keep everyone on topic about ditching your cable provider and going all Internet for your television. The pros. The cons. And everything in between from the ultimate nerd duo on BlogTalkRadio.com
Occupy Crazies and Why Dean Loves American Made Products 10/12 by Jared and Dean | Blog Talk Radio.
Jared and I are hosting ourselves on our upcoming Jared and Dean Podcast next Wednesday night at 8:00 PM PST.
On this show, we will [...]
Have you heard of About.me? Its a great site; it offers users a super simple means to post an online calling card for themselves and it enables users to create a hub to connect all their social media sites into a single launch point. But, if you think about it in more comprehensive terms, it more than just a simple “me” splash page. Its a powerful perception management and marketing tool.
We need to take responsibility for our economy. We voted in a very disruptive and thoughtless congress, we choose to buy cheap goods made in repressive countries to save 10 cents, we don’t pay attention to our own consumer habits. Vote with your dollars and your votes… When you can, buy US made goods (just [...]
Getting real with your expectations in life and by getting real I mean having some and not being afraid to be bold, up front and honest with you and others around you about them.
I recently decided to leave cable TV behind. I called Verizon, worked out a plan for just Internet and a landline.. and boom… I am cable free. I will update you on how I did it, but wanted to put this out on the interwebs that life can exist without subscribing to cable TV service.
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My blog has been a personal, cathartic exercise to find some meaning in the events of my life over the past few years. Some of my posts have hit a cord with my readers. My blog has been about work, the meaning of work and the challenges find my place in work.
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