Kuba Kickz Review
Review of the Kuba Kickz
I originally noticed the Kuba Kickz product when I was browsing around Amazon last December looking for a gift for my Tae Kwon Do instructor. I always try to find something different, as he has everything you could ever imagine. The Kuba Kickz product was intriguing so I purchased one for him.
CrossFit Defense Specialty Course Review
CrossFit Defense Course
This past Saturday I attended the CrossFit Defense Specialty Course at Reebok CrossFit One in Canton, Massachusetts. I was fortunate enough to have two friends from my CrossFit box attend with me, both women without any martial arts background. While all three of us enjoyed it, we all got something different out of the course.
It’s All Marketing
Most of the work I do for clients is around technology. I leave the major marketing efforts to professionals with more experience than I have. Yet, there’s this gray area that I refer to as internet marketing, and it’s something I constantly find myself drawn into. See, the internet can be a strange place and there are a lot of people that don’t fully understand it. Social media has changed marketing dramatically, but not in the way the experts want you to believe. The major change is that now all of us are marketing, all the time.
Tech-Assisted Management
Management Through Technology
We have a saying at VCI – “It’s always a communication problem.” Over ten years in the driver’s seat of a tech firm, I’ve found that communication issues are the root of most problems. It doesn’t matter whether it’s an internal problem (staff/HR) or external (customer, vendor) it nearly always comes down to someone’s communication failure. Communication involves both the sender and receiver – and there’s a responsibility on both ends. Effective management is primarily about effective communication.
A World Without Wires
There are any number of ways to get internet access. Depending on where you live, most people have access to dial-up, satellite, DSL and cable internet providers. For many homes and businesses, there is an aspect to their internet access that is far more important than speed, or what company provides it. For many, having access to wireless internet access is critical.
whistlekick – Announcing the Launch of my New Company
whistlekick – Because I still had a little time to sleep!
While most people spent New Year’s Eve at parties or home with their family, I decided to do something a bit unconventional – I completed the launch of a new business. I’ve spent the last two years working on Whistlekick, LLC, and when the product finally arrived mid-December, I knew I had to get my act together and finish up the website and other marketing materials. What is whistlekick, you ask? Read on!
Night Vision Goggles – Let Your Kids See in the Dark
Night Vision Goggles for Kids!
Night vision technology is certainly nothing new, but for most of us it has always seemed to be the stuff of movies or the realm of those that belong to anti-government militias. I’ve been interested in night vision technology for a while, but the device cost has always been prohibitive A couple of years ago I saw the price coming down on low-quality devices marketed for children. These units were problematic and had few positive things to say about them. The current crop of products are quite different.
Droid Razr Maxx – How To Remove Stock Apps
Get Rid of Those Annoying Stock Apps on Your Droid Razr Maxx
One of the biggest killers to battery life on a Droid Razr Maxx is the stock apps. There are a number of apps that Verizon and Motorola decided you needed to have. In most cases, users don’t actually want these apps. To make matters worse, the apps are lodged in there pretty tight, taking up storage and using RAM. Here’s how to remove them.
Review of the Minimalist Barefoot Belleville TR 102 Mini-Mil Boot
Belleville TR 102 Mini-Mil Review
As a fan of barefoot shoes (which some people call minimalist footwear), I’m always on the lookout for new footwear. I’ve been looking for proper minimalist boots for years. While Vibram made a pair for a while, they had the standard FiveFingers “toes,” which made them a bit inappropriate for work. Vivo makes some, but I’ve never found a paid in a store. The pairs of Vivo shoes I’ve tried on seemed of questionable quality, so I wasn’t shelling out $175 for boots I hadn’t tried. Then I found a blog post about the Belleville TR 102 boots.
Facebook Closes the Doors on Democracy
“Fake” Facebook Voting
For a week, Facebook allowed users to weigh in on a number of issues. The oft-criticized website gave users the power, or so they said, to shape policy on everything from sharing data with third-parties to, believe it or not, voting. With over one billion users, you probably have a Facebook account. If you don’t, nearly everyone you know does.