Monthly Archives: December 2011

Appy New Year!!!!

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Murray Hill

250,000,000 apps were downloaded from Apple’s App Store and Google’s Android Market just on Christmas day. Yes, that’s 1/4 billion apps on one day! That’s a lot of angry birds.

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The Missing Boomers

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Murray Hill

I’m missing something here. I was just reading the Globe and Mail online. Two articles I read back-to-back. The first was about a list of the top 10 TV ads for 2011 and the other was about us Baby Boomers … Continue reading →

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Holiday Consumption Reduction

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Murray Hill

Wear tight fitting clothes. At home, at work, everywhere. My theory is that the more uncomfortable you are the more easily you will remember the battle of the bulge. I wonder if it has ever been proven that sweat pants … Continue reading →

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Design gone wrong…badly

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Murray Hill

The designers say the ‘pixelated’ apartments joining the two buildings are to represent a cloud. The only thing here in a cloud are their collective heads. I wonder if they have ever seen images of the twin towers on 9/11. … Continue reading →

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Murray Hill

Yes it is if you are a “best of” hound like me. Top 10’s, best of’s, most reviewed, most comments, most purchased, most viewed and on and on. What a great way to catch up on all that I’ve missed … Continue reading →

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Hey…’ya got the time?

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Murray Hill

There are a few bloggers I subscribe to that I read their posts every time I receive their RSS feed. The other day one of them had an embedded link to a You Tube video with a message that by … Continue reading →

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Blowin’ in the Wind

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Murray Hill

When I walk by the big discount book table in Walmart I usually give it a quick scan and keep going. Today though, a the cover of a stack of children’s books caught my attention. It was a beautifully illustrated … Continue reading →

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That’s Perfectly Acceptable

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Murray Hill

What the hell does that mean? Acceptable is… ok. Acceptable is… good enough. Acceptable is… nice. Is it possible to be perfectly mediocre?

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A Delivery from Fed Up

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Murray Hill

While meeting with a customer today Fed Ex delivered a package to their office. My client could see it was a book order and was obviously excited to receive it and made a casual comment to the driver that she … Continue reading →