Consolidation and convenience have advanced so much in the consumer world, I can solve almost any material problem I have in a single store. I see a similar trend beginning to swell within our industry.
Read MoreThinking Outside the Big Box
Tag: Technology
The Speed of Life
Everything changes. Today change is happening at an even more schizophrenically bionic rate than it was just two years ago.
Read MoreQuick PPAI Vegas recap
A quick recap from last week’s tradeshow in Las Vegas.
Read MoreSure to Make You LOL – How Texting Has Changed the Way We Think
The Huffington Post does it again. I thought a quick blog today on how technology / texting has changed our lives (including the promotional products distributor) would be fun today.
Read MoreThe Power of 3G and Me
I got a new phone yesterday. It’s one of those fancy, newfangled 3G smart phones and has a whole host of awesome features that my old phone didn’t have: a touch-screen, Wi-Fi, video—you name it, its got it. When it arrived, I was like a kid on Christmas morning. I couldn’t wait to get it out of the box and start using it.
Read MoreArt Exhibits, Black Holes and Laughter
I wasn’t too sure what to write about this week, my poor pea brain being otherwise occupied with proofing August and planning out my Sept. stories. I managed to dig up a few links though that you might find interesting:
Read MoreCinco de Busy
Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone! I’m sure you’re all aware, but “Cinco de Mayo” translates to “fifth of May” in Spanish, or “Congratulations! Your magazine is kicking butt, but is also starting like three new projects in May! Enjoy trying to write a blog!” if you speak Promo Marketing.
Read MoreAmerica and the Next Big Thing
I promised myself that this month I would not mention the “E” word. I would not subject you, my dear readers, to any more pep rallies or sales mantras dedicated to getting us all through the “R” word, which I also promised myself I would not mention.
Read MoreLike Da Vinci, Except the Opposite
I finished up research for my article on computer accessories last week, and I can’t believe all the crazy stuff I found. There are USB watches, Internet phones that are also mice, and MP3 players so complex they make iPods seem like sleekly designed doorjambs.
Read MoreA Site for Sore Eyes
My name is Christen Gruebel and I have Computer Rage.
Though I can keep it at an appropriate-for-the-office level (hence, I tap the mouse irritatedly without throwing and breaking it), I have had my moments.