rudyamid on October 24th, 2012 at 11:57 am

I’ve been an Apple fan since the iPhone 3G.1 I appreciated their attention to functional details and widely available accessories.  So naturally, I invested some money into their products, all the way to the iPhone 5. But with the introduction of the 4th generation iPad, this is where I’m drawing the line.  I’ve just purchased […]

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rudyamid on September 19th, 2011 at 1:30 pm

Well, maybe not exactly in so many words.  Let me backtrack a little bit. Earlier this year, Netflix customers were in a rage when they found out Netflix raised their streaming+DVD service fees up by 60%.  Many have fled the service altogether.  Many commented they were disgusted by the move. In short, everyone was not […]

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rudyamid on July 13th, 2011 at 2:00 pm

I’ve been a Netflix customer since 1997, during the rise of DVD, becoming the de facto media replacement of VHS.  I thought the idea of mailing the DVD direct to my door was brilliant.  Those red envelopes are iconic! As an early adopter, I was even awarded with free T-Shirts.  Netflix was one reason why […]

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rudyamid on April 9th, 2010 at 8:05 pm

When I was laid off back in 2001, it was the first time I had to get a personal name card, with my own phone number and email address.  I make the cards from companies like Vista Print.1  My first card looked like this: Last year, I experimented with the “Google Me” template.  This one […]

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rudyamid on April 29th, 2009 at 2:32 pm

I often asked myself: What’s important in this world?  There are just so many things going on, it’s difficult to keep up with everything. After a moment of thinking (probably less than 3 minutes), I’ve concluded that “my world” is more important. It means anything within 50 miles around me.  There’s not much I can […]

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