Waxing UnLyrical

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Does Too Much Technology Make Us Bored?

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Last week I had to take my MacBook Pro in to the Apple store. When I remarked that purchasing an external CD drive to load my (legal) version of Microsoft Office would probably be cheaper than purchasing the software again, she practically rolled her eyes as she told me the cost differential. Thrilled with Square. Boredom happens.

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How A MacBook Changed My Life

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And while some of the new devices from other manufacturers coming out are really tempting, it will take a lot for me to renounce my citizenship in the Land of Apple. Video-editing, graphics… all sorts of stuff, because nowadays you can almost always find software and/or apps that will work on Macs or PCs.

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Is Crowdsourcing Really the Industry’s Dark Side?

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My design software won’t even power on unless the clock is running and your deposit check is processing in my bank account. The hacks on Craigslist who undercut your estimate forcing you to give your prospect the “comparing apples to oranges&# speech might lose some business but believe me, they deserve it.