Be Selfish.

Be selfish. This is my mantra the next 3 months. Work has hit its crescendo, my wife is in Australia for work and my health has been neglected – “Be Selfish” is how I plan to live a more fulfilled life. I may not do all of these things well but this my grounding for…

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How the Internet Dresses Me

You may or may not know this, but I am a big fan of disruption. Disruption: a product or company that enters an established industry with the intention of turning it on its head.  I love that stuff. And there’s a lot of money to be made if you do it right. One of my least favorite…

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My Career: What I’m Up To

Come Monday I will have made my ‘biggest’ career move yet. I put the word ‘biggest’ in quotes because it is still an internship. I’ll still be an hourly wage earner. But I will be in a new internship, with a new manager, in a new environment, with a new group of coworkers, working on…

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Value Creation through QR Codes

What is it and where did it come from? A QR Code, or a Quick Response Code, consists of black modules arrange in a square pattern on a white background that can be interpreted by barcode readers and smartphones. Originating in Japan, this technology started off on manufacturing parts for easier assessment but quickly turned commercial and found its…

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Windows Phone 7 and Its Buttons

Ah, the beautiful Windows Phone 7 tiled layout with its simplicity in buttons and ease of use. I can’t lie, Windows Phone 7s are now my jam. All Windows Phone 7 devices come equip with three main buttons: Back Arrow, Windows and Search. (Seen below.) Each has a specific purpose but I’m finding I use…

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College Marching Band

College Marching Band Making the transition from high school marching band to the collegiate level was not only simple but extremely rewarding. Coming from a pretty good high school program, my section consisted of 9 or 10 trombone players of various skill levels. Fast forward to Fall 2009, the Georgia Tech marching  band, which I…

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Fall 2011 Schedule (School + Work = Busy)

Nik Fall 2011 Class Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 9:30am – 10:45am MGS 3400 (ADHOLD) MGS 3400 (ADHOLD) 12:00pm – 1:15pm FIN 3300 (ADHOLD) FIN 3300 (ADHOLD) 1:00pm – 3:30pm CIS 3001 (CLSO) 1:30pm – 2:45pm BCOM 3950 (CLSO) BCOM 3950 (CLSO) Nik Fall 2011 Work Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00am –…

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Windows Phone 7 ready for corporate America?

*Disclaimer* I tried to write this as unbiased as I possibly could but, alas, I love my Windows Phone 7 and think it everyone should have one. Windows Phone 7 for corporate America?  Overview / Why Windows Phone 7 Windows Phone 7 is Microsoft’s latest attempt at cracking the smartphone industry – an extremely well…

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Harry Potter and the Entire Series

Recently I took upon the task of reading the entire Harry Potter series before the apocalypse, I am proud to say: mission accomplished. Starting on book two, I read book one a long time before, and finishing with Harry dropping his children off at 9 3/4, I was hooked. I slowly read through two through…

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