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Archive for August 2007

Golf is a game for …

Posted by Mark on Friday, August 31st, 2007. Filed under Burris, Celebrities, Golf.
You can fill in the rest of the sentence a lot of different ways, but consider this... We're working on a ... » Continue reading "Golf is a game for …"

Back to the Bus

Posted by Dean on Tuesday, August 28th, 2007. Filed under Burris, Offline.
I can't believe it's that time already. Seems like I was just at ... » Continue reading "Back to the Bus"

Inkless printing

Posted by Neil on Monday, August 27th, 2007. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Fresh Ideas.
Since returning to Greensboro full-time, I have noticed that we have a few printers here at the Burris HQ that ... » Continue reading "Inkless printing"

Fixing the email mess

Posted by Mark on Sunday, August 26th, 2007. Filed under Burris, Digital lifestyle, Fresh Ideas, Managing.
Eric Gordon and I were jawing the other day about the way our email inboxes looked. He won. He ... » Continue reading "Fixing the email mess"

More on social networking

Posted by Mark on Saturday, August 25th, 2007. Filed under Digital lifestyle.
I came across this from David Kirkpatrick in his "Fast Forward" column (on cnnmoney.com). It's one of the best rationales ... » Continue reading "More on social networking"

Wasting your advertising dollars

Posted by Mark on Thursday, August 23rd, 2007. Filed under Advertising, Burris, Design.
I've written often about the furniture industry, usually in critical terms. There's so much wrong with the retail model, not ... » Continue reading "Wasting your advertising dollars"

The right tools…

Posted by Mark on Monday, August 20th, 2007. Filed under Design, Fresh Ideas.
Can make all the difference. Every guy knows that. I couldn't resist sending Dean Wagner this photo and ... » Continue reading "The right tools…"

The Best in Golf

Posted by Mark on Friday, August 17th, 2007. Filed under Fresh Ideas, Golf.
If you don't read Rick Hall's blog, you should. Sometimes it's laugh out loud funny. Other times, thoughtful. (Sometimes ... » Continue reading "The Best in Golf"

One number for a multitude of phones

Posted by Mark on Monday, August 13th, 2007. Filed under Digital lifestyle, Managing.
Those of you who know me at least a bit know I'm always looking for - and trying out - ... » Continue reading "One number for a multitude of phones"

iPhone places the shoe on the other foot

Posted by Mark on Monday, August 13th, 2007. Filed under Digital lifestyle.
For digital centuries Mac users have had to adapt technology solutions to work for them, creating work-arounds and choosing third-party ... » Continue reading "iPhone places the shoe on the other foot"
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