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It's not about perfect solutions

November 1, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Recently, Shelby and I, in the name of this blog, decided to sponsor a local fundraiser for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. That decision got me thinking about the late Randy Pausch and his Last Lecture book and video. I started re-reading the book and came across this quote on page x of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: motivation, personal development Tagged With: apple inc., engineer, iphone, limited resources, pancreatic cancer action network, perfect solution, perfection, randy pausch, solutions, the last lecture

Former Android user's initial iPhone 4S impressions

October 17, 2011 By Jim Raffel 11 Comments

About 30 hours ago, UPS delivered an iPhone 4S to my door. It's my very first iPhone and it replaced one of the hottest Android devices: the htc EVO 4G. I've already chronicled my history with smart phones in How I use my htc EVO for social media, so this post will focus on my impressions of moving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: iPhone 4S Tagged With: 4s, android, androids, app store, apple inc., evo, htc, iphone, itunes, smart phones, smartphones

How the Apple Genius Bar sold an iPhone 4S

October 14, 2011 By Jim Raffel 1 Comment

Regular readers of this blog know I own and love my htc EVO 4G mobile device. I've even written a few posts about how to resolve the one drawback of the device and double its battery life. So why would a devoted Android fan have just pre-ordered an Apple iPhone 4S (which should arrive later today)? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: customer service 101, iPhone 4S Tagged With: 4s, androids, apple, apple inc., apple iphone, apple store, applecare, cellular service, customer service, genius bar, iphone, mobile devices, smartphones, sprint

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