Category: Employee Thoughts

Every year after one of the most masculine days of the year (Super Bowl Sunday), we have Valentine’s Day to maintain balance in the world. That’s right it’s that time of year again. If you’re an extremely prepared individual, you most likely have every aspect planned out for a extraordinarily romantic Valentine’s Day. However, if…

We’ve added a great new brand to our line up: Welcome Osprey! Osprey is known for their passion for the outdoors and for making some of the best bags available for any use, including lugging your Apple gear and accessories. We are happy to have their new line of electronic/iPad specific products in-stock. Their Port…

As the poet said: “There’s an app for that!” Sure there are LOTS of apps out there but which one should you choose? Since Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend is a big weekend for getting out on the slopes, I’ve decided to focus on some of the most popular ski and snow apps out…

You may have received an iPad, iPhone or iPod touch for the holidays. These devices all come with a 1-year warranty and 90 days of free phone support from Apple. AppleCare+ is more than an extended warranty and it would be a good New Year’s gift to yourself. AppleCare+ extends the 1-year Apple warranty to…

Hopefully by now, most people have heard about Heartbleed. No need to panic (click here for steps to take if you haven’t already), but it was a serious issue in the tech world. If nothing else, it’s really shone a light on all sorts of computing security practice vulnerabilities. Many experts have suggested now is…

The city of Sanford, Florida is in today’s headlines as the place where Trayvon Martin was shot and killed. But the city is also haunted by racist memories of the past, dating back to the early days of baseball Hall of Famer, Jackie Robinson. After Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, he was sent to train…

Bessie B. Stringfield, a.k.a. “BB,” was the first black woman to make eight long-distance solo tours across the U.S. on a motorcycle. In the 1930’s, BB Stringfield rode her hot rod through areas known for racial violence and prejudice. She earned the nickname “The Negro Motorcycle Queen.” On her tours, Bessie Stringfield traveled through Brazil,…

Fort Mose is known as the very first black settlement in America. The fort was formed in 1726 and was nestled two miles north of St. Augustine, Fla. By 1738, Fort Mose consisted of 38 freed escaped black slaves, most with their families. The Fort was protected by armed black men, the black militia, who…

January 1, 1863, marks the day that President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The order would call for the freedom of over 3.1 million slaves under the Confederacy. Abraham Lincoln found the practice of slavery barbaric but he knew that that would not appeal to neither the Union or Confederacy as a simple basis…

Best known for the invention of the popular SuperSoaker water gun, Lonnie Johnson was also known as “the Professor” of Johnson Research and Development Co. He created the Super Soaker water gun in 1989, which has led to over $200 million in sales. The Super Soaker has been in the top 20 on the list…