Anyone who has done development, design, or IT knows that over the course of working on a project, you collect various “nuggets” of knowledge that you ever learn or find. Here I’m going to share some of what I’ve discovered that may be able to help you in your own projects. I have cited the [...]
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Second Visit Treats!
January 6th, 2012 by Jason StrattonOne Sunday last month, I started my day off with a vente iced vanilla latte with soy and double shot at 7:45am. Yes it’s true; I am the only farm boy I know that loves Starbucks and all things gold card. To my surprise, the cashier asked if I had heard about “our Treat Receipt?”. [...]
Can you Insure Me from Myself?
November 7th, 2011 by Jason StrattonSetup Picture – I am sitting at the Apple Genius Bar, ya I know they call it a “Bar” but not a drink in sight, working through my iPhone issues with the savvy, half shaven, twenty something, blue t-shirt wearing apple genius who is just about finished with my antenna issue. When to my surprise the next customer introduces himself to my genius with the problem of “Dude, my iPhone was only in the washer for just enough time for me to realize it wasn’t in my hands” – Yes, I am quoting his first sentence, I can’t make this up any better than reality. These folks really are geniuses of not only apple stuff but of multi-tasking, the proof is that my genius finished my issue while keeping a straight face and not laughing at the laundry dude. I have to admit that for the sake of all our Force 5 readers, I just had to stick around to hear the rest of the laundry story – You’re sitting on the edge of your office chairs, Right?
2011 Winner of A Force for Good
September 12th, 2011 by Jason StrattonThe winner of the 2011 A Force for Good non-profit awareness contest is “St. Joseph County Bridges Out of Poverty.” The winner was chosen by an outside selection committee made up local marketing professionals. The decision was difficult due to the wide range of highly qualified Non-profit finalists. Congratulations SJC Bridges! And a huge thank [...]
What’s Your Voice?
August 23rd, 2011 by Jason StrattonWe have all done it, you see a cute puppy or kitten or any kind of baby animal. Your voice changes to that of a 4 year old as you try to talk and make this adorable creature smile – “hello little puppy”, “Your soooo cute”, you get the idea. You’re probably saying it out [...]
A Force for Good – Voting has begun!
August 15th, 2011 by Deb DeFreeuwZIP! POW! VOTE NOW! That’s right, the Force for Good contest has 19 nominees in the running for the $5,000.00 service package from Force 5 and voting is now open. The Team at Force 5 would like to take this opportunity to thank all who nominated their favorite local hero. Now we ask that you [...]
Force for Good update
August 5th, 2011 by Deb DeFreeuwWell, we are at the end of the first week of nominations in our Force for Good non-profit awareness contest! Last I checked, we had 16 nominations. Actually, there were many nominations, but a fair number were duplicates. You non-profits have a lot of fans! I have been reading the acceptance write ups from the [...]