In case you missed this announcement back on June 16, 2008… The folks at Macworld have been showcasing what they call “Mac Gems” weekly for quite some time, but starting on June 16 and continuing until sometime in mid-August, they’re planning on presenting Mac Gems every day. A “Mac Gem” is free or low-cost software [...]
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Last year, there was a fun blog I’d check in at once a day (or so), while I was collecting the Starbucks iTunes Song of the Day songs: Mark Heringer’s ongoing updated list. So, when I discovered somewhat belatedly that Starbucks [SBUX] is back with a new iTunes partnered free promo, I remembered Mark’s list [...]
As I mentioned earlier, I’d stumbled upon the Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week program. A quick search unearthed the official Starbucks press announcement about this new program, the Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week. An interesting point is the statement that this new program is an ongoing endeavor and the “next phase” of the [...]
The Setup This morning, as I was standing and waiting impatiently at the Starbucks-en-route-to-the-Greenway for the woman in front of me to pick out the specific pastry/muffin/pastry/muffin/pastry/bagel that she wanted to eat and for the cashier to figure out how to punch in the codes, I noticed that somebody had repositioned the Starbucks CD music [...]
The Setup For many of you who aren’t aware (yet) of my coffee predilections: I consume coffee. At one point in my life, I would routinely ingest 5-6 of the 10-12 cup capacity pots o’ coffee per day. That may be considered a lot of coffee. These days, my schedule and proximity to coffee-emitting sources [...]