Ok, this one may be my shortest blog post ever, with a warning: Beware hidden charges in Apple or Android apps! Check out this article over at Switched: This is not the first time that we at Mavidea have heard of this happening. My nieces and nephews loved to play with my iPhone when I…
Category: Business & Technology
How Mavidea saved $5500 during the Snowpocolypse.
Clever title, isn’t it? But it’s true – Mavidea saved at least $5500 during the “Snowpacolypse” snow event last week. For those of you not in central Illinois, I’m sure you heard about the blizzard that tore through the area. Bloomington was luckily spared most of it – we only got 12-13 inches of snow. …
Culture
Do you serve your employees…how’s your company culture? Our COO, Jake Davis and I recently read the new book, “Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion and Purpose” by Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com. We really enjoyed the content of the book and learning more about the Zappos story. (Who developed a wildly successful business…
What are your 2011 Business Goals?
Everyone seems to come out of the gates on January 1st with a new set of goals for themselves. These “New Year’s Resolutions” seem to drive us go get a great start to a new year and finally put into motion a plan for self improvement. Often times, it’s goals like shedding a few pounds,…
The Case for Two Monitors…
In my role as Chief Technology Officer for Mavidea, people are always asking me what the easiest thing they can do make their workers more productive. I always smile, because the answer is always the same, and always so simple. Upgrade the size of your worker’s monitors, and put 2 (or more) monitors on every…
