The Not-So-Curious Case of Notch and the Minecraft Escape
I play Minecraft. Most of my personal Minecraft experience circles around building a super mansion, exploring for more crafting items, getting lost, and then essentially building afresh (I am on mansion number 45, I believe). Otherwise, I’m watching TobyGames (aka Tobuscus …
Holiday Online Retail Support, Is Your Company Ready?
It’s time to start planning for the annual season of giving. According to industry news and trends, getting your business ready for the holiday season is starting earlier this year, and our teams are here to help support your customer needs. …
6 Cool Things in #Tech This Week
TGIF everyone! It was a big week for innovation and the future of tech. Here’s a recap of some cool things announced in the last week: 1. SalesForce Puts $6 Million in San Francisco Schools & Computer Science Education! Salesforce.com, one …
Global Customer Service and the Beauty of Language
Living in the southern United States, I always enjoy it when I get the chance to hear different languages from around the world (even if I don’t understand a word they are saying). Watching movies, TV shows, or just listening …
Understanding People Through Star Trek
Philosophers, psychoanalysts, and leaders have tried to group people into different types of personalities for thousands of years. The most condensed approach uses just 3 different types (Structogram and Triogram, for starters). Defining personality types by Star Trek personalities is …
Creator’s Curse: The Distractions
Enjoy this third installment of the Creator’s Curse blog series! Click here to see Part 1 and Part 2. Distractions… they can really put a kink in the progression towards deadlines. Here are some things to keep in mind: TV is Poison. …
Creator’s Curse: Deadlines
Enjoy this second installment of the Creator’s Curse blog series! Click here to see Part 1. I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. ~ Douglas Adams Most of the world hates deadlines. Deadlines …
Creator’s Curse: The Rules
I have this problem of starting creative projects at home and then… never finishing them. It’s actually kind of shameful. “I have a great idea,” I declare to my family, then dive in like gangbusters, working on a very lengthy project. After …
When Playing Online Isn’t Enough: #LAN Parties and You
It’s a tense round of Titanfall… I’m running across the rooftop of a building in the Angel City map, desperately chasing the last survivor of the rebels as he makes his way to the extraction point in this round’s epilogue. …