Breather: Startup Providing “Zip Car” for Offices
Posted by Joshua Flores | Jun 17, 2013 No Comments »
Breather is a startup providing hour by hour access to private offices. The goal is to give folks who are away from their home or office a place to “meet, work or rest”.
All of the spaces include a couch, a desk, Wi-Fi, and electrical outlets. The picture below is from Breathers website, so I assume its what at least one of their offices looks like.
Rooms are found and reserved via the Internet using a browser or smartphone app. Breather has partnered with Lockitron, which provides a service that lets users unlock doors using their cellphone. This means you just walk up to the office door and your cellphone will let you in.
CONSUMER REPORTS: Space-saving double-oven ranges
Posted by Bella Humphery | Jun 16, 2013 No Comments »
Remodeling your kitchen? One of the biggest challenges is deciding which cooking appliances to get. Choices among cooktops, ovens, and ranges have mushroomed in recent years. Consumer Reports tests more than 250 models to help you hone in on some great buys.
New ranges offer additional cooking options and can cost hundreds less than buying separate units—even 30-inch ranges. And more and more come with double ovens, with a large one on the bottom and a smaller one on top.
The 30-inch Frigidaire Symmetry Double Oven Model # FGEF308TNF has two same-sized ovens that can each handle a turkey. Te
Robert Lanieri, LI Aquarium exec, found dead
Posted by April Phillips | Jun 12, 2013 No Comments »
4:37 pm Fri, June 14, 2013 Robert Lanieri, who had served as director of food services since the aquarium opened in 2000, was found dead in his Jamesport home Thursday, according to published reports.
Ashland and Fredericksburg designated ‘Virginia Main Street’ communities
Posted by Heather Richardson | Jun 10, 2013 No Comments »
Ashland and Fredericksburg have joined Virginia Main Street communities, bringing the total number of designated communities in Virginia to 26. Virginia Main Street, run by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, encourages private investment and job creation in Virginia’s downtowns. The program helps communities develop strategies that create economic growth and pride in their downtown. To be eligible for the program, communities must have a have populations of 75,000 or less and be committed to a community-based approach that leverages volunteer investments. Other Virginia Main Street communities include Harrisonburg, Staunton and South Boston. For more information on the program, visit . Full Post…
Report warns marketers need “total shift” in strategy for mobile-based advertising
Posted by Bella Humphery | Jun 09, 2013 No Comments »
A new report into mobile trends for 2013 urges marketers to focus on mobile advertising as a strategic priority as people’s use of handheld devices for searching and purchasing continues to increase.
The report, by global consulting company Forrester, finds mobile advertising is on the rise, but requires companies to make a “total shift in their marketing approach”.
The report found the ever-available technology offers technical challenges and exciting new opportunities. Online pre-purchase research is no longer limited to at-home browsing.
Use Bonus money Smartly!
Posted by Joshua Flores | Jun 07, 2013 No Comments »
A couple of times a year or once a year most of the companies announce bonuses based on the company’s performance as well as individual employee’s contribution. It is quite likely that you too might be in for a decent amount as bonus from your employer. Most people use the bonus carelessly in buying gifts or taking vacations and fail to make proper utilization of such one time extra money that can be otherwise be employed to enhance one’s financial condition. Contrary to popular belief it is quite a trying task to plan out expenditure of surplus funds when they are actually received. Here
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