Archive for 'EchoDitto'

My iPad and Me

I don’t consider myself an early adopter, but this is likely just a result of denial as I upgraded to the iPhone 3gs the week it came out, and purchased an iPad on the first day it was possible to do so. I love gadgets more than my bank account can han…

The importance of bulk email. And why I delete it.

There’s an obvious appeal to having a large email list: you have the ability to reach many people with one click. But recently I’ve begun questioning the value of large email lists, and the effectiveness of bulk email in general, specifically for t…

Are there any women working at Apple?

The news about Apple’s new tablet, the iPad, is only just minutes old at this point, and yet I feel compelled to write this blog post. Let me first be clear that I am (hopefully obviously) a big fan of new and exciting technology. I have an iPhone and …

Helping Diabetic Earthquake Survivors in Haiti

Back in November I wrote about a new client of EchoDitto’s, Stefany Shaheen, and her blog focused on what it’s like to parent a child with diabetes.
Today Stefany encouraged her readers, and I encourage you, to help bring diabetes supplies to Haiti. T…

On New Years Resolutions, and Managing Time. And possibly having OCD.

I’ve always been an advocate for making New Years Resolutions – I’m just not usually the type to actually keep them. This year, I have a few resolutions: quit smoking (which I’ve been trying to do for over a year now), work-out more (once I fix my inju…

Somersaults and Candy: Type 1 Diabetes and Stefany Shaheen

I’ve had a lot of experience in my life working with children – I spent 2 summers as a camp counselor at Tanager Lodge, I babysit various kids several times a week and I am constantly surprised at the general resiliency of children. I think this re…

Watching the Election Unfold

Nicco took an informal email poll of our office asking how people would be following the election results. I was glad he did because I was curious myself. A few of us have been obsessed with Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight who not only provides the stats…