Knox Keith / Keith Knox B-L-O-G

knoxkeith — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:57:52 +0000

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Red Bricks of Boston

knoxkeith — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:06:11 +0000

http://instagr.am/p/k25vF/

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Knox Painting: Light House Window

knoxkeith — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:39:59 +0000

Knox Painting: Light House Window

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Knox Painting from Aspen Hike

knoxkeith — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:15:44 +0000

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The Truth about Gifts

knoxkeith — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:21:28 +0000

It’s simple: It’s not a gift if you’re using it to keep score.

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If you say you’ll do it, THEN DO IT!

knoxkeith — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:12:16 +0000

If you say you’re going to do something and other people are depending on you, THEN DO IT!

If you don’t do it, then put your ego aside, apologize, and make amends.

There’s no greater sign of selfishness than someone who doesn’t follow through, isn’t reliable, hurts a lot of people in the process, doesn’t apologize, and doesn’t make amends.

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What Surprises the Dalai Lama?

knoxkeith — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:59:51 +0000

Someone asked the Dalai Lama what surprises him most. This was his response. “Man, because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; He lives as if he’s never going to die, and then he dies having never really lived”

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What are Your Pictures?

knoxkeith — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:40:57 +0000

Recently I have been helping my mom organize a ton of old family pictures. We have combed through countless albums , identified who was in the photos, where the pictures were taken and when the pictures were taken. Then we scanned them all so we have digital copies. Not a small effort!

But it got me to thinking. What are some of the best pictures that I have? Now, the pictures I have included here are by no means all of my best shots. Being a dad, I have tens of thousands of photographs — and that’s just from the last few years. It doesn’t count all of my own 35 mm prints either.

Anyway, as I go through them, I want to see if I can come up with my Top 100.

Click to view slideshow.Click to view slideshow.

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Which iPad Apps (for business) do You Use?

knoxkeith — Wed, 18 May 2011 15:09:35 +0000

Like many of you, I have been very intrigued with the iPad, but had not purchased one. I love my iPhone 4 — and can’t live without it. In the business world, I have watched multiple clients retire their laptops (at least on a temporary or part-time basis) and use their iPads throughout the day.

At our recent corporate retreat, we were rewarded for a great year with our own iPads! So as of Monday, I am a proud owner of a 64 GB iPad 2 (wifi only). I have dutifully downloaded all of my iPhone apps and am now researching other business apps. The first real app I downloaded was QuickOffice, which I am already utilizing. Below is my research list.

Bests iPad Business Apps according to PC Mag: http://alturl.com/qc2uu

Business Insider: http://alturl.com/f7s6x

iPad Fan: http://alturl.com/mgidz

iPad App Cafe: http://alturl.com/g8bdz

Some of the apps mentioned in these articles include: Evernote, Skype, Dropbox, Kindle, Dragon Dictation, WebEx and TweetDeck.

But more importantly, which apps do YOU use and recommend? Thank you in advance for your responses!

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The Ads for Super Bowl XLV

knoxkeith — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Last year, Pepsi generated a lot of buzz during the Super Bowl because they decided not to air any ads. In my blog (http://knoxkeith.wordpress.com/2010/02/09/super-bowl-ads-have-changed/) I discussed the merits of social media and they dying power of broadcast media. But as I was reminded this year, the Super Bowl is the greatest show on earth and if you are going to watch live television, this is when you do watch the ads!

Overall, I was not overwhelmed by the ads. None of them knocked my socks off. USAToday posted an article that ranked the ads and provided links to (re)watch all of them. http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/admeter/2011/super-bowl-ad-meter/43271432/1.

So, which ads were your favorite from this year’s Super Bowl? Did you know the Doritos ad with the pug (man teases dog) was filmed and produced by an independent (non-Madison avenue) for around $500? His ad was actually an entry into a contest where contestants submitted their own commercials. (Can you say “user generated content?”) As a result, he won (earned?) $1 million. Not a bad payoff for his $500 commercial.

Personally, the little boy in the Darth Vader costume stole the show! What are your thoughts?

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