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gdgt live in Chicago

By Dave | Published: May 4, 2010

gdgt is visiting Chicago next week! It’ll be my first visit to the Windy City, so I’m pretty excited. If you’re in the area, come check us out at Gallery 223 (223 West Huron) on May 12th at 7pm. We’ll have a ton of cool gadgets on display, drinks, music, and even the potential to [...]

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This happens to me all the time

By Dave | Published: March 3, 2010

What’s even scarier is how true the cats comment is. [Via Ryan Block]

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Apple’s latest creation!

By Dave | Published: January 26, 2010

Tomorrow is a big day! It’s Apple’s latest keynote / Stevenote and rumor has it that they’ll finally be debuting their revolutionary new tablet. Either that, or a new paint ball gun. We haven’t seen this much hype prior to an Apple keynote since Macworld 2007, when Apple announced the iPhone. It’ll be exciting to [...]

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Galco’s Soda Pop Shop

By Dave | Published: January 19, 2010

The next time I’m down in LA, I totally want to visit Galco’s Soda Pop Shop. He knows his soda! Via Jon Ursenbach.

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Working in retail: Holiday shoppers

By Dave | Published: November 30, 2009

Now that the holiday shopping season is underway, I was recently reminded of an experience I had while working in Apple’s retail division during the holidays a number of years ago. A customer came in and wanted demanded an iPod nano in a specific color and capacity that we didn’t offer. I told him that [...]

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What startups are like

By Dave | Published: November 3, 2009

One of my coworkers, Sam, just tweeted about this essay on what working for startups is really like. I think it really nails what it’s like and highlights the benefits of working for one. Some choice quotes: Unconsciously, everyone expects a startup to be like a job, and that explains most of the surprises. It’s [...]

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New York City bound!

By Dave | Published: September 27, 2009

Off to New York City this week to help out with gdgt’s east coast launch party on Thursday. It’s been awhile since I’ve been to NYC (last visit was in 2007) and I’m looking forward to it. Unfortunately, there will be little time to play this time. Weather is supposed to be good though! And [...]

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Tosh is trying out to be the official @gdgt mascot.

By Dave | Published: July 15, 2009

Posted via email from Dave Schumaker’s Posterous

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