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Kindle, We Need to Talk

kellytirman — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:55:27 +0000

I love you, but I am starting to have doubts about our relationship. At times it seems a little one-sided. No matter how much money I spend my needs are not being met. My eye has started to wander. Her name is Nook and although nothing has happened (no Nookie yet) she has made some interesting promises.

She tells me I will be able to touch her screen and get a response. Pushing your buttons isn’t always intuitive.
Instead of being exclusive, when I am done reading a book, she is going to let me loan that book to all of my friends.
And lastly, she is colorful whereas you are so black and white.

So what do you think? Can we make some changes? I really do love you and I want this relationship to work.

About Kelly Tirman

Kelly Tirman is the mom behind kellytirman.com and serves as Sr. Manager of Operations for Walmart’s Global eCommerce User Experience, Insights & Analytics teams. Kelly’s blog focuses on sharing ideas on urban living; including general lifestyle, raising multilingual children and organic beauty.

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How Chic are Your Earbuds?

kellytirman — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:12:10 +0000

I love things that sparkle and boy chicBuds are sparkly! The reason chicBuds are so sparkly is that they are studded with over 100 real Swarovski Crystals. The crystals come in five different delicious color options (sour apple, watermelon, grape, marshmallow, and blueberry) which makes for some fun bling!

On the practical side, chicBuds have a retractable cord with five stopping points so you don’t have to deal with a cord that’s too long or too short. The earbuds also includes a clip that ensures they won’t fly around or get lost.

You can purchase them online at chicBuds.com (retail value $49.00)

Now for the part you have all been waiting for – chicBuds has provided me a pair to giveaway!

You get one entry for each of the following:

Visit the chicBuds website, then leave a comment stating your favorite product.
Tweet about this contest – for the tweet to count you must put the hashtag #chicBuds in your tweet. Please link to the tweet in the comments section.
Follow @kellytirman as well as @chicBuds on twitter then let me know via your comment
Subscribe to my RSS feed then let me know via your comment
Provide a link to a picture of your current headphones explaining why they are so “unchic”. Please provide the link in the comments section.

You have until this Monday night (12/08/08) at 6pm PST to enter. The winner will be chosen via a random video recorded drawing and contacted by email. They will then have 48 hours to respond, otherwise a new winner will be chosen.

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I Was a YouTube Virgin Until…

kellytirman — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:57:03 +0000

Until recently I had never uploaded a single video to YouTube. I was essentially a YouTube virgin but that all changed the day I bought my Flip Mino. In just two short weeks I have uploaded roughly a half a dozen videos to YouTube which isn’t bad considering I have full time job and a house to manage.

Here are the main things I like about the Flip Mino:

It is simple: This is my third video camera in three years; sadly I have never been able to figure out the other two.
It is small: Let’s face it size matters. If it is too big to fit in your purse you won’t have it with you when you get inspired and want to capture something.
It is cute: In my world cuteness counts. The Mino is adorable which only makes me want to use it more.
It fun: It is so fun that I want to record everything and I mean “everything”. My husband is constantly reminding me what is and what isn’t considered YouTube worthy.

Tip: make sure you buy the tripod; as it comes in handy when you are shooting yourself and provides a more stable looking video overall.

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