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About @jmproffitt

AlaskaTweets.com founder, healthcare and nonprofit technology project manager, social media instigator // my posts and comments are my own

Already missing the lovely day I had in Alaska on Monday. Better get to packin’!

Posted on June 23, 2010
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North to the Future

Posted on June 20, 2010

The news is getting out, slowly, via Twitter. I’m returning to Alaska after a failed experiment in St. Louis. I’ll be back in Anchorage, working as an IT Project Manager for a small firm that works primarily with healthcare and … Continue reading →

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Comic Sans has had it up to HERE

Posted on June 15, 2010

While Gotham is at the science fair, I’m banging the prom queen behind the woodshop. via mcsweeneys.net I hated Comic Sans until this monologue. Thanks to John Gruber (@gruber) for the find.

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Leaving KETC

Posted on May 13, 2010

The trouble started in January… Click the link above for the harrowing tale of moving 4,000 miles only to find the job wasn’t a good fit, then suddenly re-entering the job market.

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New Blog: It Came from the North

Posted on February 23, 2010

via flickr.com Here I am, less than 24 hours from departure from Alaska and I just wanted to mention that the moving saga will be captured online at a new blog: It Came From the North. I’ll do my best … Continue reading →

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Where Apple always aims

Posted on January 28, 2010

…while most people have entered the digital world, participation falls off sharply as complexity increases. For example, 93% of respondents have a digital camera, but less than a third use digital photo-sharing tools. Similarly, 92% of respondents have a cell … Continue reading →

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Down with PC applications, up with cloud-based apps

Posted on January 27, 2010

Apple endured its darkest days during the early 1990s, when the PC had lost its original magic and turned into a drab, utilitarian tool. Buyers flocked to Dell’s cheap, beige boxes. Computing back then was all about the programs. Now, … Continue reading →

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Tabula rasa

Posted on January 26, 2010

When the White House announced that President Obama would deliver his State of the Union message on Jan. 27—the same day Apple was planning to unveil its new tablet computer—many of us at Slate cringed. “What is Obama thinking?” one … Continue reading →

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