Archive | January, 2010
A College Student’s Experiences with Charles Schwab

A College Student’s Experiences with Charles Schwab

A couple days ago I received an email from another college student asking about my experience with Charles Schwab for investing, money management and credit card usage. I was asked how easy it was to start investing, how active one must be with investing and how likely a student is to be approved for the [...]

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Shure’s Response to Broken Headphone

Shure’s Response to Broken Headphone

About a week ago I blogged about how my Shure SE210 headphones broke during use, causing the foam tip to become lodged in my ear. I wrote that piece while sending in a complaint to Shure’s customer service department. The initial response from them was a quite generic message about how to send in headphones [...]

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Updated Minicard Business Card

Personal Branding Websites

LinkedIn profile? Check. Facebook profile? Check. Gmail Account? Check. But, what about a website over which you have complete creative control? A page to declare your home on the internet? That takes some proactive effort. I write this article having just completed a personal branding website, philipithomas.com.  The goal of such a site is establishing [...]

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My Blog on the Speck Products Homepage!

My Blog on the Speck Products Homepage!

After publishing my previous post about spotting a Speck SeeThru on the TV show 24 , I emailed Speck customer service to let them know about the find. I’m proud to announce that their official blog now has an article about Chloe’s SeeThru, and they are crediting me and my blog with the discovery! Best [...]

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Second Semester Begins at WashU

Second Semester Begins at WashU

Today begins the second semester of my freshman year at Washington University in Saint Louis. After a one month break for the holidays, it is time to buckle down and begin studying again!

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