I’ve recently had the good fortune of attaining a window office with a view. I’ve since furnished the office with an elaborate tropical fish tank, brone wall street themed sculture, expensive and large framed art and intricate Ferrari and Porsche replica cars. I get alot of “wows” when people stop in. However some say it could backfire on me and make my boss(s) jealous or think I’m earning too much. I’m a middle manager in finance at a large non-profit organization. Age 37.
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If you’re non-profit this is a bad idea and the fact that you are spending all of this on material wealth symbols show you are probably in the non-profit for money and not what non-profit organizations were meant to be.
Normally, I say, don’t worry about it and focus on your work. If you are doing good work, it should not matter.
If the organization does not have a policy, likely your boss does not really care.
But you said you were working for a non-profit organization. Now if I was a contributor to the organization or someone who worked for you, I might be concerned about where my money was going or who really was benefiting from my work
When I was young, I did work for a non-profit organization for about six month but got disillusions. It seem that many of the people seem so mercenary. Instead of focusing on the mission, they seem focused on their own needs.
In reflections, I realize that these people where giving up something, that they could have done much better for themselves working in a profit oriented company.
This is getting a bit more subjective, but I much prefer the Zune Marketplace. The interface is colorful, has more flair, and some cool features like ‘Mixview’ that let you quickly see related albums, songs, or other users related to what you’re listening to. Clicking on one of those will center on that item, and another set of “neighbors” will come into view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by similar artists, songs, or users. Speaking of users, the Zune “Social” is also great fun, letting you find others with shared tastes and becoming friends with them. You then can listen to a playlist created based on an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Those concerned with privacy will be relieved to know you can prevent the public from seeing your personal listening habits if you so choose.
The Zune concentrates on being a Portable Media Player. Not a web browser. Not a game machine. Maybe in the future it’ll do even better in those areas, but for now it’s a fantastic way to organize and listen to your music and videos, and is without peer in that regard. The iPod’s strengths are its web browsing and apps. If those sound more compelling, perhaps it is your best choice.
I’ll gear this review to 2 types of people: current Zune owners who are considering an upgrade, and people trying to decide between a Zune and an iPod. (There are other players worth considering out there, like the Sony Walkman X, but I hope this gives you enough info to make an informed decision of the Zune vs players other than the iPod line as well.)
The new Zune browser is surprisingly good, but not as good as the iPod’s. It works well, but isn’t as fast as Safari, and has a clunkier interface. If you occasionally plan on using the web browser that’s not an issue, but if you’re planning to browse the web alot from your PMP then the iPod’s larger screen and better browser may be important.
The new Zune browser is surprisingly good, but not as good as the iPod’s. It works well, but isn’t as fast as Safari, and has a clunkier interface. If you occasionally plan on using the web browser that’s not an issue, but if you’re planning to browse the web alot from your PMP then the iPod’s larger screen and better browser may be important.
Zune and iPod: Most people compare the Zune to the Touch, but after seeing how slim and surprisingly small and light it is, I consider it to be a rather unique hybrid that combines qualities of both the Touch and the Nano. It’s very colorful and lovely OLED screen is slightly smaller than the touch screen, but the player itself feels quite a bit smaller and lighter. It weighs about 2/3 as much, and is noticeably smaller in width and height, while being just a hair thicker.
Between me and my husband we’ve owned more MP3 players over the years than I can count, including Sansas, iRivers, iPods (classic & touch), the Ibiza Rhapsody, etc. But, the last few years I’ve settled down to one line of players. Why? Because I was happy to discover how well-designed and fun to use the underappreciated (and widely mocked) Zunes are.