Coffee Shop Reviews

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June 3, 2005 in Seattle Life | 0 Comments

My tablet PC is busted (won’t power on) and I couldn’t get an old laptop we found in the office set up in time for today, so I spent the morning in my dismal office dealing with a student assistant (not mine!) who posted hundreds of student records, including names, phone numbers, email addresses, ethnicities, genders, etc. on the web in a nice searchable database with no protection…. Good thing he emailed me to ask if he needed to “worry about security or anything” before linking to it from anywhere. Uh, yeah, I’d say so. How fast can you get it OFF-LINE?! (For the record, 5 minutes).

Posted by majorsteel on June 3, 2005
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Friday Coffee Shop Review: Zoka

May 27, 2005 in Seattle Life | 0 Comments

Every Friday, I work out of a different Seattle-area coffee shop and offer up my review of the experience here.

This week, I spent the morning at Zoka Coffee in the Greenlake neighborhood. Zoka is home to the U.S. Barista Champion and roasts their own coffee. Needless to say, my triple Americano was quite tasty &emdash; not too thick and strong and nicely full-flavored. They also have a wide range of baked goods, bagels, and teas. The baristas were friendly and fast.

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Posted by majorsteel on May 27, 2005
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Friday Coffee Shop Review: Green Bean

May 20, 2005 in Seattle Life | 0 Comments

Every Friday, I work out of a different Seattle-area coffee shop and offer up my review of the experience here.

I was looking forward to setting up my temporary office in the Green Bean, which is a new coffee shop in my neighborhood. I liked the promise of being able to walk someplace, and they advertised free WiFi. Perhaps my excitement is what contributed to my disappointment.

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Posted by majorsteel on May 20, 2005
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