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Gayle Laakmann

After three internships at Microsoft, one internship at Apple, and three years at Google, Gayle Laakmann decided that she'd spent enough time at the biggies. She left Google with best wishes to her co-workers and went out to explore the world. She spent six weeks in Argentina and three weeks in Asia. Gayle is now back in Seattle exploring the startup scene.

Projects & Activities

Gayle Laakmann spends her time working on CareerCup and Seattle Anti-Freeze. CareerCup is a source for technical interviews, job postings, interview training, and more. Seattle Anti-Freeze is a company Gayle founded a year ago that organizes parties and other events for people in their 20s and 30s.

No iPhone for me!

I do not want an iPhone. That's right, I said it. I do not want one.

I like my blackberry pearl. It's small. It's cute. Email works beautifully. It runs Google Talk, Gmail, Google Maps, etc. I can install new apps on it. It has actual keys on the keyboard. I like it.

Music on my phone isn't a bad thing, but it's not that great. If I want to play music, I'll bring my iPod with me. And besides, I'm fairly sure that the size of my iPod plus the size of my blackberry is still smaller than the iPhone.

I do, however, want to play with one... just for a few days.

On a related note - how much productivity will be lost over the next few days due to the iPhone launch? What's going on today at the Apple campus?

1 comments:

  1. Gayle said...
     

    But apparently, the mayor of Philadelpha does: http://consumerist.com/consumer/hype/mayor-of-philadelphia-camps-out-for-an-iphone-273633.php

    Frankly, it's probably a good thing for the city if he's taking the day off from mayoral duties.

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