Archive for October 2005
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Why Business People Speak and Write Like Idiots
October 21st, 2005 |I’ve previously reported on a great tool called Bullfighter. The people behind it published a book and I’ve posted a review of it. Meet Why Business People Speak Like Idiots: A Bullfighter’s Guide. Ole!
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Business Blog Web Design Mistakes
October 20th, 2005 |With more companies adopting blogs, it’s no surprise Jakob Nielsen looks at the top ten blog usability design mistakes. Author biographies and photos should be a given for any business Web site as it lets people know there are humans behind the company. This is not limited to blogs. However, if the blogger doesn’t have [...]
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Why Business People Speak Like Idiots: A Bullfighter’s Guide
October 19th, 2005 |Sometimes I’ve felt like an idiot while reading a report or article. I’d read it… then read it again and think, “I don’t get it. What was that about?” When this happens, take comfort knowing that it’s not you. It’s the author. Most of us have caught on to corporations’ bull. My favorite: When they say [...]
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Ruby on Rails
October 19th, 2005 |Have you been hearing a lot about Ruby on Rails? If you haven’t, you will now. Ruby is a programming language, while Rails is a framework. Ahem, excuse the jargon, but I explain it all in this week’s article, which gives you an overview of Ruby on Rails, as well as links to resources [...]
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Shopping for Cameras and Web Design Lessons
October 18th, 2005 |A friend says the Casio EXILIM EX-Z750 is a superb camera. While I’m not in the market for a new camera, I keep my eyes open as I’m frustrated with my camera’s poor performance when I don’t use the flash. When the flash is off, the picture is blurry. A clear picture comes through in [...]
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Game and Puzzle: Sudoku Addict Lives Here
October 18th, 2005 |When I first met Sudoku last June, it was Writer-On-Line.com’s puzzle for the month. It took me time to figure out how the game worked. Since then, the puzzle has appeared in more and more places. The Dallas Morning News publishes one every day (it’s rated one to five stars with one being easy and five [...]
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How to Write Youth Sports Stories
October 17th, 2005 |TownOnline.com - Chelmsford Independent has an article on how to write stories related to youth sports. While it’s may target parents and coaches who want to submit articles about their teams, it offers 10 excellent tips for any writer interested in covering sports. Go Athletics! Go Mini Mavs! OK, those are my son’s soccer and [...]
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Tech Support Resources
October 14th, 2005 |One thing I love about the Internet is I can find the answers to my problems without calling anyone, schlepping to a repair store, and buy replacements of things no longer made like remote controls and mini appetizer forks made in the ’60s that my mom said she wished she had bought more of them [...]
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Premiere Issue of Intel Solutions Services Newsletter
October 14th, 2005 |Connected, a quarterly newsletter, untangles the major obstacles that IT professionals face. It attempts to clear the piles of information to get to the heart of the world of technology, which changes too danged fast. Also, the newsletter comes with insights on how to better lead staff (and pointy-haired boss), balance life (What life? [...]
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Intro to HTML and XHTML (CSS edition)
October 13th, 2005 |The last part of the HTML and XHTML series, at least for now, works its way to CSS so you can control your content’s font type, size, and colors. Plus, the tutorial explains the right way to emphasize content. Why another HTML intro when many tutorials are available out there on the Web? Most of them [...]
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