Archive for March 2006
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Backronyms and Street Names
March 17th, 2006 |Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all my Irish friends. I’m proudly wearing the green tee you see here (and the cold front came through Dallas today… go figure). Picked up a new word related to words from Ted (whose book I’m currently enjoying — review forthcoming). Backronym is a backward acronym and Wikipedia provides a list. [...]
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Book Review: Nonfiction Writing
March 16th, 2006 |Author Dan Poynter has written over 100 books. Think he knows something about publishing? Not only has he written three digits worth of books, but he also has a publishing company that publishes and distributes many quality articles, resources, and books about publishing. Writing Nonfiction is an easy, educational, fast, and enjoyable read. Poynter goes through [...]
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Writing Nonfiction: Turning Thoughts into Books
March 15th, 2006 |Author Dan Poynter has written over 100 books. Think he knows something about publishing? Not only has he written three digits worth of books, but he also has a publishing company that publishes and distributes many quality articles, resources, and books about publishing. Writing Nonfiction is an easy, educational, fast, and enjoyable read. Poynter goes through [...]
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Visions, Missions, Positioning, and other Statements
March 14th, 2006 |I never wanted to start a business. The thought of managing all the administrative stuff like accounting, legal, and other stuff turned me off. I like doing my job and focusing all of my energies there. Surprising as that’s what I am doing today… managing my own business. It’s a one-person business and I manage taxes, [...]
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Wikis in Business
March 13th, 2006 |Wikis At Work looks at three companies trying out wiki as part of their work toolbox. Nokia, a start up, and Canadian Meteorological Centre (CMC) are experimenting with wikis. The storygets interesting as we read about how each company got into wikis and what they’ve done with them. I use a wiki whenever working with Robin [...]
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Tax Software Review
March 10th, 2006 |I hate to have a topic that doesn’t make anyone smile on a Friday, but with barely a month left before Americans have to file their taxes with the IRS or request an extension… figured it’d be good to pass on this information as soon as possible. TopTenReviews did the research on tax software so you [...]
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Crisis Management through Blogs
March 9th, 2006 |Wal-Mart Enlists Bloggers in P.R. Campaign is using the blogosphere to improve its image. I don’t have a problem with companies working with bloggers. The key is to be open about it. Don’t try to fool readers — they’re smart and know when a blogger is full of BS. Wal-Mart is going to need a lot [...]
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Home Computers: Where Did We Go Wrong
March 8th, 2006 |I’ve been dealing with the @#$(* computer for so long that I need a break. I’ll post an update as soon as I am up to it. Thanks to all for sharing thoughts, suggestions, and experiences. One thing that’s coming out of this — a netdrive. This is a standalone harddrive that any computer can [...]
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Computer Is Sick
March 7th, 2006 |I’ll try not to make this a whinefest, but it’s hard to let this go without saying something as it’s affecting my work. My computer is very ill. Whenever I tried to reboot it, it would hang on the Windows logo screen. There was also a message about the array being damaged. Paul fixed it and [...]
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Promoting a Book through WOM
March 6th, 2006 |Free Books for Bloggers… is an example of how authors are taking advantage of the Internet to promote their books. Bloggers can access a diverse audience that authors and their publishers could never dream to reach on their own. Blogs create buzz (WOM: word of mouth) and many bloggers wrote about this book’s giveaway. Here’s [...]
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