These links don’t have a common thread, so Link Friday it is. Well, maybe a couple of common themes. But rather drown in the shameless self-promotion with comics instead of create its own entry — but seriously, I hope the resources are informative. Comics Discovered a new comic strip, Being Five, a kid who blogs using voice [...]
While reading Layers Magazine by the pool on a hot Texas day, I flipped to the “Design Makeover” column where the magazine offered readers the opportunity to request a makeover. So I sent an email and the result is three distinctive logo designs in the September / October issue. You can download the PDF [...]
Letting things go — what is done is done is a recurring theme this week. In today’s Early to Rise newsletter, Robert Ringer talks about Dale Carnegie’s How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, a book a read years ago as I’m a worrier (thanks, Grandma). Ringer writes that some of the book’s content are outdated [...]
Best site for organization tips: Lifehack. I’ll share my tips every now and then. Feel free to share yours. Maybe you do something more efficiently than I do. Spices One of my favorite tips that I actually use is writing the date I bought something or when it expires. More and more products are coming with expiration [...]
It’s no surprise that blogs are catching on with B2Bs (business-to-business). BtoBOnline confirms it by referencing a Knowledgestorm and Universal McCann survey. “Blogs are the perfect forum for business and IT professionals — readers want to hear about a company or a product from ’someone like them,’” says Matt Lohman, director of market research, KnowledgeStorm. “And [...]
I finally got around to trying out my digital camcorder that I lucked out and found a great deal on it. I recorded my daughter’s team’s volleyball game last night and experimented. First, I would start/stop between plays to keep it short, but it has a slight delay when starting and stopping, so I stopped [...]
Last week, I spent way too much time surfing blogs for inspiration and referencing. Sometimes, I come up with blog topics with ease and save them. Other times, blank. I do have saved unpublished entries for later posting. After not finding something to blog about, I grabbed the another entry from the unpublished bank. I try [...]
More and more businesses are adding tech support reporting features, knowledgebases and expanding frequently asked questions — including businesses whose core business doesn’t include technology. Michael Port, author of Book Yourself Solid, has a tech support-like reporting tool — the kind of tool you expect to find on web server hosts and software development companies. Michael [...]
Failure to adapt could doom Palm is right on target. I found a great calendar app to use on several PTA web sites I manage. Trumba.com lets you import events into Yahoo! Calendar, Outlook, MSN Hotmail Calendar, MSN Alert, Apple iCal, and Google Calendar. Trumba also offers options for downloading events by email, iCalendar (.vcs), text [...]
Do you ever have a time when you’re using a pen (not that we use a pen very often) that just feels right and helps you write better? For a long time, my favorite was a cheap-o PaperMate stick pen with a blue body, blue ink, and medium point. I bought it in bulk and [...]