Archive for December 2006
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Lessons from Clients in 2006
December 28th, 2006 |In working with clients, I aim to make business as easy as possible on them. I don’t want to add another hurdle or challenge as they have plenty to keep them busy. While I provide them with a service, I’ve picked up a few great tips from working with them. Hank Stroll of InternetVIZ gave me [...]
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Book Yourself Solid Book Review
December 28th, 2006 |Businesses especially small businesses expect employees to do more than their main job and this often includes sales and marketing. Book Yourself Solid contains activities that business people most likely already know. However, Michael Port brings these activities together and organizes them using lists and questions to help the reader find the answers. The author writes [...]
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Annual Jigsaw Puzzle 2006
December 26th, 2006 |Somewhere I mentioned that it was family tradition to do jigsaw puzzles and play board games on Christmas. I didn’t think I’d get to do a puzzle, but I pulled it off with help from Paul and my two young’uns. I made sure I picked one with 500 pieces instead of 1000 to ensure we [...]
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The Poppit! Show PC Game Review
December 26th, 2006 |The Poppit! Show is a puzzle game plopped into a game show complete with a stage, host, and cheering audience. Note there are two different versions of the game. One on Pogo.com where you can play as part of a network. The other from BigFishGames/Oberon, which doesn’t connect to a network. This review focuses on [...]
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Helping Others: Save Darfur
December 23rd, 2006 |While the holidays are a time many of us give ourselves to helping others, I believe it’s something we should make a regular part of our lives. My daughter wants to educate others about Darfur, so I told her I’d post something here for her. There has been mass genocide in Darfur where over two million [...]
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Holiday Fun and Games 2006
December 21st, 2006 |I’ve been noticing folks getting into “holiday mode,” so I’ll keep the next few posts fun and light. As usual, web sites come out with holiday games, top ten lists, funny videos, and mangled song lyrics. If I missed anything, please post it in the comments. ReadySetHoliday has games for kids including Candy Cane Race, Snowball [...]
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Marketing with Contests
December 20th, 2006 |One of the more enjoyable ways to market is by holding contests. They’re fun, they encourage folks to spread the word, and they make a few people happy. Imagine my surprise when I saw a package from DeveloperOne on my doorstep yesterday. I didn’t remember ordering anything. I opened it and found a lovely and [...]
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Web Site Search Engine Optimization
December 19th, 2006 |Last Thanksgiving, my mother-in-law was asking about how to get a web site to get better search engine rankings. Apparently, someone she knows started a web site and talked about it with her. No way she would’ve brought it up otherwise as she and my father-in-law are semi-Luddites. They have a computer for the basics [...]
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Cursive Writing and Memorizing History and Poetry
December 18th, 2006 |This past entry addresses the dying art of letter writing (by hand and snail mail!). Cursive writing becoming a thing of the past looks at cursive writing’s decline in the classroom. Students typically learn cursive writing in third grade and I believe this should continue — but not with a heavy focus on getting it [...]
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Games of the Year 2006
December 15th, 2006 |I loved reading GAMES Magazine, but have since given it up along with many other magazine subscriptions. The magazine lists the games of the year. The Morning News and Yahoo Answers Readers also shared favorites. About.com lists Toy Industry Association’s nominees for 2006 game of the year. Here are Gone Gaming 2006 Board Game Internet [...]
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