Monthly Archives: March 2008
Posting 101
When building a blog, one must post to the blog. Here is my simple advice for posting. “Don’t waste time.” Posts should be as long or as short as appropriate for the topic. Like this one.
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Writing Email
While talking to a friend yesterday, we were discussing the whole concept of Email ettiquette. So many people use email but so few are taught how to really use it. Of course, this morning, I found this article from Wired Magazine which has some great pointers. And the New York Times has this article which [...]
Obama's Philadelphia Speech – "A More Perfect Union"
The speech is almost 40 minutes long and regardless of whether you are a democrat or republican, Barack Obama is addressing the issues in a very difficult and nuanced way. But it is based in his honesty and intelligence. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Read the entire transcript [...]
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Is your website down for everybody, or is it just you?
Seriously simple web application downforeveryoneorjustme.com answers the question: “Is my website actually down or is there a problem with my connection to the Internet.” If you are having a problem accessing your own site, this is a good place to start. Instructions not included, so just type in your domain name and click “or just [...]
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Seminar Presentations
I’m trying a new “style” of presentation for my current projects… Pecha Kucha. This is where you have 20 slides for 20 seconds each, giving you 6-7 minutes of content. Since it is typical for presentations with PowerPoint have too much text and too many bullets, I believe that using this format will force me [...]
Back in the Saddle Again
The hardest thing for me is not composing. And since it is perhaps the most personal thing that I do, I tend to put it last in line in terms of priorities. The good news is that my brain never stops writing music. I mentioned it before to friends and family, but something is brewing. [...]
Free
After seeing the article in Wired Magazine and then this post by Lee Lefever of Common Craft, I started thinking about how long I’ve been recommending this strategy to clients, friends, colleagues, etc. Lee’s point is that they never would have been successful if they took the traditional approach. The funny thing to me is [...]
Jott to Self: Productivity
I’m obsessed with cool productivity tricks and there are thousands of tools that can help. So I go about the usual trial phase where I play with the tool and it is cool, but for some reason it doesn’t stick. Recently, one stuck. The problem: Ever notice how your best ideas happen while you are [...]
Camera Phone as To-Do List