August 2009 – Howard Yermish

First Two Weeks With The MiFi

Posted on: August 31, 2009 Last updated on: August 31, 2009 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

For years I’ve quietly lusted after a mobile broadband card for my laptop. I couldn’t justify the expense as most of my day was spent in an office, not in the field.…

Save the Date: Social Networks for Busy Professionals

Posted on: August 26, 2009 Last updated on: August 26, 2009 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, September 29, 2009 in the morning. I’ll be presenting my new seminar, Social Networks for Busy Professionals. The seminar is presented along with the Philadelphia Business Journal…

Would Google Voice be Approved If?

Posted on: August 22, 2009 Last updated on: August 22, 2009 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

After reading the different statements to the FCC by Apple, AT&T and Google, I started wondering. Would the Google Voice application be approved for the iPod Touch? The same application on a device without the phone would still be very useful. The feature overlap is on the iPhone, not on the iPod Touch. It doesn’t turn the iPod Touch into a phone, just a way to manage the Google Voice service.

Tips for Writing on the Web

Posted on: August 21, 2009 Last updated on: August 21, 2009 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

Read the following article now if you write on the web. 20 Tips on How to Write for the Web One of my favorites is the “one space after a period” rule.…

Piano Mover

Posted on: August 20, 2009 Last updated on: August 20, 2009 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

The original purpose of “Piano Inside My Brain” was to have a place to blog that wasn’t affiliated with my former employer. At the time, this domain (howardyermish.com) was hosted on with…

The Big Move

Posted on: August 19, 2009 Last updated on: August 19, 2009 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

Well, I had been meaning to centralize things in more of a “life stream” format. Today was the day that I finally decided to take the afternoon and flip the switch. So…

Love Those Banned Apps

Posted on: August 3, 2009 Last updated on: August 3, 2009 Written by: Howard Yermish Categorized in: Writing

I’ll admit it, I’m an Apple fanboy. But the last couple of moves make me angry. At first, I was really cheesed about what Amazon did concerning removing books from the Kindle.…