I have been teaching a search engine optimization class through Continuing Education for a year now, and I have to say that as much as I had learned at eBay while I was there, I have learned three times more. The concept seems pretty simple: increasing your chances of being …
This weekend my parents went to a local farmer’s market and bought some Green River Watermelon for a crafting party my sister-in-law was throwing. No one came, so we had plenty of watermelon, and my son could only eat so much. ^_^ So I thought I would try to make …
It was announced today in the news that Hugo Chavez is requesting an end to term limits, and eliminating central bank autonomy in Venezuela. I’m sure the US Government is already labeling this move as a precursor to dictatorship, which it is in essence, but let’s look at it again. …
This last weekend I have been evaluating the utilitarian nature of my possessions, and have found that many of my objects are just not being used at all. Take, for instance, my Pocket PC. At one time, I was looking into the possibility of moving all my work to a …
I’ve been using Macs for quite a while now, on and off, and I have noticed that there is just one thing that has made Apple dependent on Microsoft: Excel. Sure, you can install Open Office and use it, but it doesn’t have Apple’s flare for the dramatic, the sleek, …
Recently, I have been very close to convincing my wife how much fun it would be to go snorkeling. I’ve used a snorkel underwater in a very controlled environment (i.e., a swimming pool), and have been fascinated with the concept of being able to enjoy life under the water for …
In my last post, I mentioned that I was working on a book, using Google Docs to write it from various locations. The book is coming along fairly well, and is about a third of the way through the first revision. But, because I’m the geek that I am, I …
In my move to eventually be platform independent, and be able to work from any location at any time with any device, I have been looking for one of the most basic tools to accomplish this: a universal document creator and repository. I’ve thought about network drives, standardized document tools …
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