Month: July 2012
Vacation and a Bit More
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You should know that I think it’s super important to take some time off so that you’re recharged. I mean I did write about it [here][eachday]. At least one company agrees with me, since they not only provide paid time off, they give you money to take a vacation. Now there are a few things…
Smarter iPad Stand
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Finally found a Kickstarter project I thought was worth backing the Smarter Stand. It’s really simple, 2 plastic clips stop segments of you iPad Smart Cover from folding. I totally agree with the video. The smart cover is great for typing, and the 80˚ setting is almost entirely useless. It’s already fully funded so I…
Tips to Make the Customer on Your Lowest Plans Cost Less
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It certainly came to no surprise to me that the customers who give you the least money cost you the most. The article refers to customers that choose the cheapest option for your subscription service/product. In my experience this also extends to the lowest paying projects for a contractor as well. If you have a…
Coding is Not My Job, I Solve Problems
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Have to admit that I do think of myself as a coder, not a problem solver. According to Mike [I should be writing less code][lesscode]. > This is why I stick with the mantra “Write less code”. Whenever I feel like something is getting bigger than it should be or more complicated than it should…
Shawn Blanc – 50 Things About Blogging
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Been a member of Shawn Blanc’s site since he introduced it. Today he posted 50 things he learned about blogging to celebrate the 5 year anniversary of his blog last week. These two made me laugh. Send short emails Send shorter emails than that Probably the item I’m most working on is: Inbox zero means…
Boomerang – Making Gmail and Google Apps Easier
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All of my email accounts are either Gmail or Google Apps. I’m firmly in the Google camp. I don’t even use an email client on the desktop, I happily use [MailPlane][mail] ([Appstore][mailapp]). You can read [my review of Mailplane][mailrev] if you’re really interested in why I use it. Today I want to point you at…
A Company Culture I Might Enjoy
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Yes I think that 99% of businesses suck and it’s unlikely I’ll work for most people (on full time contract or as an employee) but Valve seems like a place that might suit, at least judging from their [employee manual][man] > It’s our shorthand way of saying that we don’t have any management, and nobody…
Apple and Microsoft on the same side for tablets?
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A great article from Shawn Blanc about MS and Apple having a bunch of the same goals with their tablets. They both want you to move past the thought that a tablet is for strictly consumption and it to a world where it’s your primary tool all the time. Yes that means even for creating…
Chasing Payment Sucks
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Getting work done is one thing, but getting paid for that work is way more important. > Later that day, she emailed me asking if I knew what was wrong with her website. I emailed her back that it was probably sad she didn’t pay me. It would cheer up after the invoice with the…
Surfacing Old Content
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For a while I’ve been working to surface some of by old content. I think that there are lots of articles of quality that just get lost as they get pushed back in time by new writing. While this article has a bunch of great ideas there are a few that I hate. So my…