Why I Avoid Android
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I am an iPhone owner and while there are limitations in how exactly you can customize all the little bits of iOS I’m happy. I am not rushing out to get the iPhone 5. It is true I’m on a 3 year contract (standard in Canada) but the iPhone 5 only feels like a small…
Writing Good Content, When you have a Passion for it
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While the article in question is not primarily about writing good content, it’s got a few gems for those trying to create it. The most pertinent for me was: Every time you publish an article on your website, ask yourself: “Would anyone share this article for any reason?” If the answer is “no” then you…
Looking at Freelance Writing
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It’s not news to any regular that I’d love to take this site full time. I’d love to write and code just the things that I truly have a passion for. To that end I’ve been looking around at writing for some other sites to get my name out in a wider audience. The big…
Losing Long Form Writing
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I talked a bit more yesterday about tech journalism being broken mainly (at least in my opinion) because of the quest for the almighty pageview for advertising dollars. Well PandoDaily takes my thoughts further. Not only is current journalism broken, we’re going to lose all the writers that can truly produce long form writing since…
Oh Yes, Tech Journalism is Broken
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Every word of this article is pure gold. This is why I don’t read The Verge and why I think that 99% of tech sites write simply for the pageview. The more sensational the headline the more people will click. Doesn’t matter if they stay only for one second, that was a pageview and you…
Your Cashflow – Not my Problem
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During my years running my own web business I’ve both taken work on a sub-contract, and sub-contracted out work when I need help. While it can be a great thing, it can also be a big pain in the ass. I’m not talking about the managing of other people, that’s just par for hiring or…
Poster for iPad
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Poster (AppStore) is a new iOS blogging client on the block. First is absolutely beautiful. Way nicer to use for writing blog posts than WordPress for iOS. One of the big pluses for me is that Poster deals with Markdown fairly well. It doesn’t like when you link in the footer (at least it doesn’t…
Martin Ashton – Dogma 2 Trials
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So I love bike riding, and mainly ride a road bike right now. But nothing like this. http://youtube.com/#/watch?v=7ZmJtYaUTa0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D7ZmJtYaUTa0
Omega Pharma Quick-Step Encourages Doping Culture
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Below is the text of an email I sent to Omega Pharma Quick-Step this morning in support of Levi Leipheimer. We all need to call Omega on this so that they realize fans aren’t going to stand for doping. ===== Dear Omega Pharma Quick-Step board and Patrick Lefevere As you well know, cycling has had…
The Programming Rat Race
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For a while now I’ve been feeling like something has been missing in my programming work. I’ve referred to it as ‘craftsmanship’ when trying to express the sentiment to someone else. You know, the ability to really hone something to as close to perfections as possible give you current skill set. But that, unfortunately, is…
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