Pocket is Like a Gambler
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I recently questioned a friend about why they prefer Pocket over Instapaper. They pointed me to this article from the Wall Street Journal. @curtismchale Here’s a good summary: blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/… — Mike Schinkel (@mikeschinkel) November 21, 2012 I can certainly see some of the points in the article. Pocket and Instapaper do have a very different…
2 Essential Travel Tech Items
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While sitting in the Calgary Airport watching 5 people try to get on 2 outlets to charge their phones I was yet again appreciative of my Mophie JuicePack Air (Amazon). I don’t travel much but it is one of the essential pieces of gear I have for travel. I don’t have to fight over outlets…
Know Thyself
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During an interview for a podcast recently I mentioned that you really need to know yourself before you can decide if you should be working in a web agency or be working for yourself. Today I want to expand on that thought a bit more. I Took a Job In late 2011 I took a…
On Letting Go
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One of the things that most people have a hard time doing is letting go. Once your business gets large enough you simply can’t manage all parts of it anymore. To run it effectively you need to learn to let go. While moving a site for a client recently I was continual peppered with questions…
Markdown Pro on Sale
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I’ve only downloaded the app and used it for a few minutes so this is not some review to tell you the app is amazing. I’ll say within the first few minutes I don’t think my $1.99 was a waste. Since Markdown Pro is on sale today only I figured I’d get the post out…
Waiting for Real iPad Mini Reviews
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Like many of you I’ve read a bunch of iPad Mini reviews. I’ve even walked in to my local electronics shop and played with it for 20 minutes. My short impression matches with the reviews I’ve read. It’s a great small device and I could see myself not using my iPad 2 much if I…
What do RIM and Best Buy have in Common
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The whole time I was reading this article on Best Buy failing I was thinking of RIM. There is a lot for a business owner to learn from these businesses. The story of both companies starts the same. A scrappy upstart fights and fights to stay ahead. Through a bit of luck and enormous drive…
Give Your Web Developer Information – Stop Screwing Them Over
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Here are a few times you never start moving a site around between servers. Afternoon – you don’t want to work all night right? Friday – you don’t want to work all weekend right? The day before you show the site to an important potential client The third item is what sparks today’s post. I…
5 Terminal Productivity Tips
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All Macs come with Terminal.app installed, but few people really use it unless they’re developers. Even most developers I talk to have barely scratched the surface of what you can do inside Terminal. Lets look at 5 tips that made my Terminal usage way more productive. Create an Alias to Save Time If you repeat…
I was Interviewed
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I did an interview on mattreport.com. It’s a one on one interview where I talk about WordPress, running a business and dealing with clients. Go have a listen
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