Rachel Baker – Can WordPress Be a blog engine, CMS and Web Application?
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I Love Scrivener…but
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Update: Check the comments for an update on Scrivener for the iPad. Woohooo! One of the tools I love for longer writing is Scrivener (AppStore). There is simply no other application that allows the freedom in organizing ideas in to chapters. I have found no other application that allows the easy organizing of research. Scrivener…
Dreamer or Finisher?
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Ideas come easy to many in the software/design/programming industry. We see problems with interfaces daily and we jot down another note in a secret spot for our future grand idea. Unfortunately for 90% of us, 100% of the ideas stay in that notebook. One of the lessons passed to me as a child is you…
Sort of Resurrecting an Old Podcast
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So I used to record tutorials and publish under ‘The nth Guides’. I felt that title would let me talk about whatever I wanted in programming. The short version is, I got lazy and we only had a few episodes. Well I’m bringing it back, sort of. I’ll be publishing episodes under the same feed,…
Review – Philips O’Neill The Stretch Headphones
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As a home worker, I end up working in coffee shops a few times a week. Sitting in the same office solo all the time just wears on me so a change is needed to stay fresh. One of the big draw backs about working in a coffee shop for me is the noise of…
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…