Thinking About WordCamp’s and WordCamp SF
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[Technosailor][tech] just posted a great article surrounding [his thoughts on WordCamp SF and WordCamp Central][sf]. It’s a well reasoned post about some of the ways that WordCamp’s in general and WordCamp SF get treated differently. There are growing pains right now with how things are treated, I’ve seen some first hand (in the form of…
Web Writing Business Models
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This week The Brooks Review (TBR) announced a [new writing business model][bmod] in the form of a paywall and [memberships][mem]. The basics of it are similar to the New York Times paywall, but TBR will be releasing all content on time delay. Since most of the content is not time sensitive (opinion pieces) it doesn’t…
Interested in a Standing Desk?
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I had a standing desk for a bit. One week I had such leg pain that I simply couldn’t sit so I hacked together a bunch of books to prop up my keyboard and monitor in to something that was workable. When I purchase a totally new office, I did not go to a standing…
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…
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