On Being Distracted
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Last weekend while playing with my daughter I found myself constantly taking out my phone to check on things. Things like Facebook (and I don’t even really like Facebook), Twitter and Path. I was rarely just enjoying the moments with my kid. I thought I was better than that. In steps this short video on…
The Next Epic Ride – All the Fraser Valley Peaks
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Now that I’m fully recovered from my [ride to Seattle][seat] I’m itching for a new epic ride in August. I’ve got the [Fraser Valley GranFondo][fvgf] in July and I want to have a decent amount of time to train for the next epic. I’m thinking that I need something longer than the 200km to Seattle,…
Stop Making Others Pay for YOUR Stupid
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Yet another article form 8bit Dad, though not on parenting this time, has got me thinking about the stupid people that we are surrounded with. Turns out parents don’t think that their children will be able to tug on the cord and wrap it around their necks. Toddlers are never known to tug on anything…
Dad’s On the Outside
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This article made be think of all the times that Dad’s get left out of the parenting equation by society. One of the most annoying things about caring for my daughter is shopping. I’m not going to mention whining or anything like that, how about when she needs a diaper change and there is no…
Getting Your Freelance Business to Succeed
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When looking at becoming a Freelancer (yes I dislike that term but it’s understood) you need to make sure that you have a marketable skill. Design, development, photography, writing, all translate easy to a marketable skill. Even if you have that skill there is something way more important to have or you’re not going to…
WordPress Desktop Wallpapers
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Ryan Duff pointed me at these earlier today and there are some great WordPress desktop backgrounds. He also pointed me to Blotter (AppStore. I’m not sure that I have a use for a desktop calendar since I have Fantastical (AppStore) and I normally have my Apps taking up most of my screen. I know there…
Balancing Working from Home and Kids
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One of the reasons I wanted to be working for myself was so I could spend time with my future (at the time) children. My dad worked hard outside of the home and was gone for 12 hours a day, talking to him now that I’m an adult, he wishes he could have been around…
Just because You Only Have One Choice, Doesn’t Mean it’s a Good One
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When I posted about Daylite 4 one of the comments challenged me to come up with another application that did all of the things Daylite does, in one package. At least I read it as a challenge. While I acknowledge that I have not found an application that does everything Daylite does, I think that…
More on Not Being the Customer
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I wrote a while ago about not using services with no business model, but I’m even more wary of sites and services where I am not the customer. That’s any ad based site like say, Facebook. Yes I am a begrudging user of Facebook, but I’m not their customer. I give them no money to…
Daylite 4 was Released
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Update: I’ve done a full review of Daylite 4 now. I’ve been looking off and on for an app/service that will let me run my business from end to end. I already use Billings (AppStore) as my estimating and invoicing tool and I’ve looked at Daylite (should be on the AppStore soon) a few times.…
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