• Trello Initial Thoughts

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    After working with Daylite (my review of Daylite) and writing about OmniFocus not quite cutting it for business management, I’ve decided that Trello is my next stop. After a few days of using it here are some initial thoughts. Wide Open is a blocker One of the best features of Trello is also a blocker

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  • Writing Workflows and Word Counts

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    Today we talk about my writing workflow and do I stick with a word count on posts?

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  • Learning the Stress email Causes

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    note: I found this in my archives of posts. I went through this about 8 months ago but thought it was interesting now to see where I’m at with email and how I got there. In the summer of 2011, I moved this site from a single WordPress install on GoDaddy (I didn’t know any

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  • Connected to the World, But Disconnected Locally

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    I have some idyllic family scene in my mind. Parents are sitting and reading the paper, while kids chat and have cereal. Now dad accidentally spills his coffee and is upset about wasting a newspaper, which is now sodden. Of course today’s paper is a tablet of some sort and as I found out, that

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  • How do you get started freelancing

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    Today I address a question about how to start yourself freelancing.

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  • Progress Away from Nerdery

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    I’ve called myself a ‘nerd’ for a long time. It’s a badge I’ve worn with pride. I’ve happily talked about tinkering with expansion drive bays on my 13″ MBP so I can run a boot SSD and a large spinning disc. I felt no pain in setting up multiple symlinks to get it working well.

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  • Few Urgent Items are Actually Important

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    Yes email runs much of the life of web workers now and no that’s not about to change. If you’re like me one of the most annoying things is ‘important’ or ‘urgent’ emails. Be honest, how many times have you received an important email asking you to complete a task and deferred the work to

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  • iAWriter or Byword?

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    If you’re looking for a review of iAWriter and Byword, this is not the post you’re looking for. Really, I like both applications in different contexts. Both applications do iCloud, and do it just fine. I’ve never lost a document. They both have enhanced keyboards on iOS, and when I’m using either I miss some

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  • Client Project – Break a Rule – Featured

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    One of my client projects got a mention on Tom McFarlin’s site. He wanted submissions for Web Applications built on WordPress and I spoke up. In the comments I talk about some technical challenges faced with the site on the most recent development cycle. Expect more posts on WP Theme Tutorial that cover exactly how

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  • I’m not a Bank – nth Guides 004

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    Don’t let clients get away with not paying you on time. You’re not a bank and shouldn’t have any interest in becoming one. Question from JellyBeen [powerpress]

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