.QR codes have been around for a few years, but it seems like they are finally making some traction in the mainstream. QR codes are those square, space invader-looking things you sometimes see in magazines or on store windows. They can be used to connect mobile devices to apps or web sites. I have long …
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I am the first to admit that I am a coffee snob. I grew up drinking coffee from freshly ground beans (admittedly, at that point it was usually more milk than coffee) at a time when most people still drank coffee from cans. Then I moved to Portland, OR, land of coffee (I know people …
Generally speaking, I am a patient person. However, I am awful when it comes to waiting for public transportation. I was raised in New York City and have taken public transportation my whole life, so you would think I would have learned how to wait gracefully. No such luck. I obsessively check to see if …
As I was reading through my RSS feeds yesterday, trying to figure out what to write about, it occurred to me that I could share some of my favorites with you. Them came the dilemma of what to share? My favorite blog? website? services, tech resources? ways to procrastinate? So I have decided to create …
When I was in my mid-twenties, I aspired to a career in parks and recreation administration in Portland, OR. It doesn’t sound sexy, I know. But, I worked with some of the best people I have every met (several of who I still count as good friends) and I loved the work. What could be …
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Every time I come visit my brother and his twin 4 1/2 year old daughters, my respect for working parents grows. Case in point: last night I worked on today’s blog post while sitting on the couch with one girl on my lap and the other leaning against me while they were watching tv. Normally …
Today we have a guest writer, David Allen, an Englishman living in Spain creating new media content for a number of web sites, mostly tech based, but also interested in photography and making video. David has created a good many audio and video podcasts and is the owner of the Wizardgold Channel on YouTube. Took …
I am a fast and voracious reader (I have been known to finish 3-4 books in a single weekend). I also have family on the East Coast, so I take a fair number of cross-country trips. The end result being that I have been known to devote more space to books than clothes when traveling. …
I am proud to say that I have maintained a daily yoga practice for the last 2 ½ weeks, which is longer than I have ever managed before. At the risk of jinxing my future success, I will share some key factors that have contributed to my success: I set the bar low – Aspirational …
My least read post is one of my favorite that I have written thus far. I take full responsibility for its low readership numbers. After all, I’m the one who gave it the off-putting title: How I Became a Hacker (and How You Can Become One Too). The term hacker has a lot of technical …