In general, I am not easily distractable. I have been known to get so focused on a project that I lose track of all time. On more than one occasion, David has told me he is going off to do something for an hour or so. Without him around, to distract me I put my head …
Category Archives: Technology
Achievement Unlocked: Mt. Tabor
Today I finally the opportunity to test out the leg muscles I had built with all of the uphill walking in Lake Placid. My goal had been to just go to the upper reservoir in Mt. Tabor Park, but I was feeling inspired, so I found myself continuing up to the peak where the Harvey …
Creative Procrastination
Next week I am teaching two workshops on WordPress. I love WordPress and I love teaching WordPress. What I don’t love? Making PowerPoint slides (ok, they are really LibreOffice slides in the way that tissues are Kleenex and photocopies are Xerox copies). I find the process tedious and boring. I already have both sessions outlined, so it …
Reading Your Audience
I am sitting in an all day class on building mobile apps. You may ask yourself, if I am sitting in class, what am I doing writing a blog post. To tell you the truth, I am asking myself the very same question. I really wish I was adequately engaged in the class. I was …
Why I'm Not Sweeping the Cloud Away
My primary computer is a Linux machine running Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander). If that doesn’t make sense to you, don’t worry. I only mention it for context. The only important take-away is that the operating system gets updates twice a year. About a year ago, I started having issues with my web camera (which is …
Inspiration over Aspiration
This afternoon I was driving from point A to Point B when the title for this blog post popped into my mind. I usually write the post first and then try to find a suitable title, but every once in a while, I do the inverse. It took me a while to figure out what …
When Its Out of My Hands
Let me begin with a heartfelt thanks to everyone who creates, builds on and maintains free open-source software. I rely on you heavily and generally buy upgrades or at least kick in a few bucks to the developers of the ones I use for client projects. I would also like to recognize that maintaining plugins …
Too much Technology
Once again I am on the road and I find myself hauling around a ton of technology. Specifically on this trip I have my laptop, iPod, Android tablet (with wireless keyboard) and phone. Why am i hauling all this around with me? Good question. And one that I have asked myself several times since I …
Screen Fatigue
The nature of freelancing is unpredictability. I never really know what my life is going to look like from one week to the next. One week I may be running from client to client. Those weeks I get to spend quality time in my car and in other people’s offices or homes. Other weeks, I …
Brain Candy
One of my ongoing personal goals is to spend time on a regular basis learning something that pushes me out of my comfort zone. For years that thing was marimba. I never took music lessons nor do I read musical notation, so this was a real challenge. I played primarily Zimbabwean music, which is traditionally …