Yesterday I was speaking with a friend and she asked how long it would take to do a certain technical task. I paused for a moment trying to decide which number to give her. The time required to do the task itself is short. However, there are lots of little places where external issues could …
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Keeping Track of it All
Yesterday’s post was all about finding content to read. Today’s follow-up post is about ways to easily save that content to your smartphone or tablet so you can bring it with you and read offline. There two options that I currently use (although one has emerged as my favorite) and a third one that comes …
Finding Something Worthwhile to Read on the Internet
As I have said before, I am an avid reader. This is not necessarily an asset in a post web world. Instead of being starved for choice, I am overwhelmed beyond belief by the deluge of writing available. Not just because of the quantity, but because of the wide variation in quality. I don’t believe …
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Using QR codes as they are meant to be used
.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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Bad Coffee in the Morning
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 …
I'm Not Good at Waiting
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 …
Some of my favorite …
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 …
My life as an (unintentional) serial entrepreneur
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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Crisis Averted
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 …
The truths and myths of being a Mac user
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 …