Looking for Something? Don’t Google It – YouTube It Instead!
“Google it.” It’s become the “Kleenex” of searching the web. The brand has become so synonymous with the product/service that it’s pretty much shorthand at this point. Looking for something? Need advice? Want to learn how to do something? Google it. And that’s great advice. I owe a huge debt of gratitude for Google, because […]
12 Things I Learned on This Week’s Business Trip
It’s been quiet around here this month, and for very good reason: I’ve been busy as heck. August is always a ridiculously busy month in this house, what with two camping trips and various other activities booked throughout. That means getting things done has to be done during the week, and something had to give. […]
6 Things That Fascinate Me for Some Reason
Last week, I touched on some pretty heavy, serious stuff. If you didn’t get the chance to check out Beth and Brandon’s story, click here. It’s worth a read. Brief update on that: things are progressing slowly. Brandon’s gaining strength and therapy is paying off, but they are not out of the woods. Baby is […]
Why I’m Starting to Self-Host Apps
The death of Google Reader came at an interesting time for me. Over the past few years, I’ve been scanning and making digital copies of my parents’ and grandmother’s photos. See, when I lived with my parents for 10 months right before my wedding, I lived in the basement. There I found a few old […]
The Top Everything of 2012
It’s review time for me today, which I think is one of those exercises that everybody would benefit from. I’ll be going over how I did on my annual goals and setting myself up for 2013, but first I want to look at some of the good things that went on this year. What better […]
5 Places to Get Book Ideas
It’s a very proud week here for me as a writer. I’m pretty pleased with how Reading Week has gone, and maybe it’s just because I’m happy I stuck with a topic for 5 days straight. It’s the little things… Anyway, we’ve covered losing the desire to read, as well as getting back into it. […]