Monthly Archives: June 2008
Life is in the details
In this current era of economic hardship, it’s popular in the world of suits to cut costs and corners and in general look for ways to do less, yet make more (instead of doing more with less). Yet, it’s during tight times that ad spends are critical, when extreme customer service is crucial. It’s when things are tough that it’s necessary to step back and enhance an offering. And it’s the details that matter. Whether it’s: your business card your services your products your business dress your office appearance your …
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Problems
Lately I’ve heard people talk about problems. About running from problems. I hear people talk about such things, and I have questions. What is a problem? The dictionary says it’s, “…a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome…” A problem is a state of mind, a place in your head. I agree that you cannot “run from your problems”. Your legs have a strange habit of taking your brain along with them wherever you go. Thousands of actions and reactions occur …
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[EssentiaList] Ultimate Workstation Edition
I’m gradually working my way to the “ultimate workstation”, and here are some of the better clippings currently in the archives: 1. This article on setting up the ultimate home office by the always fantastic D. Keith Robinson is a good place to start. 2. Obviously it’s important to take the long term consequences on the body into account, so I’m paying some attention to this article on healthy computing habits. 3. Worth mentioning from the article above is the online tool that will help you arrange your workstation for …
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Be Useful
1. Offer to help your customers 2. Present data visually 3. Use readable type 4. Use simple forms
Don’t listen to 37signals
From ‘Getting Real‘ by 37signals; “…success isn’t the only thing you’ll find in the details. You’ll also find stagnation, disagreement, meetings, and delays. These things can kill morale and lower your chances of success.” “Forget about locked-in specs. They force you to make big, key decisions too early in the process. Bypass the spec phase and you’ll keep change cheap and stay flexible.” If you haven’t read ‘Getting Real‘ I highly recommend it. I greatly enjoy the book and appreciate much of the content, but I have to wonder if …
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How do you use time better?
It had been a long week, and since not much had been accomplished blog wise, I decided it was ok to break my secular sabbath rule, and finish off of a draft I had recently began working on. 3 hours later, I had read every article on Obama’s win, I now know that I’d probably make a good president too, and I now have a slight desire to seastead. I also have a better appreciation for stories, and the difference between mysteries and puzzles (excellent, but lengthy article by Malcolm …
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[EssentiaList] Firefox Search Engine Add-ons Edition
Dynamic Web Amazon’s A9 BBC News Merriam-Webster USA Today Technorati Wikipedia
[EssentiaList] Wiki Edition
MoinMoinWiki PBwiki.com PmWiki DokuWiki Wetpaint Google Sites TiddlyWiki Wikispaces Although it’s not a wiki, strictly speaking, Google Notebooks can be used like one, and will come in handy if you get the Firefox extension Bonus: Why use a wiki? Which wiki is right for you?
[EssentiaList] Blogging Platforms Edition
Apart from being a Google product, there are many other reasons to use Blogger. Profy is still invite only, but I can’t wait for the amazing stuff that’ll come out once it’s out of beta, and here’s why. In the meantime, Vox is easy to use, and is almost as comprehensive as Profy. Proof that less is more: Tumblr. Typepad: Because not all blogging platforms are created equal. Apart from being a great blogging platform, WordPress can also serve as a solid CMS.
