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Creating a functional, useable, linkable website: start and maintain a blog

There is nothing better for search results, returning visitors, and web loyalty than a useful and oft-updated blog feed. Some people aren’t familiar with blogs and what they can do so here’s a quick run-down. A blog, in it’s simplest form, is just a feed of information in chronological order (the feed itself is call [...]

1/24/2009

by: Josh

posted in: Music, re-use-it

Amazing hardware re-use – hard drive speakers

I am always and will forever advocate the reuse of your personal technology. There are times when things need to be replaced/upgraded but I’m all for using what you have if it works. Along those same lines, I love seeing broken hardware used in creative ways (like this). I have to say, this is one [...]

Advice to a client: don’t just have a great idea and act on it – remember the bottom line too

So you’ve got a great idea, do you? Good for you. You’ve joined the ranks of many, many people with a great idea. Don’t get me wrong, having a great idea is wonderful, it’s affirming, and it’s fun to share with your friends. But, besides something to distract you, what do you have? There are [...]

Creating a functional, useable, linkable website: write a few articles

The reasons for writing articles about your topic of choice should be fairly obvious. First, it gives people a reason to come to your site in the first place. Second, it gives people a reason to share your site with others. Third, it gives the search engines something to find and some way to categorize [...]

1/13/2009

by: Josh

posted in: How To

Even crows can tame technology… I think you can too

I thought this was just brilliant… It’s easy for anyone to say “I don’t get it” and give up. Maybe you’ll say it in private, no one will ever know, and you can go about your business pretending it didn’t happen. Problem is, you’ll know you’re working harder at something then you need to be. [...]

1/12/2009

by: Josh

posted in: Environment, How To, Printing

The Mad Printer… an interesting coffeeshop activity

I live in California and, as such, I’m generally less shocked by human behavior than people who live in, say, Oregon or Montana or Arizona. California is a weird place and people feel fully entitled to express themselves as they see fit…. which is a good thing. For all the strangeness I’ve seen down here, [...]

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