Stuff I Like

WordPress Theme Frameworks and Child Themes (Skins)

September 7, 2010

Over the last few weeks I’ve been asked by several people how do you pick a WordPress theme. The real answer is I got lucky and fell into one of the best ones, Thesis(aff link) about a year ago when I was redesigning ColorMetrix.com. Recently I discovered the power of a child theme or skin [...]

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Sketchnotes: Doodling with a purpose

September 1, 2010

Recently I had the pleasure of attending Mike Rohde’s Milwaukee Likemind presentation on Sketchnotes. You can see my first attempt at Sketchnotes in the foreground of the picture with this post. I’ve tried sketchnotes a few times since and found real value in capturing notes this way. Doodling. For whatever reason, holding my attention in [...]

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Sharing Success – The ApplyMate.com Story

August 11, 2010

A while back I got an email from Tim Murphy of ApplyMate.com which contained the following excerpt: “…I recently launched ApplyMate.com – a free web-based tool that helps users track school and job applications. Most job hunters submit dozens and dozens of job applications, and most students submit about 10 college applications. So, I launched [...]

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Databases for Business and Marketing
The Care and Feeding Of

August 3, 2010

When you are working with a database for business and find garbage data, just stop. Instead of trying to work around the problem data, take the time to fix the information before proceeding. Next time you need to work with the database you’ll be glad you did. Move towards a single database. One way to [...]

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Inner Circle of Friends

August 2, 2010

I’ve got this friend named Twitter, she’s pretty much awesome. Even awesome friends push you away sometimes. It’s OK, she’s in my inner circle of friends and in no time we’ll be best buds, hanging out together again. While Twitter and I “take a break” I’ve got this other friend LinkedIn. Oh my gosh he [...]

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Need a Break? Try Google Image Search

July 31, 2010

My friend Krista’s post you know you do it, too. got me thinking about what I do to turn a bad day around. Her idea is easy, just jump on Google image search and look for pictures of people or things that makes you happy and inspire you to move forward. Google image search. I’d [...]

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Loves vs. Hates with Amplicate

July 22, 2010

I ran across a fun website called Amplicate the other day. Amplicate tracks the opinions you express on Twitter. Today they are reporting those as Loves or Hates. A few days ago when I found the site they used the words Rocks and Sucks. It’s an interesting way to get a feel for the overall [...]

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Packing the Jack Spade Messenger Bag for Battle (vBlog)

July 17, 2010

A business bag secures and organizes your business essentials while you travel. Here I am packing the Jack Spade messenger bag for action on the road. I’ll probably never consider any business bag the “perfect bag.” For me, however, the Jack Spade messenger  bag comes closer than any I have owned so far. I’ve tried wheels [...]

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Choose Your Own Message and Share It

June 20, 2010

Stop letting others choose the messages you hear, read and see each day. Think about how little “good news” is reported on TV, radio or in the newspaper – almost none. Create your own stream. If you aren’t already using an RSS newsreader like Google Reader I highly recommend you start. If you already have [...]

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I’m a Blackberry Addict turned Android Fanatic

June 12, 2010

Sprint’s new htc EVO Android mobile device is now my favorite personal accessory. My Blackberry Curve 8330 sits deactivated, lonely and dejected on the back of my desk. My smartphone love affair began many years ago with a Treo600. I graduated to a Treo 755p and then the Blackberry Curve 8330. Along the way I [...]

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