Setting up iPhone to Sync with a Google Account
When you set up your iPhone with a Google Apps account, it’s best to set it up as an Exchange account and NOT a gmail account as Google tells you in the set up. For whatever reason, they don’t tell you this in the account settings page. Here’s the link on how to properly set ...
The Difference Between “Proprietary” and “Open Source” by Shawn Coyne
In the internet world, there’s a strong polarity between companies that create “Proprietary” software that is kept secret, developed by employees and that you have to pay for and “Open Source” software that is written by contributors around the world and is given away. Shawn Coyne authored an article on stevenpressfield.com, called The Bubble Men that pretty ...
Remembering and Making an Impact, with thanks to Brad Meltzer.
I recently saw this Ted Video by Brad Meltzer called How to Write Your Own Obituary, which I highly recommend. Brad was a client of mine from 2000-2005 in the days of small, narrow, author websites (see screenshot to the right). We say howdy via email every couple of years, and I guess it’s about ...
3 Reasons Why Your Website Should be Like an Online Dating Website
In the last 15+ years, I’ve worked with more than 400 clients on more interactive projects and websites than I think I can count anymore (including a couple online dating sites). The result of all of this work is that I’ve come to realize that websites really fall under one main model, and that is ...
Understanding How to Change Your Feeds in Feedburner
Recently I launched a new site for a client and needed to change 5 exiting feeds to new RSS feed addresses. I searched a long time on the Google Feedburner docs looking for some information and confirmation and couldn’t find exactly what I needed. There were 3 questions I had: How do I change the ...
Easy, Delicious White Fish Marinade
I put this marinade together a couple times for some Tilapia and Halibut. It’s really easy and while I love grilling, I decided to sauté to sear in the flavor. It also helped to keep it from drying out. Amounts are all what you feel like… Olive Oil (with some rosemary) A lemon Some brown ...
List Posts: the Good, the Bad and the Irony.
Or maybe I should call this “1 thing I noticed that made me laugh about list posts since mostly they’re overused except for David Letterman and what you should do instead.” I noticed this article in my Daily Smart Brief for Social Media email today about the over use of the List Post format in ...
Internet Safety and Cell Phone Safety for Your Kids
I was asked recently to give a presentation on Internet Safety for parents at the school my kids attend. I did a lot of research and found more information then I could possibly consume in any reasonable time frame. I also talked with some friends who are parents, teachers, contacts from the FBI and more ...
