Resolutions. The Boring Kind.

resolutions 2012

I wasn’t going to do this, but I’ve been thinking (not too hard) about it and I do have a few resolutions, so here goes. Some are lofty and spiritual, some are probably unattainable and some are just going to be fun. In no particular order: I’m not going to say a lot about this [...]

Killed by Tech

technology-replaced

I remember my parents shelling out big bucks for Encyclopedia Brittanica. I used to travel for business and had a huge atlas I depended on daily. Phone book — I throw them away now. I’m not sure my kids (19 and 23) have ever heard a busy signal. I do miss my Day-Timer just a [...]

Cool Apps: On the Job — Time Tracking and Billing for Financial Idiots

bookkeeping

As a freelancer, I’ve been struggling with time tracking and invoice management for some time. I’m not a bookkeeper, to be sure. For a long time I kept my my billable hours and projects in my head. Dangerous I know. Especially if you know anything about my head for numbers. I went searching for affordable [...]

Are We Obsessed With Facebook?

Obsessed-with-facebook

I’m guilty of a couple of these … checking Facebook on my phone before I get out of bed: yeah. I don’t think I talk to more people online that I do in real life, but I do talk to people on Facebook that I wouldn’t talk to in real life — friends who live [...]

WordCamp Louisville: Baseball Bats and WordPress

Louisville, Kentucky skyline at night

I love WordCamps. They have become my favorite tech events. I’m obsessed with all things WordPress and I’ve been to two WordCamps, Birmingham, Alabama last fall and Fayetteville, Arkansas this summer. I like to attend sessions that stretch me a bit; I usually go to at least one or two that are a little over [...]