If you’ve met some of the people that repair computers for a living, you might be shocked at their diversity of knowledge, experience, and behavior. Some are hands-down great technicians, but many seem like unprepared and ignorant kids who you wouldn’t trust your toaster to, let alone something as critical to your life or business [...]
Studies show that far too many of us are not sleeping well, and lack of good-quality sleep can lead to more than just feeling tired: everything from traffic accidents and poor work performance to crankiness, illness, and a less-than-attractive appearance can be the result of sleeping poorly. To look and feel your absolute best, you [...]
A month ago I shared some specific ways to get ahead at work. For me it worked, I got promoted within my IT group and was actually bumped up 2 spots. As I mentioned in that post, I was promoted directly by a VP (my boss’ boss), which was unusual. Since then my boss was [...]
I did a little bookmark scrub this morning and thought I would share the remaining content of my “Online Money” folder. While some people are going to view this simply as a big list of ways to make money online, that’s good – because it is. However, there are certain things that I don’t like [...]
We found this while cruising though Bloglines last night. If you are writing anything at all, odds are you’ll improve your skills by spending some time at the Poynter Institute. So without delay, here is a list of a whopping 50 articles that we should all read (yes, I said we because my writing tends [...]
So, you’re seeing too many of those “how to” and list headlines, and want to try a few different angles? Let’s move beyond those common headline formulas you see over and over, and add some new blood to your attention-grabbing arsenal.
Since people truly seemed to find my 10 Sure-Fire Headline Templates That Work useful for coming up with headlines and post titles that don’t follow the typical “how to” and “list” conventions, I thought I’d share a few more. So here are 7 more sure-fire headline templates that will work when you’re aiming to score [...]
This week, I took a walk through my personal library, and picked out five mostly-sci-fi books that I think all geeks should read, if they haven’t already. I chose these books for various reasons, including their contributions to the genre, how well they hold up over time, how fun they are to read, and how [...]
Everyone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today’s world you need a domain name. It is advisable to look at the domain name selected as other see it and not just as you think it looks. Failure to do this may result in situations such as the following (legitimate) companies [...]
Candidates have been slugging it out on America’s airwaves; with millions of dollars spent on negative ads.
Want to enhance your mobile experience? Here are thirty-three ways to have a whole lot more fun with phones.
Life these days has become largely dependent on passwords – whether we’re checking our emails, transferring funds or shopping online, passwords have their part to play. We’re constantly bombarded with horror stories of security breaches, fraud, and phishing sites. Users are consistently told that a strong password is essential these days to protect private data. [...]
Google Suggest is a Google experiment that autocompletes your search with popular queries as you type. Use the arrow keys to navigate the results.
Google News selects the most relevant news using algorithms and special filters that give you the best news and let you compare different sources. Well, sometimes they don’t. Here are 10 screenshots from Google News that show inaccurate illustrations, ironic juxtapositions or simply funny bugs. All screenshots were found on the Internet using Google Image [...]