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The mythical work/life balance

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

I’ve spent the last few months (maybe years) trying to figure out how I could best please everyone in my life. I’ve read blogs, books, magazine articles here and there but it just doesn’t seem to add up. You just can’t have everything at once and, no matter how hard you try, you just can’t [...]

How to Get What You Want

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Things have been busy lately but the one common job that I’ve always (and will always) have is sales. At some point in my life it was selling cars, selling pizza, selling electronics — but regardless of where I’ve worked, I’ve always had to sell myself to someone.

First of all, get your mind out of [...]

Tips for Improving Camera Phone Photos

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

As a self-professed photo geek, I refuse to use camera phones even though I carry two around all day, every day. (No, I’m not that popular!)

Digital Photography School’s Blog has an article explaining some recommended “best practices” when shooting with your camera phone. Some favorites:

Get Close - One of the most common mistakes with camera [...]

Dealing with Clueless Supervisors

Wednesday, October 5th, 2005

It seems that some many of you readers have begun to email me with questions regarding your supervisors and your lack of ability to control the pointy haired bosses.

I know I probably haven’t responded to you. The truth is, I really have no idea what to tell you. Heh.

Here’s a good place to start:

Dealing with [...]

Digging Deep with Google

Tuesday, September 13th, 2005

Got this from CNET news:

For all of us who were told that if we worked long enough, we could dig a hole all the way to China, it seems we were woefully misinformed.

A neat app built around Google Earth allows users to click on their current location and then shows where you’d come out if [...]