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It is the most feared condition for all those engaged in the creative arts. In the daily grind of life, there comes a point when all ideas seem to have been extinguished, and any momentum seems to have ground to a halt. It’s the condition most commonly known as writer’s block. And despite its name, … Continue reading “How to Replenish Your Creativity Juice”
You don’t need to know anything technical to have a blog beyond how to get around on a website and follow instructions. It’s no more complicated than setting up an account on Amazon and ordering a book. But you could be a better and more effective blogger if you did take the time to learn … Continue reading “Basic Knowledge for Bloggers”
Dell held a big international conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. Michael Dell himself attended. The conference moderator was a Danish media personality named Mads Christensen. Most of the attendees were male, but there was one woman there: Christiane Vejlø. She wasn’t amused by Mads Christensen, and I don’t think you will be either. Here’s Christiane Vejlø’s … Continue reading “Dell Conference Moderator Fails to Amuse Women”
I reviewed the web site creation tool Weebly in 2008. See A Look at Weebly. Now they’ve created an app for iPhone that lets you create posts from your mobile. It’s really simple and may appeal to many people who want to do easy blogging and posting while on the go. Since I already have … Continue reading “Weebly Goes Mobile”
I want to talk about politics and human nature today, not tech. I read a tweet from Liz Strauss about an article she read. I read the article as well and responded. Here are the tweets, A Paranoid Mark Zuckerberg Was Forced To Pay $1 Billion For Instagram After Twitter Made An Offer Firstread.bi/JeRAZB@sai — … Continue reading “Are money and power the only value?”
If you want to make using WordPress an easier process, or just want to make the most out of what WordPress has to offer, check out these ten tools. 1. Bundlelytic The great thing about this content package is that it is more than just beneficial for WordPress bloggers. It is also a charity package, … Continue reading “10 Invaluable WordPress Tools”
Dreamweaver CS 5.5 has some built-in jQuery mobile functions that can help you design a mobile site. Going this route means one of two things: You begin with the mobile site, enhanced with prebuilt jQuery Mobile functionality, and progressively enhance to create a site that will work on all devices. You create a site just … Continue reading “Using jQuery Mobile in Dreamweaver CS 5.5”