March 2011
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Even Microsoft wants IE6 to die... →
As a web guy, I have to say IE6 has been a pain in the ass for years. The lack of functionality and support have made it the scourge of the web community. Microsoft needs to do more to help people migrate off…it’s not the individuals, it;s the big corporations that dont want to incur the cost of updating all of their PCs.
Please dear god, make it stop.
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Today's Bad Advice: Judge everyone
I’m judging you right now.
It’s not a bad thing. Actually, it’s honest. We all judge people. We do it all day long. So be honest about it. ”I’m not judging you” is a lie.
The key is to not pass judgement. There is a big difference. Judge people, so you know how to navigate around them. But don’t judge them to render anything upon them. So when...
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Today's Bad Advice: Hug the elephant in the room
No one wants to be the one to talk about the elephant in the room. I say run up and hug it. Kiss it even. Embrace it. The big thing no one wants to talk about is exactly the thing you should address first.
February 2011
17 posts
How to Respond to Rude Email at Work →
Don’t blow your stack, review then react…
Today's Bad Advice: learn how to take defeat in...
I’m pretty sure that success is what happens in the spaces between strings of defeat. We don’t celebrate the defeats, but maybe we should. You certainly learn more in defeat than you do in success. Those lessons often come later, after cooler minds prevail. Little solace for the moment though, but know they will come if you look for them and are open to change.
So take those...
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Today's Bad Advice: Schedule Fun (and everything...
Fun things are fun, but sometimes they conflict with the things we have to do. I say nay nay. You deserve fun time just as much as the next guy. But what do you do when you want some fune time and you have so much other stuff to do? You schedule it, just like anything else you have to do.
If you are working through what you need to do, there should also be time for fun. If you schedule it,...
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Today's Bad Advice: there is no separation between...
I keep hearing people say ‘I dont have time for that” or “I get so busy with work I dont have time for myself” or something similar…but I think it’s bullshit.
There is no separation between work and life, and there shouldn’t be. Your brain doesn’t know how to keep work things separate from personal things, to your brain they are all THINGS, all...
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I had no idea: Make something All-Caps (or fix...
I had no idea this was added to Mac OS X with 10.6 (like a year ago), and I feel all out of the loop and unproductive as a result.
I screw up the Caps-Lock thing a lot, and sometimes I YELL in emails. Yeah, I said it. All caps works, SOMETIMES. It definitely gets a point across. Anyway, Mac OS X 10.6 has a way to undo it (in either direction). It Will Also Capitalize The First Letter Of...
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Todays Bad Advice: you win clients because they...
Winning trust and being like-able should be the hard(er) part here, but it’s never the case. The client likes you, then you build trust…this should simply be an artifact of your confidence in yourself and your ability to communicate it.
So many times I have seen that like turn to dislike and that trust turn to distrust by not communicating, and that always leads to not delivering. ...
Qualities of a good Founder
From Alfred Lin - Sequoia Capital, former COO of Zappos.com
The founders code (from Sequoia Capital):
Underdogs
Insight
Personal
Focused
Unconventional
Iterate
Agility
Relentless
Long-term
How to make your shopping cart suck less (The... →
The Oatmeal cracks me up every time:
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What I want from a Restaurant Website →
Hilarious take on bad restaurant website design, click through for the “what I get instead” info graphic:
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Today's Bad Advice: dont be afraid to admit when...
Today’s Bad Advice: dont be afraid to admit when you are wrong
I dealt with an irate client today. Regardless of the reason they are irate, if we made a mistake I own up to it. 10 times out of 10 being honest and upfront, even when you are at fault, makes the situation more tenable. This client in particular, he just wanted to know someone was listening. Once I showed him I was, he was...
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Pro-Tip: reports should be solutions
Pro-Tip: when your boss asks for a report, he / she really wants solutions not status
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Organization Charts work
Actually sketch out or graph your organizational process. Map it out, on paper…who does what, where does data flow, how are decisions funneled.
You will be shocked at what you learn about your own company and processes.
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Got 5 minutes? Don't check your email!
When you have five minutes to spare, don’t waste it on processing emails. Save your emails to process in a batch all together and spend 5 minutes actually doing something. Email isn’t doing, it’s often a precursor to actually doing. Instead spend the time doing and not just processing your email.
I look for calls I need to make, documents I need to review, web pages I was...
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Today's Bad Advice: your system for organization...
You can have the best system in the world, but if you don’t rely on it and use it faithfully it all still just bounces around in your head and keeps you from being productive.
November 2010
2 posts
How Companies Are Bypassing The U.S. High... →
I hope to make enough money someday to need to do this kind of tax trickery.
How to Upgrade to iOS 4.2 NOW →
This worked amazingly well. Make sure you download the right file for your device. LOVING iOS 4.2 on iPad…this is what it was supposed to be.
October 2010
1 post
How to re-create your iTunes library and playlists →
How did I never see this before?!?!?!?! So easy!
September 2010
3 posts
Twitter by the Numbers →
Great stats on Twitter’s demographics
How to Remember People's Names (and Deal with... →
Accurately remembering names is one of the simplest yet most important components of interacting with people, no matter in what capacity. This article presents some tips I’ve acquired over the years…
August 2010
4 posts
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Today's Bad Advice: don't guess. just KNOW or ASK
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Today's Bad Advice: your path will never be more...
The Emerald Tablets of Thoth →
Literal translation and interpretation of one of the most
ancient and secret of the great works of ancient wisdom.
Rosicrucian Order AMORC Podcast Archive →
Rosicrucian podcasts
July 2010
26 posts
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Today's Bad Advice: if you are just getting by and...
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Today's Bad Advice: all of the answers are in you,...
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Today's Bad Advice: if you are going to be the...
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Today's Bad Advice:...
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Today's Bad Advice: sometimes you have to do...
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Today's Bad Advice: say no often, say yes randomly
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Today's Bad Advice: they are either with you or...
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Today's Bad Advice: you are never too old to freak...
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Today's Bad Advice: pay better attention to the...
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Today's Bad Advice: don't talk about it, just do...
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Today's Bad Advice: The heart and the gut are two...
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Today's Bad Advice: step back and see the BIG...
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Today's Bad Advice: behave yourself!
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Today's Bad Advice: reminding people of their...
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Today's Bad Advice: If your battle is only...
“If you can find something everyone agrees on, it’s wrong.”
– Mo Udall
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Today's Bad Advice: once you get through the...