Jessica Simpson Prompts Hypocrisy and Irony

I don’t follow Jessica Simpson, per se.  Actually, I don’t really follow anybody, celebrity or otherwise.  (I follow people on Twitter, but they came up with that word, not me.) Anyway, so I had no idea that Jessica Simpson was doing anything these days other than collecting whatever royalties she gets and presumably working on … Read more

Things You Should Know #1

Some things people never give you the straight answer to even though there is one. Here is the first of many answers we hope to bring you. What schedule to use for your automatic Windows updates.

Pings WordPress and Feedburner

For many years now, I have just followed the conventional wisdom when it comes to maximizing things like pings, trackbacks, feeds and WordPress.  But, lately, I’ve been looking into it a little bit more, and I have come to find out, that 99% of what is out there isn’t conventional wisdom, its slightly re-written copies … Read more

A New HP Laptop, for the Keyboard

I need a new laptop.  No, really.  This isn’t one of those guy things where I say I need a new laptop and that means that I want a new laptop.  My hard drive is failing.  I get those semi-random blue screens when I boot that say something about bad sectors and running CHKDSK, which … Read more

Top 5 SEO Websites

I ran a Google search for Top 5 SEO Websites and got no exact matches.  That seemed a little odd.  The truth is, I know the Top 5 Search Engine Optimization Sites (at least in my experience), I just don’t have a list of them anywhere and I needed the URLs for an article I … Read more

New Year’s Resolution 2009

It is a few days after New Year’s Day, but I think I’m close enough for it to count.  My resolution this year is different than previous years, and reflects my evolving thought process regarding improving my self, my life, and my world.  So this year, my resolution is: Do 100 Little Things. More specifically, … Read more

Windows Live Writer – Ignore All Only?

I love Windows Live Writer.  Ok, that’s a bit too strong.  Let me put it this way.  Windows Live Writer is the best way to write blog posts for the high volume writer that there is as of right now. That being said, what is the deal with the spell check?  It works OK, but … Read more

When SHOULD Windows 7 Ship?

Over at TechRepublic, they have a poll up asking people when they think Windows 7 will ship.  I, for one, have no idea. However, I think the question they have to get right at Microsoft is when SHOULD we ship Windows 7.  Right now, I think it looks like Steve Ballmer and the boys have … Read more

Flaws in the System

One of the most difficult things in business, consulting, and analysis is the unforeseen flaw.  That tiny little gotcha that seems obvious in hindsight that just didn’t come up during months of preparation. Sometimes, that flaw is the fault of the system.  Sometimes, that flaw is the fault of the people involved in the system.  … Read more

How To Answer Job Interview Questions and Ace Them

Recently, I helped a small business owner interview job candidates.  As I sat there listening to the answers we got for standard interview questions, I couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.  These were the basic, every job interview has them, questions and people obviously had no idea how to answer them.  I made a comment to … Read more