Power Up
After months of not caring, I suddenly found the idea of tinkering with my server fun again.
Hope you all are enjoying the extra daylight, colorful birds and spring blossoms as much as I am.
April 24, 2008
October 23, 2007
Faux Lung
October 11, 2007
Commuting = 2 Weeks of Vacation (Or Anything Else).
Just did some basic math and figured out that in the past year the time I've spent commuting to my job is equal to 9.75 days. Almost ten full days, which in the 5-day workweek world is equal to a two week vacation.
234 days in the office with an hour round-trip commute divided by 24 hours to get the number of days I've spent sitting in my car. No wonder I'm sick of NPR.
October 08, 2007
Tool Tips
I've been looking for a flash-less way to visually highlight product features and, thanks to Seth Duffey's 1.5 year-old article on A List Apart, I think I've found it.
Here's a quick experiment I hacked up based on Seth's map technique.
October 05, 2007
Before & After Fun
Photo retouching is like cleaning house. You never want to do it but once you get in the groove it becomes therapeutic.
Still not perfect, but the powers-that-be thought it looked fine in its original state so it's all gravy anyway.
Thought I'd share the best part with you - the chance to obsessively toggle back and forth between dirty & clean.
For best results, say the words out loud as you toggle, "dirty, CLEAN!".
October 03, 2007
Clients Are Like Children You Don't Hug
I know the title is way over the top but bear with me.
In the beginning, clients start off being happy with your good work. When I say, "Your good work", I mean you as a company. However, after you exceed their expectations a few times they become happy and comfortable with you, the person.
The business-to-business relationship begins because of surface-y things: A good reputation, word of mouth, etc. Long-term the client begins to develop a deeper connection secured by trust and dependence. And who can blame them? You make their problems go away. Sometimes magically.
As you grow and become busier you have less and less time to spend with each client. If you get big enough, you may have to put someone else from your company in touch with them — hopefully someone as conscientious and service oriented as yourself. When you do, remember that the client doesn't give a rat's ass how great the new person is. They want you.
Your client can be the coolest, most rational and mature professional in the world, but when you pull the switch-a-roo be prepared to nurture them through a little pouting. And make sure your new guy has their best interest in mind, pays them some respect and gives super-human service.
Just sharing an observation. I'm not that big, yet, by the way.
September 26, 2007
Fake Quote of theDay
I don't like too much brass in the morning.
Count Basie