Eventually, you’re going to want a fall-back, free email account stored on a (mostly) secure system. You’ll also want a free email that works great with a lot of the basic online tools you’re about to us. This way, really no one can hold you hostage – if you don’t use terrible, easy-to-figure-out passwords. Enter: […]
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Questions to ask premium WordPress hosting services. I hope.
Yes. Chris & I are currently building an enterprise-level e-CMS platform and yet I’m still looking at premium WordPress hosting solutions for a project. More on the why below. But first, here are the questions I sent WP Engine, Pagely, A Small Orange, and GoDaddy – with updates and amendments based on peer suggestions (thank […]
10 special places in Hell for those news hacking Robin Williams’ death for a profit
I believe there are special places in Hell so ingeniously terrible that the mere attempt to describe them immediately changes their intent, meaning & purpose both in the moment in which they are described as well as their entire history. The hint of the fact I wrote that previous statement means all Hell’s intent is […]
How workouts help my productivity & career (even if it doesn't help my LinkedIn profile)
It’s taken me years to come to terms with it, but I am still an athlete to some degree. A good one? Physically speaking, ‘Hellnaw. I’m about 55 lbs away from that, and when I get back to my playing weight I will forever be, “for my age bracket.” But as much as I try […]
How to Order Proactiv While Avoiding the Auto-Ship “Scam”
For those looking: Compare Prices at Amazon.com (official affiliate link) Proactiv comes under casual scrutiny regarding their auto-ship / continuity program. What is an auto-ship program? It’s like a magazine subscription but for different products. They’re typically used in DVD collections, supplments & enhances are beauty products. Proactiv is one of the biggest autoship programs […]
The BakedFinn hard launch is coming
I’m at that stage of the flu where I think I have energy and prepare to be productive. Then I blink and three hours of deep, unfettered sleep goes by. Well, two halves of 90 minutes because I can’t hide like I could at this time last year. Lists, lists, lists The last of the […]
And Project 03 Is… [a Motown Moment]
So, The Wolf, myself and a few others have been working on a project we’ve titled Project 03. We said we’d announce what it is on September 3rd, 2012. We were a bit quiet, but we’re no longer quiet. Project 03 is… …Going to be announced later. WTF? Why? It’s not because we don’t want […]
Concluding Unscientific Preface to "How I Would Run the Valpo Life / Family Express Social Media Job"
Update 2012/09/04 Since I wrote this post there’s been a ton of interaction and, even cooler, a response by ValpoLife.com and the team. What did they do? They made it infinitely easier for people to verify the validity of the job as well as how to apply for it even if you don’t tweet anthing […]
We’ve never built Project 03 before
The last three to four weeks have been as exhausted as I’ve been in awhile. That good kind of exhausted. Not that kind where the weight of the world is on your shoulders and it’s looking to recruit any and all comers to add to the misery. I don’t need to take a load off, […]
A Moment of Reflection During Project 03 Case Study #1
I’m sitting in the lobby of Project 03’s first case study. It’s 9:30 pm. The uber high ceilings of those beautiful rustic downtown structure is brilliantly lit with a blend of direct and indirect rack lighting. The cars of the main drag keep scurrying to my left as the sign of the corporate bank across […]