…only the popular way. To do something only for the sake of it being the popular way, even though it otherwise doesn’t fit your best interest or desires is not a good reason to choose that route at all. My whole life I’ve been told that I was doing it wrong, that things must be … There is No Right Way Or Wrong Way to Do Anything
What I’m getting at with that header is a lesson in both work ethic and humility. “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” — Alexander Pope About a month ago a blue-collar guy walked past me at a family member’s house as I worked on my laptop and asked what I was doing. I replied: … Check it Once, Check it Twice, Check it a Million Times… You’re Still Going to Make a Mistake
This may in fact be my most frustrating pet peeve. Professional gamblers probably understand this lesson better than no one else, but many people follow a more limited and linear logic. You bet on red and it lands on black, they say: “Should of gone with black.” You bet on black and it lands on … The Outcome of a Decision Doesn’t Dictate Whether it was the Right Decision
If like me, you hate programmer comments and like to keep your files super clean and straight to the point when you’re working on personal projects or projects only you manage and you also manage your PHP settings from a php.ini file, this how-to may be for you. Using an advanced text editor like TextWrangler … How to Cleanup a php.ini File
If you’re using the Q2A (Question2Answer) software to run a site, you’ll no doubt have struggled with spam. While there are a number of plugins (scroll down to “Anti-spam tools”) as well as built-in settings one can balance to combat spam occurring in the first place, as this software becomes more popular and supported by … How to Delete Q2A Spam Users in Bulk
Even though I’ve been selling on Flippa for the past 7 years (or at least trying to), I’ve only recently gotten into the groove of it. In my experience, what I’ve learned so far is that Flippa buyers aren’t much interested in only domains (unless they’re strikingly good one-word domains like water.com, books.com, etc.), but … Selling on Flippa
Within the last year I’ve started browsing craigslist for projects again, along with all of its eccentricities and flaky users, it is still one of the best places to find work. Recently, I applied for a logo design project and here was the reply I got: “I appreciate you taking to time to consider my … craigslist — Still Crazy After All These Years
Owning your own business is part of the American dream, and at the same time, like most things that are worthwhile, it’s usually a lot more work than you first anticipated. Whether you’re an individual professional that’s looking for clients or a fully registered business looking for customers, it takes a while to build your … The Unfortunate Side of Business (Legal Issues)
I’ve made mistakes my whole life, as I will until the day I die, no different from you or anyone else that ever did, does, or will exist. Yet, despite this commonality of all human beings being fallible, which one could argue, is essentially the human condition, most of us fight, irrationally, ignorantly, and egotistically … Life is Full of Mistakes, Business is No Different
This article is years in the making and I guarantee I’m not the only one that has been frustrated to anger by this brain-cell-killing issue. Here’s the scenario: you call up customer support for say an unpaid bill notice that you know for certain, you damn-well paid. The conversation may go something like this: Customer … Most Annoying 4-Word Sequence in the Entire English Language: “But, the computer says…”