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I finished my third business day Monday with my new system for staying focused on deadlines. I’m calling this project a success. It’s now ten after two and I’m starting to write this blog post, which is the very last … Continue reading →

I was unable to eat eggs until several years ago. When I was a kid I had a violent egg allergy and for some years as an adult I thought I had possibly gotten over it. Food allergies do appear … Continue reading →

I had the insight Wednesday that I need to fundamentally change my work habits, because right now I put in hours of work after dinner every night, plus big blocks of time on the weekend, and I just don’t want … Continue reading →

Later today, I’m heading over to Grossmont College to give a presentation at an Internet marketing class on the subject of blogging for business, a subject I know something about. This is going to be the longest presentation I’ve ever … Continue reading →

I’ve been a professional writer most of my life. I’ve been a daily newspaper journalist, written for the business-to-business computer technology press, and done marketing writing. I’m extremely good at it. I can say that with absolute certainty because, unlike … Continue reading →

A “British firm is currently looking for female web coders who have no problem baring their assets in a working environment,” according to Tom’sGuide.com. Clothing is forbidden in the Nude House, which is looking to hire a partner, sales manager … Continue reading →

OmniOutliner, the nifty outlining app that I started playing with on Sunday, is now available as an iPad app. The iPad version has the core capabilities of the desktop version. You can create an outline, edit it, indent and outdent … Continue reading →

Every once in a while I send a famous blogger a link to something I wrote. Not often. Not even if it’s one of the famous bloggers I also consider a friend. I know they’re very busy and get a … Continue reading →

I attended the local TEDx conference here in San Diego Tuesday. TED is this high-end lecture series featuring great thinkers, artists, and entrepreneurs working for social change and to improve the world. Speakers talk for 15 minutes or so, and … Continue reading →

I’ve been thinking for a while about how short-form journalists and bloggers need their own writing tools. Other specialized writers have them: Scrivener for authors of books, Microsoft Word for office workers, Textmate and BBEdit for programmers. But short-form nonfiction … Continue reading →