October is still here and November is just around the corner. Most of us aren’t thinking much further ahead than the holiday shopping season right now. But Randy Murray over at First Today, Then Tomorrow has a better idea: Start planning for 2012. Now. He’s launched a series of posts designed to get you moving […]
This past weekend I spent my Saturday amongst some of the finest freelancers in Victoria. We were al hanging out at YYJFreelanceCamp. We gathered at InHub, Victoria’s coworking space — which is a centrally-located venue where freelancers can escape their slippers and get some real work done outside of the home. I’m going to start
Before I spend a post later on wrapping up my impressions of YYJFreelanceCamp, I’ve got a brief announcement to share with you. I’ve been asked to deliver a keynote at WordCamp Victoria 2012. While I’ve spoken at past WordCamp Victoria events (and sat on a panel last year), I’ve yet to keynote one. I’m excited
On a recent episode of 5by5’s Build & Analyze, Marco Arment suggested that there may not be anyone at Apple who could necessarily carry the torch for Apple that Steve Jobs did: “It takes somebody at the top who has a lot of authority and a lot of sensibility and a strong vision of what
I’m sitting here on a Sunday evening watching the memorial service for Steve Jobs, and it brings me back to thoughts I had over the past several months about those who are no longer with us. While Steve Jobs was no Jack Layton, so it can be said that Jack Layton was no Steve Jobs.
This Saturday I’m heading off to YYJFreelanceCamp, which is an uncoference of sorts being held at the new InHub coworking space in my hometown of Victoria, BC. What exactly is YYJFreelanceCamp? Well…it’s: “…a space where you can meet local freelancers, solopreneurs, small business owners. Learn from their experience, and offer your own words of wisdom.
The fight between these two things starts internally. Do too much and you’ll not give proper attention to anything. So, you’ll be doing it all over. Mind you, the “all” will get less and less over time because you’re bound to not have as many people trusting that you can get the work done well.
The latest version of Instapaper, released today, is a “big update” that makes reading later even more appealing. I’m not the only one gushing about it, either. So if you’re not going to take my word for it alone, here’s what others have had to say about Marco Arment’s awesome app: “I can say that
The past 8 weeks have been…interesting. Good interesting. Busy interesting. All kinds of interesting. In bullets, I’ve: Left one site and joined another. Not been nearly as prolific here…or elsewhere. Said goodbye to my cat of 17 years. This week is busy as well. I’m giving a productivity workshop on Thursday, seeing some friends off
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