I can’t stand Facebook. It’s not really anything they did. It’s nothing personal. I just don’t really like going there. It wasn’t as bad before the site redesign, but they managed to do exactly what was necessary to make the interface more annoying and confusing. The redesign does have some redeeming qualities, but mostly it [ Read More ]
Archive for November, 2008
You may have noticed the ad block in the sidebar here. I think that has been pretty consistent since the beginning. What you may not realize is that all the ads on my site are actual endorsements. Wait…let’s back up… On most blogs, you will probably find contextual advertising. Blocks of advertising that try to [ Read More ]
Sometimes we think about personal development and building your brand in terms of the tools we use. We talk about Twitter, FriendFeed, Blogging, Digg, StumbleUpon, and RSS Feeds. The issue with this is that tools are not useful in the wrong hands. Even in the right hands, your tools are useless unless you have raw [ Read More ]
It makes you happy. It makes you sad. It makes you reminisce. It gives you motivation. It reminds you of family and friends. It’s a huge part of your life and who you are, so what do you do when it goes away? What do you do when that piece of you dies? What happens [ Read More ]
It seems like a lot of us tech people find it hard to explain the tools we use on a regular basis. I don’t think the problem lies with how complex our tools are. The problem is that, as geeks, we usually make things too complicated. I’m definitely guilty of this and those close to [ Read More ]
Sensational.com is a site I recently came across that provides a wealth of information regarding health and fitness. They provide a a bunch of directories with up-to-the-minute information on health-related companies. You will also find product reviews on diet, weight-loss and fitness products. The site is pretty clean and the information appears to be solid. [ Read More ]
Many people consider cigars to be a special treat. Connoisseurs and hobbyists alike enjoy a good cigar, possibly with a little port, as many other people would enjoy a fine and rich dessert. Great consideration and care is taken to make sure the temperature and humidity are just right so that the cigar matures properly [ Read More ]
If you won’t make sacrifices, you won’t reach your goals. Plain and simple. [youtube]mwqjcXCjQqo[/youtube]
No matter what your goals are, there are certain skills that will help you to excel. It doesn’t matter if you want to find a nice spot at a large corporation, get paid as an artist, or start your own business. These 3 skills will help you to be as successful as possible. Now, these [ Read More ]
It’s almost midnight. You’re standing next to a display of flat-screen HD tv’s, your hand resting casually on one of the boxes. You try to act as if you’re still checking it out without seeming like you’re really guarding it. After working all day, going home and spending time with the family, and then jumping [ Read More ]
Once Google Chrome was released, I was attracted by it’s speed and agility. I was already tired of FireFox being so bloated with extensions anyway, so the fact that Chrome has none didn’t sway me. During the time I spent with Chrome, I amassed a collection of very useful bookmarklets. Most of them are covered [ Read More ]
As many of you already know, I’m not a Twitter fan. There are many reasons why that is and none of them actually matter at this point because I have been trying to change my mind about it. You may have seen me around (@rahsheen). I decided that extending and remaining connected to my network [ Read More ]
