Taking a couple of weeks away from your normal technology is an amazing way to really zone in on what really matters in your personal and business life. I think a bit of idealism is the ticket to really move you to new heights. If we do not move the high jump bar up, who will? I agree we may not always really all that we want but we certainly head in the right direction. I have used a Moleskine to write my thoughts and inspirations over the past year and I have to say it make a great accountability to yourself when you reach for it every morning and look at what you have set for yourself. I have set some big goals for myself for 2010 and I am stoked to see it all unfold. Best wishes for you for 2010 Adii!
I use overflow to keep things neat and not all apps are in my doc — might be a killer addition.
I’d like definitely nominate Fuel Your Writing (http://www.fuelyourwriting.com). The writing it top notch and a great and innovative team!
A superb list — some new one I do need to check out for sure. Being a geek girl myself I might, ahem, leave my twitter info: @bluewavemedia
Did not work in unfortunately, no files missing in that — re-uploaded just in case
Did not work in unfortunately, no files missing in that — re-uploaded just in case
in comparison after 2 hrs - @tweetdeck 424 MB RAM, but @askseesmic 248 MB RAM
Thank you for the honour to be included in such a dynamic and creative group. There are a few news ones here I want to definitely check out.Reply - Quote
Thank you for the honour to be included in such a dynamic and creative group. There are a few news ones here I want to definitely check out.Reply - Quote
YouTube name is bluewavemedia - would love an invite
This is an incredibly timely article because it really has become as quick as pushing a button to state your mind - the good, bad and the ugly. The responsibility we have now to monitor (not censor at all) what we share with the global community is so important. Ranting handcuffs the ability to work out a situation with more formal communication. It distances us from the other person and the situation. It is very difficult to communicate directly by phone or in person — it cause us to relate to the other person and the situation at hand. I have always said it is better to respond that react, and taking the time to sleep on it is always beneficial. We tend to inflict when our feelings are new and raw.
As difficult as confrontation is, it is a must. It is too easy to talk about someone or something “out there” than someone you have made an attempt to work things through. I am not saying in any way we should compromise when someone has done something incredibly wrong, or that we should “just suck it up.” Rather, I believe that we should not allow the convenience of technology to deteriorate the situation.
The people who try to communicate and get a peaceful resolution without taking someone or something down, are the ones I respect the most. Those who quote time restraints or difficulty in making a phone call as the mere reasons not to attempt to find a resolution, are the ones I respect the least.
My heart goes out to those who lost their data - not a good or fun event at any time. I think the most important aspect here is that you should never have only one backup procedure or method. I have had a backup 1 TB Drive fail - and immediately put at least 2 methods to backup drives. As drives get larger, and data becomes more fragile, making sure you have at least 2 methods and making sure every so often they actually work is a best practice for any company/person who relies on their data.
It will be interesting to see the effect roll-out to other “cloud” back-up companies that have been shooting up recently. Maybe this is a good time for them to “beef-up” what they offer and make sure they are not using the same suppliers themselves.
A great list of people indeed Andrew. These are a great bunch of folks who are consistently providing great information, resources and ideas.
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I think I can hear some of my friends echoing that sentiment - when you get a geek assistance call for them to retrieve their messages from their phone, you know they have too much technology in their lives.
Thanks for including my post yesterday in your list - awesome. Good nuggests in your list, will have to check them out.
Wow, you caught me with my proverbial pants down. I have to admit, being a visual person, the visual statement or comfort of putting a face to twitter conversations make me more comfortable. As soon as I saw the blacked out avatars - with no understanding of why, I skipped over the messages as there was not a visual “cue” who the messages were from. I do follow you on twitter and have enjoyed your tweets and the posts on your blogs — but I was caught by this one. I think that there is power in the avatar for sure, at least for me. How can we make the connection to the message and the action clearer? The reasoning is great and I applaud you for supporting, but it is not obvious by the avatar itself. Unfortunately, today was a busy day and I did not take the effort to ask you why your avatar was blacked out. Caught me.
An amazingly well thought out site - user-minded navigation and nicely designed.
I think your statement “The moment my blog took off was the moment I settled on a series of topics that people knew would consistently be the focus of my work” brings an important point - we all have some type of interest that gets our brain cells buzzing. maybe we do not have to be blogging/writing about the exact same topic, but something with a relational theme. When I consult for my clients, we start with a shared google calendar and start developing a theme for that week. Of course because of their business, no one wants to wrote all the time about the exact same thing - so it starts with the mission/vision statement of their business. from there it branches out into the myriads of thousands of possibilities. I totally agree with Susan Murphy - the best posts are things that just “hit” your grey matter. Because you have basic premises of things you are interested in, that stands to say that your blog is probably somewhat connected to that, and therefore your posts are in there somewhere.
Coming up with fresh material is not always easy, but I agree Chris that sometimes laying a foundation and trying your best to have a consistent schedule - even if you future date them, engages your readers and makes it a bit easier overall. I think your readers get a sense of your style and look forward to what you write.
I was thinking that as well — she seems so much more sure of herself and what she wants from her music. The band was absolutely amazing. Did you read the article/interview in the London Free Press the Monday or Tuesday before the concert? Fabulous. Very disappointed that LFP did not really mention the concert at all after the fact.
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