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Optimize for Mobile Devices: A Heartfelt Plea
I joined the 21st century recently and got a data plan and an Android-based phone. Oh my word, is living in the future wonderful! But, I have a bone to pick with you web developers, business owners, and bloggers out there. Many of you don’t have mobile-friendly sites. Why is this? Even back when I [...]
Microsoft Office v. OpenOffice v. Google Docs
I recently had technical issues with my netbook, had to reimage it and did not have time to hunt up an optical drive to reinstall Office 2007, my usual productivity suite. So, for a couple of weeks, I used OpenOffice and Google Docs instead. Now, I was familiar with both programs. By the nature of [...]
Office 2007
I know Office 2007 isn’t particularly new, but I also know there’s often a lag in converting up to the new bit of software. At least, I’m teaching 2007 a lot less than I figured I would be by now! But, in the event that people start needing a cheat sheet for Word, Excel or [...]
Keeping Yourself Human
Working from home is great. I’m not even going to pretend that it’s not. The thirty second commute from my bed to my laptop is amazing. When I am able, as I was last summer, to take that laptop onto a balcony at the beach and work while the sun was coming up over the [...]