Dr. David Schwartz, author of “The Magic of Thinking Big
Archives for 2008
A Ten Point Formula for Success by President Lyndon Johnson
August 19, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Increase Productivity in Microsoft Windows by Using Virtual Desktops
August 14, 2008 by 1 Comment
One of the productivity features I miss most when leaving my Ubuntu environment for Windows Vista 64-bit is multiple (virtual) desktops. After searching high and low, I finally found a solution that best emulates my beloved Ubuntu desktop.
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Running Django on Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit
August 5, 2008 by 2 Comments
If you are interested in creating a local development environment for Django and you are running Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit, this guide is for you! Following are step by step instructions.
Del.icio.us Design Update
July 31, 2008 by 7 Comments
Del.icio.us is a must have bookmarking tool for me. The main reason I use it primarily for my “real” bookmarks is its simplicity and ease of use. My biggest complaint is that I’ve not yet found a good way to use it on my Windows Mobile 6 based phone.
We’ll, today, it appears that a long awaited design refresh finally happened. Screen shots are after the jump.
Entrepreneurial War Stories
July 27, 2008 by Leave a Comment
I had the pleasure of speaking alongside Marty Metro on the topic of Entrepreneurial War Stories at the Tech Coast Venture Network. We spoke to a crowd of early stage startups about our trials and tribulations during the startup phase of our ventures, ThemBid.com and UsedCardBoardBoxes.com. Here are some notes I took during the event. [Read more…]
Propeller.com and Rapid Application Development
July 23, 2008 by 3 Comments
It appears as though Propeller.com has fallen victim of a bad practice most early web designers have experienced early in their careers.
When you don’t iterate early and often with the input of your stakeholders you are taking a big risk that a majority of your stakeholders will hate your work.
Quick Tip: Open Office 2.4 Styles
July 21, 2008 by Leave a Comment
Styles are a great way to keep your documents consistent and easier to modify the overall formatting. For some reason, by default all of the styles, including important ones like “Title” are not available readily. Here is a quick tip to find those styles.
Running Microsoft Office 2007 Under Wine 1.0 in Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04
July 20, 2008 by 8 Comments
This howto should help ease the process of installing Microsoft Office 2007 under Wine 1.0 in Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. I should note that after all was said and done, I ended up going back to OpenOffice.org and sometimes AbiWord. There were just too many small bugs that made the experience frustrating. If I need to run Office 2007, I now do so in either VMWare or Windows XP.
Marketing and Promoting Your Company On a Small Budget
July 16, 2008 by 1 Comment
This was the topic at the most recent Tech Biz Connection event in Aliso Viejo, CA. Here are the notes I took from listening to the panelists and their interactions with the audience.
Identity Theft & Fraud
July 12, 2008 by 2 Comments
Senior Detective Dave Street, of the Moreno Valley Sheriffs department, gave a presentation to the Riverside Tech CEO Forum about Identity Theft & Fraud. I found the presentation to be fascinating and disturbing. Based on the facts he provided, I believe everyone should take the time and review the information he presents. In this post I summarize the presentation, if you would like to view the full Power Point presentation, please download and/or view it at DocStoc.
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