I wrote a letter in response to the question posed by The Dallas Morning News Collin County Edition: What did you learn from your first summer job, and was it worth it? During summer, are today’s teens better off getting a job or going to summer school? The long version of my response: I learned … Read more
David Strom posted How to be a better blogger — and still keep your day job provides advice from many experienced bloggers and me. Blogging is still new to the business world and its rules continue developing and changing. If you follow nothing but one rule, it would be what I was quoted: “When you … Read more
3rd edition update: The third edition took a bigger leap from the second than the second took from the first. Web Design in a Nutshell, 3rd ed., comes with a greater focus on Web standards and cascading style sheets (CSS). In fact, the book opens with a chapter on Web standards, whereas it was merely … Read more
When I find my way to a Web site, I may have gotten there through a search engine or through a link from a colleague or Web site. After I’ve scanned the content and fiddled around in the pages, the site may impress me if the information proves valuable. What do I do then? The … Read more
Bridge Is Cool teaches you how to play mini bridge and regular bridge. Paul and I learned to play bridge with our parents when we were first married and had more time on our hands. Since then, we’ve gotten busy with out children and other things plus our friends don’t know anything about playing bridge. … Read more
Blogged about Rhetorical Figures earlier this week and got my assignment back with input from the instructor. So I can share my examples without feeling embarrassed as he confirmed I’m not too bad at it 🙂 Anaphora: I used to be one of those women who wanted to climb the ladder. I used to be … Read more
If I could, I’d take at least one class at all times. By now, I’d have two masters degrees and maybe even a Ph.D. Well, maybe not that. It’s a shame that online degrees didn’t exist when I was in college or was mostly by correspondence (snail mail). I took my first non-class course in … Read more
A friend of mine bought another PDA when her Zire 22 wouldn’t charge. I asked her why didn’t she tell me as the solution could be an easy one. Nonetheless, I told her to try a soft reset and then a hard reset. She said she was charging the new one and then was going … Read more
Don’t remember studying anthimeria in school. Its origin is Greek meaning “one part for another.” “Google” is a popular anthimeria for searching. People say, “Google that.” Of course, using a company name as a generic name or verb is dangerous for the company. Here’s a good read on the topic. Better to verb nouns with … Read more
This was a fascinating story to write — Judge Rules Internet Surfing at Work Is OK — as I had an opportunity to interview New York City’s Law Department chief of labor and employment law. She made it clear this was not a court case. Rather it was a case that went to the City’s … Read more