W00t! The Sunday Times reports that Left-handed people are higher earners. OK… so there’s a footnote that this doesn’t apply to females. But hey! Lots of people think I’m a guy, so it shouldn’t be a problem, right? What great timing considering I’ve been on my own for over two months now with no safety … Read more
Second generation actor Alan Alda shows there’s more to him than being a celebrity. If you’re looking for a kiss ‘n tell kind of book, keep looking as you won’t find it here. Though for a brief moment, he does get a little “Hollywood-esque” and lists the women he has kissed in his career. Instead, … Read more
While reviewing search engine results, I saw “copywriting music” and “copywriting songs.” Ahem. If these people found results with these terms, then the resource is not likely a reliable resource because that is not the right way to spell the word that means “granting exclusive rights” — that would be “copyrighting.” R-i-g-h-t vs. w-r-i-t-e. And … Read more
It’s unbelievable how many mistakes I’ve made with my Web site over the years that I’d never make when advising someone else about her Web site. There’s something about working on your own stuff that somehow causes your IQ to slip by at least 30 points. Here are a couple I’ve caught. *Logo centered instead … Read more
When I received Shel Silverstein’s CD to review, I was excited as I love his works (the children’s stuff) and I thought it’d be a great tool for practicing my listening skills. I was disappointed that most of it was set to music, but I didn’t let that interfere with my review as I have … Read more
The first poem I memorized for school as a second-grader was Shel Silverstein’s “Captain Hook.” Over the years, I repeatedly referred to his poems from the two more famous books The Light in the Attic and Where the Sidewalk Ends. Timeless. Funny. There’s another side of Shel Silverstein that few recognize — his country songs … Read more
I got an email from an anonymous coward (email bounced) saying that it’s wrong to use a div in the headers. Gee, really? Excuse my ‘tude. I appreciate it when people write in about a mistake of mine, but not when they do it anonymously and with a finger shaking attitude that says, “Wrong-o, buster!” … Read more
Even with high-quality Web editor applications, it’s good to know how to do markup. While there are plenty of excellent HTML introduction tutorials out there on the Web, most of them teach with deprecated (obsolete) markup. Knowing about deprecated markup is helpful so you can read the source of older Web pages. But why learn … Read more
This book appeared at the right time because I’ve been trying to cut down on yelling and work through problems by staying calm, which is the approach Runkel, a licensed family and marriage therapist, advocates. The book is an easy read and doesn’t overwhelm the parent with too many steps as self-help books often do. … Read more
The buzz word “standards” may cause an eyeball-rolling response, but without standards, we would have to buy specific media to work with our DVD, VCR and music player. Remember the software buying days, when you had to look for compatibility in terms of Mac versus Windows? Imagine having to do that with Web pages. This … Read more