140 Character Conference – Iowa
We’ve set a date. April 23, 2012. Soon we’ll need speakers, volunteers and sponsors. Will we see you there?
Month Zero Starts in 10 Days
I think it’s a good idea to start on goals early. You know, warm up. Get ready for the next year. Be prepared, hit the ground running. Step One: Look at what I said I wanted to do this year 1. Utilize my skills as a blog writer and teach other people how to use Headway Theme…
The Power of One Product
I live in a county of 10,000 people. Our Chamber has renamed themselves to the Greater Franklin County Chamber of Commerce – so we can reach out to all the parents and students in our community. That bumps up our count to almost 15,000 people. Our county seat, Hampton, grew by 4% in the last…
Facebook Ideas for Christmas
I believe the statistics are staggering for this time of year. 80-90% of the entire year for a small retail business is earned in the months of November and January. That’s a big deal. It’s a huge weight to carry around as well. So how can social media make a difference? Please note I do…
How are you using your talent?
Today in church the preacher talked about the Parable of the Talents. Matthew 25:14-30 My interpretation is: The master went away, but before he went he gave one slave 5 talents (in those days, a talent was a monetary unit), 1 slave two talents and 1 slave 1 talent. The guy with 5 and 2…
How’s that rural broadband thing coming along?
Let’s clear up a few things first. What is broadband? According to www.broadband.gov: What is Broadband? The term broadband commonly refers to high-speed Internet access that is always on and faster than the traditional dial-up access. How is broadband different from dial-up service? Broadband service provides higher-speed of data transmission. It allows more content to…
Android or Blackberry
I received a Droid Bionic to review.* Quick and dirty review: Loved it. Figured out the whole touching business (you have to touch it to make it work). Best feature: speaking into the phone instead of having to type or swipe everything. Worst feature: battery life. I’m not going to give you all the technical…
What does passion look like?
We hear a lot of people saying “just pursue your passion.” If you’re like me, you’re not sure what passion looks like. The first thought that comes to mind is all that old romantic stuff — kissing and smooching and carrying on. Yeah – that’s not what we are talking about here. Take a minute…
Vacation Recap
I think this was the first vacation I took that required no extensive planning. I flew, went to the beach, drank coffee and rested. The weather was just about perfect, a couple of warm days and then a couple of cool days and nothing lower than 50 degrees. Lisa and I shopped the Goodwill outlet…