Hi Mr.Winter, you arent welcome yet

So winter is on its way. What can you do… besides traveling like the snowbirds do to sunny Florida? Think warm thoughts, crank the heat, put wool socks and a heavy sweater on and dream. Here’s to the snow bits that touched my summer nose this morning, I’m not going down without a fight. Ok, [...]

Tools of the web trade part 2, the lesser used, but still used

In part one, the original, I took you on a brief tour of the few applications that I use on a day to day basis in normal operations. But what about the ones that I kick around less frequently, but always find my way back to. Here we go, and I promise its not Google [...]

Submitting press releases to blogs, for newbies

Blogging isn’t your typical traditional media outlet. Even though blogs have risen above the ashes of traditional media to the forefront of immediate happenings, they aren’t. This is a whole new form of media. PR tactics that might have been okay for faceless giant media conglomerates don’t work in the personal world of the blogosphere. [...]

Malibu fires, just another effect of Mr Climate Change

I’ve been watching the craziness that is the Malibu to San Diego fires. I hate it when this happens. I love architecture, and I cringe when some great buildings and homes like these crumble. Not to mention the fact that people called these places home. Although Castle Kashan was a Malibu landmark, and maybe a [...]

Tools of the web trade

A lot of people ask what online tools I find myself frequently using. And thats a tough one. Writing for Download Squad gets me testing out many, and I mean many new and unique applications that some like to call Web2.0. However, there is a small set that I can actually say I frequently use [...]