I’m a Mac girl. I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m one of those people who loved Macs even in that dark period prior to the half-dome iMac and first iPod. I’ve used Macs for as long as I can remember. And as my beloved 12″ PowerBook G4 nears the end of its lifespan, I…
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Going Live!
I’ve finally redesigned my website using Joomla, an open-source content management tool. I have to admit that there were more than a few things that were counterintuitive in the system, but now that I have the site set up, maintaining the content should be simple. Notice that I say “should be” because after all, it…
Websites
Just as the proverbial cobbler’s son has no shoes, it’s extraordinarily difficult to keep my own website current. I initially set up my website a decade ago, using some hardcore HTML and frames that were common at the time. It was large, unwieldy, and no matter what I did to update the design, still managed…
Cool New Tool
I’ve discovered the coolest new tool for managing projects and generally organizing the stuff that I need to do my work. It’s called Scrivener, and this thing rocks. A client sends me a project. As my resource material, I have five websites, three PDFs, a slide deck and four Word docs. Normally, I would have…
In the Air
I’m working on a solution brief about voice-over-wireless-LAN in medical centers for a company that provides wireless network security. Before your eyes cross and you tune me out entirely, I can assure you that there is something interesting here. Imagine your wireless network at home, or at the office. There are dead spots, places where…