I recently finished reading Mastering Guerrilla Marketing by Jay Conrad Levinson, author of the popular Guerrilla Marketing series. It was a good read. The book was broken up into 12 chapters and about 100 individually-numbered sections, each containing information about a certain aspect of guerrilla marketing. Topics ranged from planning … Continue reading
Paul Duvall of NFJS fame just posted an excellent three-minute video demonstrating how to download, install, and use CruiseControl for Java. Having used both CruiseControl and CruiseControl.NET, I can say that this is one of the most concise tutorials I’ve seen for a geek who already knows his stuff, but … Continue reading
My new consulting business, Adeptware, is in its second month and today I got slammed. Phone calls and e-mails with potential clients, a trip to the bank to get my new DBA forms copied for my accounts, an evening planning session with the calendar, installation of a new domain name … Continue reading
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” — J.R.R. Tolkien
My friend, Alan, made a post on his blog yesterday that hit a nerve for me. The gist of it is that an unnamed airline left a friend’s bag out in the pouring rain by accident, then when asked if they would replace the bag and its contents basically said, … Continue reading
July 22nd’s BarCamp RDU has come and gone, and wouldn’t you know I missed it? I was signed up to attend, but about a week prior to the event I learned I would be occupied that Saturday, and so I had to skip the most exciting geekfest to grace RDU … Continue reading
News flash: What teens watch, listen to and read affects their thinking and behavior. Sound common-sensical? In years gone by, it was. But today, in our increasingly permissive culture, otherwise well-intentioned parents often ignore the obvious. My brother is a columnist and regularly writes for WorldNetDaily. His latest article details … Continue reading
You may have noticed that I’ve changed my blog’s theme again. Why, you ask? Why persist in this maddening switching of graphics and templates? Simply that I haven’t found the ideal layout yet. I’m hoping that this new theme will be something I can stay with long-term. I really like … Continue reading
I admit it: I’ve been rather slow getting on the social networking bandwagon. When it comes to things that other people like, I just don’t care. If someone in my circle of friends or colleagues recommends something (through the joy that is Soapadoo, for example) then I’ll take notice, but … Continue reading
“It is necessary to have in hand a truth to judge modern philosophies rapidly; and it is necessary to judge them very rapidly before they dissapear.” — G.K. Chesterton