Internet Explorer has been around since 1995…thats 18 years. A long time right? So why is it still so buggy? Yesterday I helped a 50 something year old lady with her computer (a new PC). She had a file she was trying to attach to an email. She could see the...
I read an interesting article this morning about a startup company called PayTango that is using fingerprints in place of credit cards. I was quite intrigued. The process involves registering your fingerprints and connecting them with your credit card info. After...
Did you hear the news? Yahoo acquired Summly. Am I surprised? Kind of. I thought Summly would last a while before getting scooped up. But I realize I don’t understand all the reasons for things like this since I’m not in their shoes. I was super impressed...
Over the last 7 days, I’ve had 5 calls and 3 emails from my KSL ad. One has committed to be a client, and I’m confident that at least 3 more will. That’s 4 new clients from KSL. Awesome. And these are solid clients. Not the type of clients that most people expect to...
Being a freelancer has its benefits, and I think the benefits heavily outweigh the downside. But the downsides can be a challenge to figure out. One downside that has been getting me lately is how to manage certain areas of my finances as a freelancer. In particular:...
I updated my agreement yesterday using this Contract Killer, version 3 by Andy Clarke. Its free to use, and I think it’s great. There are some good improvements in version 3. Added some pieces for browser and mobile testing, and also cleaned up some other sections. I...
Just three weeks ago I had more work than I could handle. Now I’m struggling to find a new client. Does it mean I’m crappy? No. This type of stuff just happens from time to time as a freelancer. And no, I didn’t completely stop marketing during my...
I had some extra time, so I wanted to do some free touch-ups for some of my past clients. I build BallardLawIdaho.com a few months ago, and the original version had this FAQ page: The first problem was that it was a rather hacked-together version of toggles. I made it...
Is it just me or has the finding good videos on YouTube become increasingly difficult? The process of searching for and finding one good video usually requires that you wade through a swamp of spammy, crude, sleezy, or just plain dumb videos that are ever so prevalent...
I’ve never used Photoshop layer comps (mostly because I have never heard of them until today), but they are cool! Layer comps (short for “layer compositions”) essentially allow you to store multiple arrangements of layers within the same file...
