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This article talks about some of the existential issues surrounding running a design business. That is, how to actually make money and keep existing. The whole topic makes me uncomfortable. I kind of mind telling you that I know people who do really crappy work who charge more per hour than I do. However, all my [...]

I’ll warn you now, this is a bit of a rant. I need to vent a little bit while I install OS X Server on my Mac Mini Server for the fifth time. Here’s my situation, and I’m sure there are many other people that are in the same position as I am. One of my [...]

This post is about a very subtle difference I learned between “File Sharing” and AFP when using Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server (and probably previous versions as well.) But first bear with me while I explain how I got here. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been taking a crash course in Mac OS [...]

One reason I really wanted to run my own business was to be able to do business and live my life honestly. I have a very honest way of working with my customers, they know I can only give so much time and it may take some time to get what they want. But it [...]

Ever since the move I feel I’ve been constantly busy. I’m making some good progress on finding new methods of focusing on a task through multiple sessions to complete it. That is, working on a task for like two hours a day until it’s finished. This is an important skill because I can’t focus on a [...]

I recently moved which has thrown my work-life balance totally off balance. If I didn’t own my own business, work would always be the first priority. But since I do, it gets a bit fuzzy. Right now, I want to work, but I’m still unpacking and lately the desire to get things sorted out has been [...]

I am really surprised at how much my bad Apple Store experience affected me. To top it all of, I realized we forget to get our “free printer” as well. So today I was having lunch with another friend and suggested we go into the store. I didn’t see the woman who “helped” me, and didn’t [...]

Today I had the worst experience at the Apple Store. I have bought a fair amount of Apple Computers. I have bought them for myself, for others, and helped others to buy their first Mac. I even go with my friends if they need to go to the genius bar if they need hand holding [...]

I’ve been experimenting with ads again recently. Both Chitika and AdSense drive me crazy. Half the time the numbers on the reports don’t ad up and they never balance with your web stats. I hate that AdSense only reports on what channels have had activity, not on the actual ads. It’s ridiculous, just show me which [...]