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There is an app for that – iPhone to the rescue
I was heading east on I-40 on a two day drive to meet up with my mother’s family for a big reunion in North Carolina. Something we do every three years at Thanksgiving. We had just crossed in to Tennessee and I noticed the speedometer was stuck at 65. It was broken. Just what I needed [...]
Using Webinars to Communicate Value
Last week I did my first Webinar. It was fun and I think it went pretty well. It was a great way to use technology to communicate valuable content to a targeted audience. At MBO Partners, we are rolling out some changes to the on-line expense entry system that our Associates use. We wanted to present the [...]
Joy and Despair with Technology
Last night I was ready to move one of my WordPress web sites to production. It has been completed for a while and we were using a pilot group to test. Testing was done. Everything was ready to go. The old site was hosted on another hosting service. I logged onto it, unlocked the domain, got [...]
Problem: Keeping track of all this information Solution: Delicious
Now that I use Twitter daily, I get a ton of good information, like links to web pages that look like they would be good to read. I also get emails with links to pages that others think I would like to see. The problem is what to do with all of them. It feels like [...]
Problem: Need a place to host web sites Solution: BlueHost
When I started using WordPress, I needed a place to host the websites I was doing for myself, my friends, and some non-profits, but I didn’t know which hosting service to use. There were a lot of them. Here are some things that I knew I wanted: Host that was available (always up). Host that had [...]
WiFi: Can’t Live Without It!
I was driving through New Mexico and saw a road sign that said, “WiFi One Block.” I guess that is what it has come to. We have to have WiFi. Admit it. It is true. We make our decisions about what hotel to stay in, what restaurant to eat in, where to get our coffee, [...]
Four steps to solve a problem
How do you solve a problem? Reminds me of that song from Sound of Music – “How do you solve a problem like Maria?” If you remember the song (yes, you have to be pretty old to remember back that far), it discusses the problem with Maria (“a will-of-a-wisp, a fliberty-gibit and a clown) and [...]
Chicken or the Egg
Which comes first, the problem or the solution? Either ways works. Sometimes you have a problem and you are looking for a solution. This is the traditional approach. We have a problem that needs solving and we go through a process to find a solution for it. (see Solving Problems). Sometimes you have a solution, maybe in [...]
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I like to solve problems with technology. In this blog, I'd like to share some of my ideas and also tell you about solutions I am currently working on. Welcome, and please share your own ideas with me by leaving a comment.
