Entries from July 2008
Rest In Peace, Randy…
July 25th, 2008 No Comments
Tags: randy pausch
A Savior from Firefox - re-opening closed tabs
July 24th, 2008 No Comments
If you’ve just closed a tab on Firefox and need it back (I’ve done this before saving blog posts more times that I can count!), all you need to do is ctrl-shift-t to get it back.
To see a list of recently closed tabs, look in the History toolbar item, way at the bottom of the [...]
Tags: closed tabs
Bloggers and Self-Worth
July 23rd, 2008 No Comments
There’s an excellent article on Problogger today that really got to me, especially considering the challenge I’m currently working on:
A Secret to Sustain Yourself as a Blogger
Yup… those A-list bloggers go through exactly the same things we do.
They doubt themselves.
They allow their emotions to get wrapped up in their stats.
But, according to Darren, they push [...]
Tags: Blogging · problogger · self-esteem
Blogging for Fun and (No) Profit
July 22nd, 2008 5 Comments
One of the things I’m doing for the next 45 days is taking part in Bob Doyle’s Boundless Living Challenge.
A part of my own personal challenge has to do with my own output as a writer and a blogger. I’ve made a commitment to myself that I will produce a new post on each of [...]
Reduce Distractions Using Full Screen Mode in Firefox and WordPress
July 21st, 2008 2 Comments
If you’re anything like me, blogging can sometimes be difficult because of all of the distractions out there on this wonderful thing we call the web. Trying to focus on just writing while maintaining connectivity can sometimes be difficult (official understatement of the year right there.)
Two things help me stay focused on writing rather than [...]
Tags: distractions · full screen · productivity · writing