I’ve been contemplating a phrase for a few days now. It applies to writing code, as I do for a living, as well as a whole host of other things… from relationships, to home life, life goals an...
https://www.technosailor.com/2015/03/31/letting-perfect-get-in-the-way/
As I sit here tonight, at a bar, typing on the WordPress app (which will undoubtedly make my fingers cramp typing long form), I’m thinking about my life. What has made me a man, a developer, a ...
https://www.technosailor.com/2015/02/27/if-i-had-to-do-it-all-again/
“But the ancient Macedonians used to make important decisions only when inebriated, the idea being that only when mentally lubricated are you free of the societal filters and self-doubt. The...
https://www.technosailor.com/2011/05/28/making-decisions-inebriated/
If you’ve spent any time with me in person or paying attention to my tweetstream at all (especially on Sundays), you know about my love affair with football, the NFL and the Baltimore Ravens sp...
Star Wars. The original Star Wars. Perhaps those movies were defining films of our time. Though the first title (aptly numbered Star Wars IV) was filmed in the late 1970s, it continues to define ...
You know how occasionally you remember things from your childhood which seem fairly mundane but end up being a moment of inspiration and, sometimes, an epiphany. I get these things all the time a...
https://www.technosailor.com/2010/08/05/the-milk-machine-finding-business-focus/
Since I moved to Austin, I have been very coy about what I’ve been up to. There’s a reason for that and today I can tell you all about it. Especially since my good friend Marshall over at Rea...
https://www.technosailor.com/2010/07/29/back-in-startup-mode-announcing-wp-engine/
A few years ago, I wrote a post called Doers and Talkers where I profiled two types of people in the technology space: Those who have ideas and are visionaries (or talkers) and those who implemen...
https://www.technosailor.com/2010/04/01/doers-talkers-cultivating-innovation/
SXSW Interactive is now over and with it comes a big long exhale. For those who were here who I saw, it is always good to catch up and meet new people. For those I missed, let’s connect online ...
https://www.technosailor.com/2010/03/17/working-sxsw-and-how-i-will-be-hired/
Real hackers are invisible on SpongeFish.
https://www.technosailor.com/2009/10/25/real-hackers-are-invisible-on-spongefish/
A lot of people are worried about backing up their WordPress installs on a regular basis. I know. I get that. Here’s a script you can use if you have access to the shell. Put this sucker on cro...
https://www.technosailor.com/2009/09/02/bash-script-for-wordpress-backups/
Chances are, if you are reading this blog, then you have some affinity to technology and that you’re in the business of technology (whether directly, or using technology to do your job – and ...
https://www.technosailor.com/2009/07/25/the-best-business-smartphone-available-today/
The economic downturn is hitting everyone hard. Online content models and advertising is one of the harder hit areas. Long before the beginning of the market freefall, advertising revenues began ...
Venture Files founder and former curator, Steven Fisher, wrote a series last year that remains one of the best of its time. Even though he has moved on and is working with Network Solutions, I th...
https://www.technosailor.com/2009/02/24/the-rules-for-entrepreneurs/
Early last month, after the Tribune Company announced that it would enter bankruptcy protection, the conversation surrounding the demise of newspapers and the newspaper industry heated back up. O...
https://www.technosailor.com/2009/01/05/roadmap-to-victory-at-washington-post/
Welcome to the many marketing and communications professionals who are visiting this site today. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Invesp.com listed me as the #40 most influential marke...
Over the past few days, the way the news is done (as told by blogs) has been challenged once again. Mike Arrington, in a moment I can only assume was brought on in frustration by another mismanag...
https://www.technosailor.com/2008/12/18/embargoes-corporate-blogs-and-getting-a-story-out/
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine. Where have you been? It’s alright we know where you’ve been. You’ve been in the pipeline, filling in time, Provided with toys and ‘Scouting for Boy...
https://www.technosailor.com/2008/12/10/welcome-to-the-machine/
What happens when you build your business around a technology that disappears overnight? What happens when you build a client base, a pool of prospective clients or an otherwise niche demographic...
https://www.technosailor.com/2008/12/02/social-media-quagmire/
There’s an old saying that goes something along the lines of, “When life gets good, throw a party” and that seems to be a mentality that translates to business today. Mainly the web busines...
https://www.technosailor.com/2008/11/25/doing-the-most-good-means-smart-economics/
I keep inching and inching into the beat of my colleague, Ray Capece of Venture Files, but I think it’s pretty important and weighty times for web professionals and small business owners alike....
https://www.technosailor.com/2008/10/15/non-competes-in-a-down-economy/
It’s 2008 and with 2008 comes technology. It’s awkward, I realize, for some small businesses to justify the use of social networks, blogs etc. After all, how can a small business trying to re...
https://www.technosailor.com/2008/10/07/you-must-be-somewhere/
Earlier in the week, I caught wind of LuxorLV on Twitter. By now, many companies are jumping on the social media bandwagon, recognizing that there’s something there to use in their marketing ef...
https://www.technosailor.com/2008/09/19/vegas-casino-rocks-the-social-media/
A lot of people ask what I do. Depending on the person, I’m a blogger, or an editor. To others I’m a WordPress consultant. Still, to others, I work with Lijit as I used to work with b5media. ...
https://www.technosailor.com/2008/08/21/business-consulting-etiquette/