• Going Paperless: Quantified Self and Evernote

    19 Feb 2013 » 5 min read about Evernote, Technology & Gadgets

    think I’ve said before that I’ve taken Evernote’s tagline, “Remember Everything,” as a kind of personal challenge. Is it really possible to remember everything? Sure, I can capture all kinds of documents in Evernote. I can capture my tax return information. I can capture my kids’ artwork. I can capture all kinds of social media…

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  • My Appearance on Lifehacker’s Ask An Expert: All About Paperless Living

    18 Feb 2013 » 1 min read about Evernote, Technology & Gadgets

    or those who missed it, I was a guest on Lifehacker’s Ask an Expert series this afternoon. For an hour, I answered questions about paperless living. There were plenty of good questions and I did my best to answer them. If you want to catch up, head on over to Lifehacker to read the entire…

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  • On LinkedIn Endorsements

    18 Feb 2013 » 2 min read

    ‘m not sure I get the point of LinkedIn “endorsement.” I suspect that the original idea was that people in your social network could endorse skills that you’ve listed and as the endorsements accumulated, someone could get a picture of how skilled you are in a given area of expertise. I suspect this is not…

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  • Heads-Down Weekend

    17 Feb 2013 » 1 min read about Personal & Family

    ust checking in here briefly. I realize I didn’t post anything yesterday. I was head-down, writing code most of the morning yesterday, and then the family headed out to visit friends in the afternoon and evening. So I was more or less away from the Internet. I anticipate much the same today. Not as much…

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  • New Schedule

    15 Feb 2013 » 1 min read about Personal & Family

    ith my rib mostly healed, I’m finally able to get back on the elliptical machine. So this week I’ve been trying out a new schedule that is based on “opportunity” more than anything else.  There are two things I want to try and do every day: my workout and some writing. It makes sense, therefore,…

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  • I’ll Be on Lifehacker’s “Ask an Expert” Series This Coming Monday, February 18

    15 Feb 2013 » 1 min read about Evernote, Technology & Gadgets

    will be the “expert” at Lifehacker’s “Ask an Expert” series this coming Monday (President’s Day in the U.S.). From 3pm -4 pm Eastern time (noon-1pm Pacific) I will be answering questions in my particular area of expertise: paperless living. Each Monday, Lifehacker features an expert in some area of life (last week, it was on…

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  • [Reference] What You Can Expect On My Twitter Feed

    14 Feb 2013 » 3 min read about policies, reference

    (This is one of my reference posts that I can refer people to when questions on the topic arises.) f you have recently followed me on Twitter, or are considering doing so, this post describes some of what you might expect to find there. First thing’s first, I do not auto-follow. My Twitter feed is hard…

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  • Update to My Blog Media Source

    14 Feb 2013 » 2 min read about Blog & Site Meta

    retty much since I switched over to WordPress, now three years ago this month, I’ve used Picasa as the source for my media files. My original thought in doing this was that I could better organize my media libraries and keep them all separate from the WordPress infrastructure. Three years ago this seemed like a…

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  • My Review of IMPULSE by Steven Gould Is Online at InterGalactic Medicine Show

    13 Feb 2013 » 1 min read about Reading & Books

    n my February “Science of Wonder” book review column for InterGalactic Medicine Show, I review Impulse by Steven Gould. I remember reading–and loving–Jumper twenty years ago, when the book came out and when I was half my present age. It was delightful to return to that Universe. Head on over to IGMS to check out my entire…

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  • How I Improved My Writing With Three Simple Words: DO NOT ERASE!

    13 Feb 2013 » 4 min read about Writing & Publishing

    ay back in 7th grade, I was frequently admonished by my kindly pre-algebra teacher to show your work! He also taught me one of the most important lessons I ever learned and it had nothing to do with math. I would turn in my homework and, in an effort to prevent embarrassment in light of the numerous…

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