Category Archives: Thoughts

I just received my Alkr Messenger bag from a company in Germany. They were formed in 2009 to address a missing market, the gadget geeks. I own an iPad, iPhone, laptop, and various other accessories I carry to work remotely. I was looking for a bag that would carry and protect all my gear. TheContinue reading “Equipment Review: Alkr Messenger Bag”

I received my Square credit card reader in the mail last week. Square is an innovative company that has created mobile software and hardware for individuals and companies to accept credit card payments. Traditionally, accepting credit card payments required long applications to the credit card companies, installing software and hardware, and a long and tediousContinue reading “Review: Using Square to Accept Credit Card Payments”

Rework is written by the founders of 37 Signals, the creator of project management software Basecamp. It’s concise, with a choppy blog like feel to it. The book is a collection of essays written by the founders on management and business principles that guide their work. One of my favorite guidance is to avoid theContinue reading “Book Review: Rework by 37 Signals”

People are always asking questions. How do I do this and how do I do that? I always have an answer. Usually, if I’m on a phone call, there will be a few moments of pause and then I have the answer. If it’s over email, it’ll take a few minutes as well. Below areContinue reading “FAQ: Let Me Google That For You”

After going back and forth with several options for building out my personal document management system, I opted to sign up for a premium Evernote account. Before this, my options were: Do nothing and digitize documents on an ad hoc basis – too chaotic and disorganized. Store digital scans on Dropbox – files are notContinue reading “Why I Chose Evernote as My Document Management System”

Enterprise software, systems, and processes often are overly complex for no particular reason. Perhaps it’s to create job security. Below I’m highlighting a few online services that can replace existing enterprise software. While I do enjoy using them, it’s not a recommendation. You should define your specific business requirements before implementing these systems. Financial ManagementContinue reading “Disrupt the Traditional Enterprise Software Model”

If you use twitter, you’ll know to use an URL shortener service to reduce your character count to keep under twitter’s 140 character limit. Most people use one of the many shortener services such at bit.ly. Google has recently opened up it’s URL shortener service to the public. Previously, it was limited to its ownContinue reading “Using Google as a URL Shortener”