As a followup to the last post here (the group-generated blog tips meme), I just found a great list of sites offering lovely patterns and backgrounds, thanks to Char who compiled it at Essential Keystrokes. It used to be that web designers created these from scratch for every new custom web project. Either that, or [...]

Here’s an altruistic meme as opposed to a “more about me” one… so it’s getting positioned front and center at Loosely Speaking, rather than over the About Page. Handed off to me by GrannyJ of Walking Prescott, it goes like this: First, a nice long list (don’t cringe like the guy in the picture, tips [...]

If you have a website, or are responsible for the care and maintenance of your clients’ sites, does it (or do they) perform the way you’d like in the search engines and directories? If not, how much do you know about “content ratio?” Friend and colleague Jodi Diehl (pictured right), owner of SunFrogServices.com, knows a [...]

Note from ktcosmos: Scroll down to view an Annual Calendar of Conferences, Summits, and Conventions, updated on 2/15/08. Got others you think should be added? Let me know! Original post follows: I discovered my invitation to BlogWorld Expo in my inbox while working on my third cup of coffee this morning. For a moment I [...]

In the Virtual Assistant industry, it’s rare to have in-person meetings with clients or peers. Here in Arizona, and around the country, VA colleagues do try to assemble quarterly to talk shop, but distance and other commitments make that challenging. Even though I believe there should always be some personal face-to-face time with business cohorts, [...]

When I read about the new pricing rollback (8GB iPhones being reduced in price by $200) I was mad and I don’t even own one. This pricing rollback is intended to stimulate holiday sales, and it will, a slew of them. Even though the next holiday I can think of is halloween. Hmmm… maybe we [...]

As a happy (rabid!) technophile and consumer of all things Apple, I was bummed when I first learned that Verizon wouldn’t be an authorized provider of the iPhone. The product rollout was scheduled right as I would be cashing in on my “new every two” discount which Verizon uses to reel in all of us [...]

It happened to me this week, a lot. So, first. Apologies to readers. That is, if anyone is still with me. It sure decimates your traffic. Ugh. And then there’s the fact that no one in your immediate family understands or can muster any empathy since they don’t get what it is you’re doing on [...]

Chug-chug-chug… conquering insurmountable odds, two very special little iPods deserve special commendations. My ddil (dear daughter in law) Skyla told me today that she and our son finally broke down and bought a refurbished Shuffle. They had it for only a few months when SOMEONE forgot to check all the pockets before doing laundry and [...]

Can we have it both ways? Have you ever made an excuse to a friend (or worse, a relative!) that you couldn’t get together because you were busy blogging? Well, you probably didn’t admit that reason to the friend or even to yourself. But, have you found yourself writing, or commenting, or studying up on [...]