I need to start this article off by saying I am writing this not at home. I am at a Starbucks. I am not on the Starbucks Wi-Fi. I am using the Internet connected from my laptop. Writing on the go is great. Now people who ask why not use the Starbucks Wi-Fi. It’s free!…
Well, folks I did a thing today. I removed all Social Media and all News Apps from my SmartPhone and iPad. I decided to simplify my life some more. I do not need all these social apps to be time wasters by doing the endless scroll all the time. The reason for removing the news…
In 1986 as a student at Centennial College in Toronto, I took a Programmer/Analyst program. I had an instructor by the name of Bill Warren. Students thought some of his ideas were so outrageous that they called him Billy Bob. I thought Bill was a visionary and that is even confirmed today. Let me explain……
This topic has caused a lot of discussion in the WordPress community. There has been great debate on whether this is a good idea or not a good idea. I have a lot of experience dealing with WordPress security issues. I thought I would share my wisdom and experience on how I feel about Automated…
Many people in the entrepreneur/online space go all in with Google Workspaces for email, cloud store and more. Late last year I looked at offerings and decided a hybrid approach was the best for my agency. I do not use Google Workspaces anymore. I moved my email to Australian-based Fastmail. They have amazing features including…
Businesses evolve. We all change providers and your digital world is not any different. Sometimes you just outgrow a provider, are not happy with a provider or even need a new skill set. So what do you do, you make a change. You change who has access to your website. You change the administrator to…
As many of you know, I am a bit of a productivity junkie. I have used electronic means to help manage my life since the days of the Palm 3 PDA. These days I use Google Calendar as part of my productivity management tools. For me, it works well. One tip I have for you…
One of my biggest issues in today’s business world is communication. People just do not seem to communicate very well. The lack of communication is not helping business relationships. It is hurting them in a big way. The sad part is we have more avenues today than ever before. To name a few: and more….
I have been having fun. Last week I had to deal with an IT company that registered my new client’s domain for them. I have previously discussed why clients should always register their domain – so this does not happen. Today I want to discuss ethics. You should not be hanging on a client’s digital…
AI – Artificial Intelligence has been all the rage in marketing and web design communities for the last 18 months. There have been many people who have embraced AI as a tool and many people who feel AI is problematic. Let us address the first big question – jobs. In the long run, AI will…