Here you’ll find the journal of an average man wrought with joy. One day you’ll find this diary in libraries across America between copies of Anne Frank and A Million Little Pieces.
Welcome. I write for church leaders on topics like strategy and communication. Since this is your first visit, don’t forget to subscribe to my RSS feed.As I write this, Twitter is down for maintenance, which makes this post seem a little silly.
I’ve been using Twitterrific (not easy to spell) on my MAC for about three [...]
It’s okay. You can say it.
“I told you so.”
Okay, now that that’s out of your system, let’s get down to brass tacks. I adopted Twitter about three weeks ago. It quickly became my favorite addiction. However, after using it for only a short time, I’ve come to realize its real-world value and usefulness outside of [...]
After I posted the offer to do free Wordpress installs for church leaders, I received dozens of requests. “Dozens” may not seem like a lot to an uber-blogger like Los or Tony, but for a little guy like me, it was fun to get a great response.
About a week later, Cory from iThemes.com and Church [...]
Endure this short rant and I’ll publish something awesome tomorrow. I promise. In fact, I’ll be giving something away for free!
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I feel like I’ve had SEO (Search Engine Optimization) crammed down my throat for several months now. It may have been around before then, but SEO seems to be gaining traction as the current mystical [...]
I used to read blogs about productivity like a marathoner drinks water. I frequented blogs like 43Folders and PutThingsOff and ZenHabits, but ended up wasting more time than I saved.
Here are five truths about productivity systems that nobody else will tell you:
They only work for people who don’t have very much to do.
They add more [...]
Well, this review would’ve been a little cooler had it been of the RC2 version; the one that was less ubiquitous and still in testing. However, you’ve probably all upgraded to 2.5 by now, so this will really only be a confirmation of what you already know. For those of you who haven’t upgraded yet, [...]
Images in blog posts are important. More important than you probably realize. I don’t feel like you need a sermon on how this current generation (and the one coming up) are incredibly visual; you already know that. You just need some encouragement to help you get some great imagery into your posts.
The step of putting [...]
I’ve been hearing a lot of buzz lately about the Mac-only application launcher called Quicksilver. If you’re a fan of Quicksilver, you’ll probably say that it’s more than just an application launcher, but since that’s its basic function, that’s what we’re going to call it.
Unless you’re a designer working on multiple projects or a writer [...]
I was driving down the road today thinking about philosophical things when it dawned on me and I said to myself, “I need to write a post about how Apple’s retail philosophy and the church’s ministry philosophy are incredibly similar!” If you’ve ever been to an Apple Store, then you might understand what I’m talking [...]
You may not think of this news as predictable, but that’s probably because you’re not a geek. If you were a geek, then you’d have heard the news coming up through the rumor-mill known as Digg.com.
Here’s the news: Apple and Fox are going to partner to offer movie rentals through iTunes!
That’s big news. Millions of [...]
