Although there are no official standards for blogging, many conventions have come into widespread use. Most blogs are treated as online journals, where the author writes thoughts and post them to the public. It doesn’t have to be done this way though. It is your blog and you can follow whatever conventions you see […]
Destination: Osaka, Japan
In 2002 on my way back to the United States from Taiwan, I took advantage of a deal from the airline where I could stay in Osaka for a week before I took the connecting flight back. I stayed in Osaka and made a foray into the neighboring towns of Kyoto and Nara. Unfortunately, the […]
Manage Your Personal Projects and Life
I have morning routines, and I have night routines. In between, there are about 12 hours that is my “Day.” I run my life the same way I would run a business. Everything I do during the Day should fall into one of my projects. The Day is the time to get stuff done. A […]
If I Was CEO of Microsoft…
It’s likely that your phone can do almost everything Windows 10 can do. So what is the point of your desktop? It used to be that you need the desktop because it is more powerful than your phone. Instead of owning the desktop OS market, Microsoft is now trying to compete with Android and IOS, […]
Best Wii Games for Toddlers
I know it’s time for me to upgrade to Nintendo Switch. But the fact is, I still have my Nintendo Wii and my kids are just reaching the ages where they can have fun with it. So, for anyone like me who still has a Wii hanging around, here’s an old article that might […]
What’s the Best Blog Platform?
Back in the mid-90’s, people set up personal homepages using services like the now-defunct Geocities and Xoom. Updating your homepage could be a real pain. Then b2/cafelog came along as the first real blogging software. b2/cafelog eventually became WordPress and the rest is history. WordPress is by far the most popular blogging platform today. While […]