Why force it? Why push it? Why demand? Why insist on only what you want? Why be so hard on everyone, including yourself?
Why tell everyone about it? Why scream to the whole world about a private problem? Why air our dirty laundry? Why share things that no one else has business knowing?
What happened to discretion? […]

A couple of years ago, I changed my Yahoo ID to match a pet name for an ex. Recently, I discovered what a big mistake I made.
The problem was, since it was named after my ex, my Yahoo ID left a decidedly feminine impression. It would always raise eyebrows whenever I’d ask someone to add […]

Many times, when writing a blog post featuring an interesting product on The Smart PDA, I catch myself writing advertising copy:
Product is great because it does stuff. Now users can now do some more stuff!
I always shudder when I realize this, because it’s a sign that my formal personality makes connecting with my readers harder […]

Effective writing is always functional, and unambiguous. We’d rather read what’s immediately clear, instead of wasting time trying to understand the poorly-composed writing. Effective writing brings readers back and helps you build an audience.
Effective writing requires the right use of letters (spelling), the right words (vocabulary) and sentence construction (grammar). Yet too often, we forget […]

Pixellation at its finest! Click on the thumbnail below to see a screenshot of the Retro MacOS Theme for Wordpress in action:
It’s easy enough to copy any screenshot of the Classic Mac OS, but a lot harder to turn them into a seamless Wordpress theme. I applaud Stuart Brown’s creativity.
I faintly remember using an Apple […]