http://richoid.com/wordpress Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:29:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Regardless of what happens on the national political stage, things are coming back on the business front. Particularly the future of the Internet and computing in general. I went to a venture conference: People were positive again. I go to the blogs: There’s new products aplenty, many with environmental and social progress ... http://richoid.com/wordpress/?p=75 While Georgie spoke last night, it became obvious that he and the Republican Party are aware of what America wants done. The speech addressed those things (with a few notable exceptions) and contradicted only a couple things (like Iraq). Problem is: that’s been true all along. Problem is: they say what ... http://richoid.com/wordpress/?p=74 I went to a venture conference last week, the first in quite awhile. The last time was depressing. No talk of web or internet, except in a negative sense, no vision, and a generally a complete lack of awareness or imagination. This time was different. The TechCoire (pronounced like “tech-choir”) conference ... http://richoid.com/wordpress/?p=72 I went to a venture conference last week, the first in quite awhile. The last time was depressing. No talk of web or internet, except in a negative sense, no vision, and a generally a complete lack of awareness or imagination. This time was different. The TechCoire (pronounced like “tech-choir”) conference ... http://richoid.com/wordpress/?p=73 The Secret Value of Business Blogging Those who followed the meteoric rise in the number of websites in the ‘90s will see parallels in the similarly stellar growth of blogs. By some estimates, the number of blogs doubles every five months, and is approaching 15 million blogs worldwide — Which makes blogging ... http://richoid.com/wordpress/?p=71 Welcome to my new blog, same as the old blog. I started this blog the easy way: using Blogger.com. But Blogger is weak in several key areas: a) most important: categories! Categories applied to articles result in named archives. This is critical for finding articles later, and for accumulating Google cred. b) Pages: static ... http://richoid.com/wordpress/?p=70 Well, I’m not THAT poor, but it is the holidays, and the web design business is always spotty for a freelancer, so the extra $400 and counting that I’m making from selling the “Worst President, Ever” merchandise through CafePress.com is very welcome. If I go past $500, I’ll donate half the ... http://richoid.com/wordpress/?p=69 Thanks for all your comments, including the angry ones! Yes, I am a bit of a hippie, raised in Northern California. I haven’t smoked pot since college, but some of my best friends do. I find it hard on the lungs. I miss the giggles, though. It also helps with anger ... http://richoid.com/wordpress/?p=68 You still have to worry about the 37%, but the trend is in the right direction, Bush is in trouble. Keep in mind, people, that Bush has not vetoed a single thing out of congress, and that means that any blame that goes to Bush, goes to the Republican Party as ... http://richoid.com/wordpress/?p=67 Here’s some useful tips for business bloggers via Lifehacker. And, on a related note: Ten Blogging Hacks from Micropersuasion. http://richoid.com/wordpress/?p=66