Fake it until you make it. Act you’ve been there. Say thank you and move on. Over time, one acquires a good bit of advice on what to do when they’re transitioning from one level of success to another. I first heard the phrase “Fake it until you make it” in the Jaycees 10 […]
Oops–Be Careful on what you say in an open forum like Twitter
I logged into Twitter a moment ago and found a BP “promoted Tweet” which said “In 2011, 81% of US energy demand was supplied by domestic sources. Up from all-time low of 70% in 2005.” It is an interesting fact but what was more interesting was the public replies and re-tweets. I can’t imagine this […]
What a Quarter
I’m writing this post almost two months after my last post but it frankly doesn’t feel like it’s been two months. So much has happened with TechWhirl and other parts of my life that it all seems like a faint memory rather than around sixty-days. Since my last post, TechWhirl had just pulled off a pretty […]
Early Story Lines for WVU Football and Our Move to the Big 12
Right now it seems it seems that there are two basic story lines for WVU Football. Gino Smith for Heisman and can WVU hack it in the Big 12. Both are interesting story lines especially after being released from the Big East prison. After the pasting we put on Clemson in the Orange Bowl it’s […]
Out Growing Our Server
I’ve spent a less than pleasant week f- around with TechWhirl’s systems in an attempt to keep BlueHost from restricting their operations. Apparently the design I’m trying to run really doesn’t work for BlueHost’s limited capacity. The design isn’t overly complex, or so I thought but apparently I was wrong. We have setup TechWhirl to […]
The Business of Conferences
I just got back to Dallas late last night after attending the WritersUA Conference for Software User Assistance. WritersUA is one of three national conferences for technical writers in the United States. The other two conferences are the Society for Technical Communication’s (STC) Summit and LavaCon Conference. The STC Summit is in May and LavaCon […]
Let Ye Be Warned: Secure your Website
My current hosting contract ends in a few weeks and I’d intended to changing hosting companies but thanks to some asshole who decided to exploit some vulnerability in my old site I’ve gotten to fast forward the changes. So far, other than doing it all using my iPhone as a modem thanks to being WV […]
TechWhirl: First Solo Article
Earlier today my first solo article for TechWhirl was published. Yes, we own the site, yes I used to do about 98% of all the technical writing weekly update posts, and yes I have collaborated with Connie on a few articles but this is the first real article i’ve published on the site. It’s a […]
2012 Eagle Awards: Neil Gibson & Twisted Dark
A shameless plug for a friend and classmate, Neil Gibson and his comic Twisted Dark, which are competing in this year’s Eagle Awards which are the comic book industry’s longest running awards. They’re going to be announced at the London Comic Con in May. It takes 4 mins to fill out and if you have […]
Advertise This: Today's Ad Placements Suck
Pricing aside, online advertising sucks. The placement sucks. The designs suck. It’s as if all the bad things about TV ads were magically transported to the web but without 99% of the entertainment value. Sucks. Sucks. Sucks. Our philosophy with our magazine is that we want to respect the reader with great content and a nice and elegant design. Part of this means that we have to avoid flashing ads, rotating ads, and anything designed to “interupt” the reader. Why in the hell would we want to “interupt” the reader – to me that just irritates the reader and doesn’t actually get a quality click for the advertising company?
