If you’ve read my blog over the past while, you know I’m a fan of Lenz, run by my friend Rob Cambell. The site offers budding photographers a chance to put their name out there, get people viewing their photos, and possibly even winning a prize – not a bad...

Everyone has a person like this – someone who just doesn’t fit your gift-giving pattern. Hobbies are different, interests are different; more than likely, you’ll just mess it up trying to buy something for them. Why mention this? Because the good folks at 1800baskets.com asked me today (yesterday? what time...

What do Guy Kawasaki, Chocolate pantsuits and “Diamond or Square” have in common? In a nutshell – Strategic Objectives. This PR agency is involved in all three: • They were the people involved in the famous Shreddies shredded wheat campaign “Which do you prefer – square or diamond” ads. • To promote...

Like photo-taking – but not earning anything? Maybe it’s because you haven’t been ’seen’ enough around the Internet. The Internet is a very visual medium, and so if you take pictures for a living (or hope to) the ideal way to get started is to get your photos out there...

I know the title is somewhat cryptic, but I’m talking about the benefits of quality design for a reason – and it starts with my bathroom sink. My sink is the usual hard plastic bowl dropped into a particleboard/melamine counter. Cheap, ugly, and a maintenance nightmare (the edge where the...