The only magazine you’ll ever need

Pretty bold huh? Well, if you're into building a business, running a business, trying to get great business ideas, learn from the most successful business builders on the planet, you need Inc. 500. No, this isn't an ad for the magazine. I don't get any kick back from them. I just know, that pretty much the only magazine I put money down for any more is the yearly 500.

The Internet, for me anyway, has basically eliminated the need to purchase magazines. The information in a magazine is usually 30 or more days old and are so full of advertising it makes reading an article almost impossible. I feel like I chase an article; start on page 1, continued on page 96, continued on page 30, continued on page 55.

Almost every magazine has an online version. It's sort of counter productive don't you think? I know, magazines can go places computers can't, but I don't really care. If I need something to read, I'll just download content to my Treo and read it where ever I want.

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If you stopped blogging, would anyone care?

I'm a big fan of ProBlogger.net, where Darrin starts a lot of group writing project (I participated in this one, and hopefully the next one), and it generates a lot activity. What does this have to do with my questions?

Well, what IF you turned your blog off? Would anyone really care? Do your posts move or excite people? Do you even know if you have avid readers?

Tell me about your blog and why the blogosphere is be better off because of you.

I'll start... no, I doubt anyone would really care. Why? Because for the longest time I have just posted what I would consider drivel. Stuff that is important to me but probably not to many others. Sure, I've had my share of good posts. Stories that generated some comments. But in the end, looking back over 3 years of blogging, I've seemed to miss the point. Because I never really had a point.

At one time I wanted to post about NASCAR each week. That lasted for about 3 races, then I stopped. I wanted to post about hockey, that lasted for about as many posts. Then it was music. I don't even think I posted anything on music. I really thought I could make headway posting about tech stuff, for the simple fact I'm a geektoid. But alas, there is so much noise in the space.

As I've learned from ProBlogger.net and many others, is a blog has to have a direction. It has to give the readers some value. Give them something to keep coming back.

So, again, if you stopped blogging, would anyone care?  

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Remembering 9/11

Remembering those who gave, and lost, their life on September 11, 2001.

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I hate domain squatters

It makes no sense. It just doesn't. I don't care how convincing the story. Domain squatting is stupid, careless, stupid, (should be illegal), stupid, and should I say stupid?

Why would anyone want to spend all that money on domains which probably make them little if any money.

Many a good domain name sit hi-jacked by a bunch of morons.

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Google Office is a Reality

Yes, today I joined the ranks of millions and activated my Google Writely account. By doing so I now have my tri-fecta for an on line Office Suite.

1. GMail
2. Writley
3. Spreadsheets

I also use GCalendar (Google Calendar), and I hope that some time in the future there will be a direct sync to my Treo 700p.

Since I'm sure there are thousands of reviews of Writley on the net, I'll just tell you that there are three things that really jazz me over this product. One, it will read my Microsoft Word documents. Two it allows me to email my Writely account a Word document or other text to become a Writley document. Three its web based.

Go hereand sign up if you haven't already.

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