Category Archives: The Lighter Side
How to write a tagline way better than Microsoft
Microsoft proves why traditional marketing still doesn’t work I can picture it now. It’s early morning and the marketing reps of Microsoft are gathered in a room to discuss the new tagline that will grace their commercials and billboards over the coming months. The lights in the room are dimmed and there’s a PowerPoint slideshow [...]
To School or Not to School
Deans, Principals and school administrators, I apologize for this. But not really. Back in the day, we all used to learn our trades by apprenticing. Cooks would cook, painters would paint and blacksmiths would pound real metal next to some old-timer with calloused hands and spiders in his beard. He probably smelled like the devil [...]
Welcome to Ignite Living, 2009 Version
As you can see, Ignite Living has thrown off its shackles of yesteryear and been granted new life. The site wanted new clothes for Christmas and new clothes it got, albeit a little bit early. Over the past year or so, I’ve come to despise visual clutter. The old Ignite Living had icons everywhere, stripes [...]
8 things about me that won’t improve your day
Kelly tagged me for this one and I love Kelly so I’d better respond. Thanks for the tag, girl! The meme this time is to give 8 pieces of juicy info about yourself that others might find interesting. I’m not sure how interesting I am, but I know for a fact that I’m not juicy, [...]
The worst website ever built – get yours now!
Photo by FotoDawg “Because self-denegration is a really good time.” I want to tell you about the worst site I’ve ever built. Sorry, but I’m not going to give you the address because my reputation as a web designer human being will be shot to hell. But if you think your site isn’t doing so [...]