Building on the principles that Shawn has put together over at Anecdote (which I came across this afternoon via Jack Vinson), I came up with a little acronym that I think summarizes some of the main points. Overall, I think in order to get people to share knowledge, we want them to be… B-R-I-I-T-T-E-R. Borrowing: [...]

Remember when Yoda tells Luke Skywalker to unlearn what he has learned in The Empire Strikes Back? OK, so maybe we’re not all Star Wars fans. But yes, I promise you, I am going somewhere with this. While browsing through a few of the blogs I read on a regular basis, I came across a [...]

While I’ve taken a course or two that has introduced me to the basics of web design, I think I have really learned more in the past few weeks through starting this site and installing various WordPress themes. When I started this site, I had virtually no knowledge of PHP. I think there’s really nothing [...]

I’ve gotten a few tips on writing from articles I’ve read on the subject. The operative word here is a few. Most articles give you grammar tips or tell you about writing in the active voice to engage your reader — useful tips for sure, but they don’t tell you much about the actual process [...]

Does learning new software always seem time-consuming and expensive? I’ve gotten through the learning stage with hundreds of software programs without paying for them (until of course, I realize that I actually enjoy that software). Now, you ask, am I telling you to steal software? No, of course not. You can select and test out [...]