Showcase Your Photography Using Mailbox App's #inboxzero & Yahoo! Weather...
Do you have lots of wonderful photos that you'd like to show off to the world? Are you a photographer looking for more web traffic and exposure? Or are you simply thrilled at the prospect of your photo...
View ArticleHow to Create Evernote Reminders by Email Using Smart Filing
Apparently Evernote didn't get the memo that my birthday already happened back in March, because they are showering me with presents this month!Evernote Adds Its Most Requested...
View ArticleTEDxPiscataquaRiver Talks Online!
Keep an eye on this playlist as it grows—the 2013 TEDxPiscataquaRiver Talks are being uploaded AS I TYPE THIS!By the time you are viewing this post, the playlist may be complete...[UPDATE: Playlist is...
View Article#PortsmouthLOVE from the Chicago Tribune
New Hampshire getaway a feel-good stop on any East Coast road tripPhoto: Josh Noel, Chicago TribuneSource: Chicago TribuneJosh Noel Josh Noel's Tribune Travels6:23 p.m. CDT, June 11, 2013PORTSMOUTH,...
View ArticleA #PortsmouthLOVE Story: EXCLUSIVE—extras behind the hashtag!
The Patch featured a lovely writeup today on my favorite hashtag, #PorstmouthLOVE: Sharing #PortsmouthLOVE on the Web.Jason Claffey contacted me for a history of the hashtag and why I started it. Here...
View ArticleBest use of QR codes, ever: Linking to Evernote for Paperless Instruction...
Following is the hands-down BEST use of QR codes, no question.QR codes rose to such vast and fast popularity that they started getting used in the most nonsensical contexts (e.g., appearing in an...
View ArticleDon't Gross Out Your Facebook Followers!
A note to Facebook Page Admins who may be about to attach a seemingly relevant photo of ticks to your article on ticks:In spite of general best practices suggestions, not ALL articles you share on...
View ArticleMy Downtown Pecha Kucha Night #15 —#PortsmouthLOVE edition! #pkn03801
Tomorrow night is the night! Wednesday, July 24th, 2013, at 7:00pm, we Portsmouth Enthusiasts will be gathering upstairs at the Gaslight to talk about Portsmouth—coincidentally my very favorite...
View ArticleMy Downtown — PechaKucha Night Portsmouth #15, #PortsmouthLOVE edition!
PechaKucha Night Portsmouth #15 — My DowntownLast night's "My Downtown" PechaKucha Night Portsmouth was fantastic! Lots of great ideas and interesting and though-provoking perspectives were shared.If...
View ArticleiPhone Facebook App Slide-to-Shrink Message Feature
The Facebook iPhone app has a slide-to-shrink message feature.What fun accidentally discovered features are! This one in particular seems to have no actual benefit beyond just being cool, but the user...
View ArticleIt's all About the Journey: A Tale from My Day Off
It would've been an impressive bit of foreshadowing, had I the omniscience to recognize it as such at the time, that I thought to myself as I left my house for the beach, "I might actually take an...
View ArticleUsing Evernote to Remember Everything
Have I told you about Evernote?If not, click through this slide deck from my Social Media Breakfast New Hampshire presentation this morning:I give a brief overview of Evernote, what it can be used for,...
View ArticleSunset Sail on the gundalow Piscataqua—with David "Lou" Ferland
If there's one place you should see a sunset in Portsmouth, it's over the Piscataqua River from the historic gundalow, aptly named Piscataqua. When I went out on the gundalow for their speaker sail...
View ArticleMusic & Ambient Sounds for Work Focus & Productivity
A few months ago, I learned about Coffitivity. It is a tool based around the notion that some people work better with the ambient noise of a bustling coffeeshop around them. I like Coffitivity a lot. I...
View ArticleEat Something, You'll Feel Better.
This quote has been up at my desk in some iteration at the last 3 desk jobs I've had:And now, an addition from Austin Kleon (you might have heard me mention him before—he's my favorite contemporary...
View ArticleTips for NaNoWriMo 2013 from Esteemed Portsmouth Writers and Authors
On the cusp of NaNoWriMo 2013, approximately 20 people gathered at the Portsmouth Public Library this evening to get advice and inspiration from published authors and past NaNoWriMo participants. This...
View ArticleLocal Elections Showcase Great Design in Portsmouth, NH
It's voting day tomorrow here in Portsmouth (and many surrounding cities), and in addition to updating my Local Politics info page, I thought I'd give a shoutout to our creative city's sign designs.The...
View ArticleDoes My Vote Count? In Portsmouth, NH: YES!
At a forum tonight organized by local parking garage advocate group Portsmouth Parking Problems, Mayor Eric Spear took a moment to point out a powerful statistic.Portsmouth Mayor Eric Spear reinforces...
View ArticleBidding Farewell to A Furry Friend: A Tribute to Carlos
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o'er wrought heart and bids it break.— William Shakespeare, MacbethIt's tough to "give sorrow words." I've tried several times over the...
View ArticleHyphens, En Dashes, and Em Dashes — What's the Difference?
Ever wonder why there are three lengths of dashes, and if they each have a specific intended use (spoiler alert: they do!)? Or, mayhaps you hadn't even noticed that there ARE varying lengths of dashes!...
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