Category: Commentary

Economic Downturn = Opportunity »

Here’s another article on the subject of starting a business during an economic downturn: Entrepreneurs see upside in downturn
The faltering economy, tanking retail sales and a real estate market rife with foreclosures didn’t keep Ritsuko Miyazaki from launching a ceramic art store.
“I know some people would think now is not a good time. But you [...]

Grim Economy: Time to Call it Quits? »

Okay, I’ve definitely neglected this blog for far too long.  Time to get into the swing of more regular updates.  I’ll be getting to the financial updates of the last couple months later this week, but for now I’d like to post an article I read recently that is rather directly applicable to my current [...]

Personal Workspace: After »

This post is part 2 of a pair of before and after posts about my workspace environment. Part 1 was posted Friday.
After talking about the pros and cons of the workspace at my last job, let’s take a look at the place I sit down to work every day now that I’m my own [...]

Personal Workspace: Before »

This post is part 1 of a pair of before and after posts about my workspace environment. Check back Monday for part 2.
I’d like to talk a little bit about my workspace, and how it affects the ability to actually get work done. Before I talk about my current situation, let’s take a [...]

Steering Clear of Legal Issues »

Something that a lot of people have brought up since I made the switch to full-time blogger / web developer is legal liability.  What if someone doesn’t like something I say and decides to sue?  Is it legal to quote that much of a copyrighted article, or to use that picture from the article?  Questions [...]