A business card's design is important — but so is the specific contact info. I recently examined my own business card, thinking about what specific information I wanted to keep — and what to eliminate. And because of social media's influence, I concluded that less is more! Here all my specifics: http://bit.ly/hB2lec

I made a white noise machine from an old iPod and some cheap computer speakers. Inexpensive and works great. [wp.me]

I didn't think the iPhone 4S camera was suitable as a "pocket" camera — capable of taking decent photos. But then I realized something: the best pocket camera is the one you actually have in your pocket! And I always have my iPhone with me.

Today's business card is not quite irrelevant, but in desperate need of an update. I recently examined my own business card, thinking about what specific information I wanted to keep — and what to eliminate. And because of social media's influence, I concluded that less is more! Here all my details: [bit.ly]

Here's my variation of how I keep my Mac’s desktop clear of extraneous icons. [wp.me]

I wanted something more permanent in place in my bedroom at home, so I made an inexpensive white noise machine from an old iPod and some cheap computer speakers. Cost me less than $20 and works great! Details: [wp.me]

Thanks for the feedback. Yes, it is a bit of a self-plug! But if you think about it, business cards themselves are specifically designed to be self-promoting instruments.

I redesigned my business card to reflect my increasing social media involvement. The funny thing is, I’ve taken more information off my card than I’ve added to it! [bit.ly]

I've been using my own personal filing system for over 20 years. I call it 'Simple 2-Hole Punch Filing' — documented here: [www.beato.com]

I made an inexpensive white noise machine from an old iPod and some cheap computer speakers. Cost me less than $20 and works great! Details: [wp.me]

I made a New Year's resolution at the beginning of 2010 that I would improve my computer backup system: [bit.ly] And it proved to be a good thing since my hard drive crashed on 11/3/10. Here's how I recovered: [bit.ly]

I use my desktop as a temporary staging area for lots of documents, folders and even a few applications that I'm evaluating. So, my desktop inevitably gets messy over time. I periodically do my own simple cleanup routine, described in this blog post: [bit.ly] Works great for me.