It's that time of year again: Girl Scout cookie time! My niece is a Girl Scout and I of course want to support her by ordering lots of cookies and selling lots of cookies. I wanted to send an e-mail to friends and co-workers with some helpful links, [...]
A client recently asked if they could run a Wordpress blog on their dedicated server. Matrix Group normally hosts WordPress sites on a LAMP (Linux, Apache, PHP/Python) box, but this client has a Windows server, so I checked the WP site to find out about hosting on Windows. I [...]
Happy New Year to all! We all know it's customary to make resolutions for the New Year. I checked around and here are some resolutions from around the world.
Here's my favorite: 10 New Year's resolutions for geeks from Wired, including keeping an open mind about the new Star Trek [...]
A few months ago, a suspicious charge from Carfax.com showed up on my corporate American Express card statement. I called Amex; Amex promptly reversed the charges. The next month, another charge appeared; I called Amex and Amex again reversed the charge but also recommended that I [...]
This holiday season, we are encouraged to "give our time, not gifts." I applauded the sentiment but then wondered just what it means to give time. Here are some ways I have found:
Give List lists ways to support communities and causes this holiday season (and year-round for that matter) that don’t necessarily require writing a check. Ideas include: donating [...]
One of the goals of the last redesign of the Matrix Group Web site was to make my bio more prominent in search engines. I had previously resisted putting any information about me on the Web site for a variety of reasons, but my new biz [...]
The holidays are all about traditions and last Saturday, my son and I engaged in one of my favorites: we created a gingerbread train. I've been making gingerbread houses for years, first by myself, then with my niece and nephew. and now with my son. This year, we updated [...]
Whenever we start a project, especially if the project is related to branding or design, we ask for time with the CEO, Executive Director, President -- the top staff person. It's not always easy to get time with the CEO, and we often don't get [...]
