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25
Feb 2010

Office Got Rigged

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The home office is such a versatile co-worker. Able to morph into a modern day recording booth, mutlimedia editing suite, and - of course - a photo studio.

Even when you can't come up with the tripod you KNEW you had somewheres around, the tried and true home office comes up with trusty alternatives, creatively offering up all manner of rigging to get the job done. Need a pop filter for that microphone before you podcast? Try an old pair of pantyhose stretched across the fine mesh of a collander/strainer. Forgot to grab the backdrop and lighting? Some nice black remnant and a deftly placed desk lamp may do just the trick.

So when inspiration pays a visit, don't lament a lack of gear, cast around your loyal home office; it will undoubtedly - in all its Feng Shui rightness - provide you with interesting practical solutions to nearly every challenge threatening to throw you over the edge.

Filed under  //   creative   feng shui   home office   photography   rigging   small office   studio  
17
Feb 2010

A Social Medium Rarely Well Done, Thank You

[ Update: a recent experience brings this into even sharper focus ]

Social Media.

What comes to mind?  Facebook, LinkedIn, Plaxo, Twitter, MySpace, Buzz...  For most of us, 'email' doesn't come to mind.  We rarely think of it.  Some of us remember the days of cc:Mail, Lotus Notes, Novell Groupwise, and still use some of them.  So prevalent and utilitarian, we rarely think about thinking about it.  It's a commodity we use so regularly, so intuitively, it's nearly invisible to us (uh, except for the spam). The rise of stable, easy-to-use web browser-based email systems has contributed to the ubiquity and omniscience of email.  And we rarely give it a second thought.

Give it a second thought, right now:  Email is among the very first and still among the most powerful social media and social networking resources on the planet.

There.  I said it.  Boom.  Let it sink in for second or two:  Email is major social networking and social media mojo.

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Filed under  //   creative   email   fun   marketing email   passion   small business   social media   technical