Live and work in harmony with technology
Hide your inactive windows on your Mac with SpiritedAway
Welcome to another Tiny Tech Tip! Today, I'm talking about a free app for Macs called SpiritedAway. SpiritedAway will hide all inactive windows after they've been idle for a set amount of time. As soon as you enable it, any inactive windows will be hidden. I keep...
What's SEO and how do I do it on my website?
You’ve probably heard the term SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, a lot. If you have a website, it’s almost impossible not to hear people talk about it. At it’s core, Search Engine Optimization is the process of making the pages on your website more relevant to search engines.
WordPress Won't Load? Don't panic… Here's what to do!
I had quite a scare the other morning. Yes, even Cloud Coaches get the blues. I fired up Firefox and headed over to the WordPress backend URL for my website, ready to type up a new blog post, and... Nothing. White screen of death. 500 server error. Holy shit! Keep...
You will never become tech-savvy (if you believe that)
What is tech-savvyness? Why do some people have it and other don’t? If it’s something that is learned, does this mean that you can teach it?
I’ve been thinking about these questions (and more) lately, and there are a number of different answers. Here’s what I’ve come up with
Is your email list bonus helping you or shooting you in the foot?
I was engaged in a lively discussion with my mastermind group a couple of weeks ago. We were talking about the challenge of taking on a business where your objective was to help people solve a problem that they might not know that they have yet. Tough, right? Because...
The key to successful air travel (and dealing with technology)
My Dad refers to participating in air travel as being in the vortex. He has rules for the vortex. He refers to the vortex in conversation. He sends text messages with vortex status updates. I’ve always taken for granted that other people know about the vortex and its...
The productivity advice that you never listen to (it's the only thing that works)
Everybody thinks that there is one piece of productivity advice that is going to magically help them to stay focused. That this one thing, once adopted, will transform their work day into the model of efficiency. Here at Cloud Coach, I specialize in helping people get...
Should you leave Blogger for WordPress?
Here's the scenario: you started a blog about year ago using the free service, blogger. You've posted weekly for a year, gotten great comments from your readers, and are really starting to get the hang of it. The only problem? Everyone's telling you that you need to...
Strengthen the Security of your Passwords with Two Step Authentication
Ah, passwords. I've written about you before, but since that time so much has happened. Specifically, big companies like Google, Facebook and now Apple, have started offering 2-step authentication. What is 2-step authentication, anyway? You may hear it referred to as...
Does online education really teach us anything?
I visited my grandmother a few weekends ago. While I was in Scottsdale, I helped her with a variety of technology things that needed fixing. Perhaps you are the defacto tech support person for a friend or relative, and can relate. One of the toughest things about...
Getting back some SelfControl
I, like many, am constantly searching for the perfect blend of to-do list meets productivity system, meets time management. I'm happy to report that I've finally concocted a system that works. Here's the recipe for my personal productivity cocktail: ...
How to set up your freebie the right way
I was reading Sarah's excellent blog post about finding your own way through mailing list freebies, and I got to thinking: This is something I help people with... a lot. For some reason, the mechanics of how everything flows together- from collecting an email address...