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rickColosimo / November 29, 2010
Quotation of the Day (HT Garner’s Usage Tip of the Day): As your first object is to make yourself understood, the worst mistake you can make is to be misunderstood. This can come about through igno...
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rickColosimo / November 23, 2010
“And hanging crooked above his desk is a cheap black frame that contains an inspirational quote that has been attributed to Calvin Coolidge. Under the heading PRESS ON, it reads:” Nothing in the wo...
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rickColosimo / November 22, 2010
I recently saw this Lifehacker post on Quotabl.es, which is a standalone website that will collect and keep quotes that you like. It allows for tagging quotes and the [now-obligatory] ability to sh...
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rickColosimo / November 18, 2010
Here are two related quotes that resurfaced in my life today (well, one did and that always makes me think of the second): Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupid...
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rickColosimo / November 16, 2010
In this brief post, Unclutterer describes a little elastic band, cord, and sticky piece that helps keep the lens cap of an SLR camera from disappearing. In the Army, this rope or lanyard used for t...
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rickColosimo / November 16, 2010
I recently mentioned how I’d come across Scott Ginsberg’s six-part definition of “thought leader.” As promised, here’s the first part of six expanding on his theme. Trusted It’s funny to see this u...
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rickColosimo / November 15, 2010
A useful question came across my screen this morning, one that is important if not absolutely critical as I think about some of the decisions I have to make over the next several months. My odd sou...
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rickColosimo / November 13, 2010
Here’s an interesting take on my idea for an evidence-based diet: an app that spits out recipes based on ingredients you feed it. (I should really edit that sentence; it sounds like I made a pun on...
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rickColosimo / November 13, 2010
This fancy meal in a box gives me an interesting idea about how to launch the idea in a simpler version. Rather than go whole-hog to the full meal preparation and individualized diet => menu route,...
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rickColosimo / November 12, 2010
I just saw a little contest on Appstorm relating to mac/iphone/ipod skins. (If you didn’t know, these are essentially decals/decal sets that decorate or protect your device. But “skin” generally me...
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rickColosimo / November 12, 2010
So I saw this amazing menu item at the Conch Shack in Key West on Friday night of Labor Day weekend: bacon-wrapped, deep fried hot dog. That’s the sort of food that screams “eat me” on a menu, like...
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rickColosimo / November 11, 2010
Today is a day I treat much like Memorial Day, with the difference that I’m not uncomfortable about receiving greetings today. (Memorial Day is for fallen servicemembers; I’m not in that category n...
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rickColosimo / November 10, 2010
Not sure what to do when you feel like you don’t matter? Try this: 1. Delete people from your life who make you feel invisible. Success means surrounding yourself with people who don’t just look at...
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rickColosimo / November 9, 2010
I recently started with my new MacBook Air, aka the Airbook. I have long been hearing about mythical programs like QuickSilver and OmniFocus (both of which I use now) and even DevonThink (which I’m...
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rickColosimo / November 9, 2010
Hey, I’m really excited about my latest big hairy audacious goal: I’m entered in the Ironman Florida in Pensacola in November 2011. I will be raising money for REED Academy, Dylan’s school. I’ve se...
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rickColosimo / November 7, 2010
Seth Godin recently reported on the shipping of two ipad apps triggered or inspired or at least encouraged by earlier posts of his. I’ve written before how my own growing lists of orphan ideas were...
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rickColosimo / November 7, 2010
Just posted this discussion to MacJournal’s forum, following up on some other discussions that tell me the world just hasn’t done what I want: Hi, I’m investigating MacJournal to allow me to videob...
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rickColosimo / November 5, 2010
I wonder if there’s a WordPress plugin to count all the parentheses in my blog posts. Quotation of the Day: A picturesque talent will express itself in concrete images; a genial nature will smile i...
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rickColosimo / November 3, 2010
So I was just watching a video of “some guy” (deliberately vague now because I’m going to sort of make fun of him in a minute) talking about how he uses Scrivener on his Mac for writing. But he pro...
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