Last week was my second time trying a “5 songs in 5 days” writing challenge. I stumbled on it back when I was preparing for my first time playing out, and absolutely love Sarah Spencer’s blog, community and book of song prompts. The first…
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Singer songwriter tips for that first gig
After doing the nearly unimaginable: preforming my own songs in front of a public audience, I bit the bullet and listened back. While painful…
by Jewels February 8, 2019
5 Tips to Maximize Productivity. Anywhere.
Originally posted on Workfrom.co Software developers, designers, writers and other creatives reach their maximum productivity in what some call “the zone”, a state of mind…
by Jewels December 9, 2015
So, you wanna be a freelancer? Three tips to save you money on your taxes.
Originally posted on Workfrom.co With great freedom (to work when and where you want) comes great responsibility (to pay taxes). When we decide to…
by Jewels February 22, 2015
Driving in Costa Rica and what to do if you get a ticket.
On our route from the Carribean to San Jose, in an effort to make it around the mountain before total darkness (and unanticipated fog)…
by Jewels January 25, 2015
Hosting a Hackathon in Cafes
This past weekend we hosted a group of Portlanders participating in ProductHunt’s first global hackathon. No, we don’t have a dedicated office—we used Workfrom.co to…
by Jewels October 1, 2014
3 simple DIYs for clean clothes and better sandwiches: a homesteading weekend 9 months in the making
Last winter, my girlfriend was getting ready to quit her job and go to school. So Santa brought the house a variety of homesteading…
by Jewels September 17, 2013
On Being a Vinyl Playing on a Manual Turntable (or 3 Rules for a Successful 30 Day Challenge)
The second of my 30 day challenges comes to an end tonight as I revel in my meeting my goal: 10,000 steps a day.…
by Jewels September 15, 2013
Twitter Powered Node Copter is (will be) the new Pigeon Cam
(or how to control your Parrot AR Drone over the internet, even with an Airport router) In 1858 a passionate Frenchman took the first…
by Jewels September 3, 2013
An ANSI Photo Experiment: you can too!
I could make ANSI art all night when it’s as easy as uploading a photo to Hacker Tools. And I can see myself in…
by Jewels August 29, 2013
How to Not Gain 10 Pounds on a Cruise (and still eat what you want)
I wanted to wait a few days before sharing my final cruise & 30 Day Challenge update, as I needed some time to breathe…
by Jewels August 24, 2013
Animated Gifs: an iPhone App Review
Remember when animated gifs were what we used on the web, for real, alongside (and typically inside) tables? Thems were boring times compared to…
by Jewels July 22, 2013
Reluctant Home Owner Inspired, or what I learned from planting pampas grass
A former colleague of mine, Erin, shares his and his wife’s incredible home improvement projects on ReluctantHomeOwner.com. While I had not purchased my home…
by Jewels July 20, 2013
A Need for Speed: How I sped up my WordPress Admin and WordPress (.org) Blog
To prep for my 30 Day Blogging Challenge (#30dc), I started to give my old blog a make over. This included upgrading WordPress, my…
by Jewels July 17, 2013
How I fixed my Canon 2Ti Card Reader
It’s what’s on the inside that counts. – Krispy Kreme founder. It took me a few hours to disassemble and tinker with my Canon…
by Jewels September 9, 2012
How To Make Your Own Animal Picture Holder
Not long ago, in a land called Photojojo, some folks cut little plastic animals in half to make photo holders. And since I had…
by Jewels April 5, 2011
Installing PHP, MySQL and MacPorts on Snow Leopard
Funny. I drafted this in January and kept coming back to it when I had to do a fresh wipe and install back in…
by Jewels November 28, 2010
How I Fixed my HP C5180 Printer
September 2013 Update: I’m so glad this has helped so many people! Over the years, a few folks have posted additional info in the…
by Jewels May 21, 2009
How to Kill Lethargy
1. sign up for Aikido seminar – if you pay enough money while you are unemployed you will guilt trip yourself into going 2.…
by Jewels May 3, 2008
