Posts by Toby Cryns
An Alternative to Elon Musk
As I drudge myself out of bed for yet another war with monotony, a battle with my fat-old-man eating habits, a valiant clash with against my child’s militant stand against doing their homework, and an overall feeling of blech due to our country’s unsteady Coronovirus response, I discovered this article and quote lionizing a quote Elon Musk gave to TED in 2017: “If you’re not progressing, you’re regressing; so, keep moving forward.” BLECH! Thankfully, we have an alternative to Musk’s medicine.
Read MoreSurprises are Perilous.
Today I received a surprise bill for $157 from a vendor. I hate surprises.
Read MoreI’m kinda done being formal.
As I worked in my sweatpants again for about the 300th straight day, I sent the following email in response to a lead who asked if I could support their company’s WordPress site…
Read MoreThe Alternative to Minimalism Is Not Maximalism.
While listening the author of goodbye, things advocate for an extreme (and very Western) version of minimalism, it occurred to me that what I’m after is not minimalism after all, but something just shy of minimalism – around 80% of minimalism.
Read MoreThank You Grade School Teachers!
A quick salute to our Grade School Teachers, who, as much as any, deserve Hero Status.
Read MoreHow my WordPress site scored a 97 on Google Pagespeed Insights Mobile Ranking
Just how fast can you make an old, complex WordPress site go? Really fast, it turns out.
Read MoreEmail Signature Generator Tool
Here’s a quick “how-to” for ya – How I prettied up my email signature in about 10 minutes with NO CODE!
Read MoreYES Safe For Work FUN! Fancy Business Name Generators!
YES Safe For Work FUN! Fancy Business Name Generators! More often than not, my Great Business Ideas’ energies have been completely sapped by pointless name generation exercises. So why not just let a computer generate my next biz name for me and save all that energy for actually BUILDING that amazing New New Thing I dreamed of?!
Read MoreRemote Work Resources
Coronavirus has forced us into a reality where our friends who are fortunate enough to have jobs, are forced to adapt to the new world of remote work. Thankfully, there’s tons of remote work tools & resources out there. I’ve compiled some of those tools & resources here.
Read MoreThe Quickest, Simplest, Funnest Website I’ve Ever Built
Google has a really neat, sleak, lightning-fast website builder and it’s FREE! I can’t recommend it enough. Sure it doesn’t have many bells and whistles, but if you need a quick landing page, it might be the best option out there!
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