30DB Choosing an SEO Plugin - 30DB #17 Plain old vanilla WordPress installation can be a bit SEO unfriendly. It really puzzles me how the out of the box setting for permalinks is still something like “domain.com?p=123” What is this, the early nineties? It’s neither user nor search
30DB On Multitasking - 30DB #16 While thinking about today’s post I stumbled across the topic of multitasking. I remembered then reading some time ago how in fact juggling several tasks at the same time makes us less productive. I’ve been pretty guilty recently of indulging with distractions
30DB Sometimes You Do Get Lucky - 30DB #15 The other day I wrote about how success is not just based on luck. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t help. And sometimes you get gems like this
30DB 7 Reasons Why Successful People Are Lucky - 30DB #14 It’s a common belief that successful people are the “lucky” ones. That life just throw rose petals under their feet, and their businesses flourish overnight into million dollar ventures. Recently I happened to chat with a friend of mine on this very topic,
30DB Good Intentions - 30DB #13 Sometimes you make plans, prepare to get things done, and then everything goes down the drain. With a trip to London planned for Saturday (yesterday) I pushed a lot of the regular work to Sunday. I even decided to skip a Fantasy Club meeting
30DB My Nemesis - 30DB #12 These are so addictive… I know I shouldn’t have, but then just one more… I think I should have a house ban on these.
30DB Jack Reacher Movie Review - 30DB #11 Recently I went to see Jack Reacher at the cinema. I haven’t read any of the books, but after seeing the trailer I thought the movie looked quirky, fun and fast paced. I quite enjoyed the last version of Mission Impossible with its
30DB Custom App Commands in Dragon Naturally Speaking 12 - 30DB #10 There are two things missing from the Dragon Naturally Speaking 12 Premium version – the ability to transcribe files, and being able to create custom commands. You can still do the commands that end up with a snippet of text being pasted, however there doesn’
30DB Kitty Photo - 30DB #9 Needed a bit of a break from the long posts… So here’s a photo of Jack being cute on the sofa. :) Yes, the quality is terrible, as usual when
30DB Crowdfunded 2D Adventure Game - 30DB #8 When it comes to games I tend to be bit sentimental. I have plenty of fond memories of games like Monkeys Island, even though I usually struggled to figure out all the puzzles on my own. These days it seems that the point and
30DB Getting Things Done - 30DB #7 It’s quite a while since I read the “Getting Things Done” book by David Allen. I liked a lot of the ideas, but wasn’t convinced by the physical
30DB Weekends Are for the Family - 30DB #6 This weekend has been pretty slow in terms of work. Unfortunately one of the downsides of working from home on an online business, is that very often the distinction between weekdays and weekends becomes a distant memory from the office days. So do work
30DB Are you part of the 8%? - 30DB #5 As the theme of this blogging challenge focuses around things related to New Year’s resolutions I though it might be nice to share some facts and trivia about the phenomenon. To start of with the amount of people sticking to their resolutions is
30DB It's Not Tomorrow until I Go to Bed - 30DB #4 I have to admit to a small cheat on the previous post – I did need to adjust the posting time, because otherwise it would have to say something like Friday 7am. And no, I did not get up early to catch up on the
30DB Developing Writing Habits - 30DB #3 My writing speed sucks. As a writer I would like to be able to produce thousands of words per day. Ideally of perfect quality too… OK one can dream, I’d settle for 3-4k per day, and it wouldn’t even have to be
30DB You Will Never Get There - 30DB #2 The title of this post is a bit pessimistic, but the topic I wanted to talk about today is actually about positive attitude and dealing with perfectionism. I was going
30DB Hello 2013 - 30DB #1 It’s that time of the year again, when everyone sets goals and makes New Year’s resolutions. Well, this year I’ve decided to revive my old blogging habits.
30DB 30 Days of Blogging Everyone likes a challenge, right? The 30 day challenges (or longer…) seem to be all the rage now. They are a great way to give some focus to your writing and if followed properly encourage a more or less regular posting schedule. Exactly what
Kitty Update! As I have no time for anything else at least I can update my blog with some kitten photos. Should be enough of a distraction to any reader to not notice the apparent lack of new posts ;)
cat Jack & Sunny from Coonaria Our home will soon be full of cat fluff again. We were missing Barney and kitty company, and we didn’t want to make our next cat lonely, thus we are getting two Maine Coon brothers – Coonaria Jack the Lad and Coonaria Rising Sun
christmas Christmas Decorations Christmas is coming! I found myself slightly surprised by the Holiday this year, just cannot believe we are almost there. For the first time in England though, I’m not spending it at someone else’s place, I’m not in the middle of
books Why I Hate Winning I’m a bit of a computer game addict. Not a big fan of FPS though. However what recently struck me is that in many ways I actually do not want to win the game I’m playing. It might sound crazy at first,
games Technology of the Future Today Quite some time ago I stumbled upon this video from Nokia about a phone device that would be using nano technology. However on it’s own it didn’t feel like enough to write about, especially as it was just a concept. Then some
easter Easter Photo Frenzy 2009 I have definitely been enjoying my new G10 camera and as a result came back from the Easter holiday with loads and loads and loads of photos. Just going through to select the good stuff, and then tag has been quite a chore… Can’
easter Mazurek, Traditional Polish Easter Pastry Polish Easter like most of our holidays includes a lot of food, some typical for that time of the year and holiday occasion. One of these specialities is a desert called Mazurek – a small pastry topped with jam followed by toffee or chocolate and
