by Mark Mason | Dec 31, 2009 | Miscellaneous, Video
When my daughter Morgan was born, I discovered something that every parent-entrepreneur figures out eventually: your available work time does not just decrease, it changes shape entirely. Suddenly you are working in five-minute windows, often with only one free hand....
by Mark Mason | Mar 3, 2009 | Miscellaneous
People often ask me what I do for my day job. The short answer is that I work in semiconductor microelectronics research and development. It is a highly technical field that most people find either fascinating or instantly boring, with very little middle ground. But...
by Mark Mason | Feb 20, 2009 | Miscellaneous
This post started its life as a quick test to verify that the PowerPress podcasting plugin was working correctly on my WordPress installation. Just a few words to confirm that the shortcode rendered properly and the audio player appeared where it was supposed to. It...
by Mark Mason | Feb 14, 2009 | Miscellaneous
Back in 2009, I wrote about whether internet marketers should consider custom-built PCs. At the time, my friend Garry Conn was having trouble with his name-brand computer and I suggested he look into a custom build. Given that I spent my day job building...
by Mark Mason | Jan 2, 2009 | Miscellaneous
The original version of this post was two sentences: “Going down for about 15 minutes. Be right back.” That was the entire update I gave my readers when my site experienced unscheduled downtime back in 2009. Looking back, that casual attitude toward...
by Mark Mason | Dec 31, 2008 | Miscellaneous
Back in late 2008, I wrote an excited post about a mobile app called ShopSavvy that could scan barcodes with your phone camera and find the best prices online and at nearby stores. At the time, this felt like science fiction. The iPhone was barely a year old, and the...
