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April 30, 2012 - I typically don't use my website to profess my obsession with University of Louisville sports. But the end of the 2012 season is worth documenting, not only for me, but for the ridiculousness (Russdiculous?) involved.

February 29, 2012 - I don't completely agree with the old adage "any press is good press," but I will say that it is true about 99 percent of the time. Being featured on Business Insider, which is one of the most prominent tech news sites on the Internet, can never be a bad thing, right?

February 17, 2012 - Between downloading your favorite songs, don't forget that iTunes has books, too. And not just any books ... you can pick up my books as well. Apple has recently launched a program to build widgets for book promotion, and well, here's a sample of it. "Corporate Ties" for 99 cents is a pretty good deal. I would say it can't be beaten, but I may have an answer for that in the upcoming weeks!

January 18, 2012 - Let's join Google, Wikipedia and others in telling Congress not to censor the web! Fighting online piracy is important. The most effective way to shut down pirate websites is through targeted legislation that cuts off their funding. There’s no need to make American social networks, blogs and search engines censor the Internet or undermine the existing laws that have enabled the Web to thrive, creating millions of U.S. jobs.

October 12, 2011 - The Goodreads giveaway for Corporate Ties has been a huge success. I had almost 400 people sign up to receive a free copy of my new book. Of course, not everyone is on Goodreads, so I thought I'd also do a Facebook giveaway. I'm giving away signed copies of the book to three random individuals who "Like" the Corporate Ties Facebook page.

October 09, 2009 - I'm sitting in my cube right now, wearing shorts, a T-shirt and tennis shoes. On the other side of the sensibility coin, analyst firm Gartner is predicting that avatars will have business dress codes by 2013. How do people come up with this stuff?

May 31, 2006 - One of the best things about the summer is amusement parks. Maybe I'm slightly biased, since I worked at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom for eight years. Even still, I suspect most other people have fond m ...

August 18, 2009 - It happens to everyone ... you're trying to finish some work, but that crazy guy/boss/stalker chick/cougher/obnoxiously loud lady keeps pestering you every five minutes. How do you solve this crisis?

Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to CubeGuard. It's essentially a banner you stretch across your cube entrance to keep out unwanted souls, which enables you to "Protect Your Productivity." Choose from a few standard messages or even create your own custom message?

August 03, 2004 - Maybe starting a new feature with an acronym of GAC isn't the best idea, but that's all I have for now. The Good Advice Committee will come to you on a regular basis, possibly weekly. A lot of it d ...

June 11, 2001 - Paying bills and banking online has become the chic thing to do recently, due to the vast amount of information on the Internet and the ease of accessibility.This is not a ploy for e ...