by Johnny | Jan 19, 2017 | Learning, work
How to be More Productive There are roughly a million productivity apps. Seriously. Why are there so many damn productivity tracking apps?! Is it because that’s the easiest thing for a developer to make after building a to-do list app? Build something else! And...
by Johnny | Jan 19, 2017 | blog, Tech, work
WPMU Dev is a good resource. They provide a nice bundled solution for WP users for $588 per year. But there’s a cheaper way to get the solutions offered by WPMU. Here’s the Top 16 WordPress Plugins you need to replace WPMU Dev: 1 Snapshot BackupBuddy...
by Johnny | Jan 18, 2017 | blog, Tech, work
You’re launching a business. You need to know how to navigate outsourcing non-essential functions. You have a great idea, but no idea who to hire to get everything going. Need a logo? Hire a designer, right? Only if you have a ton of cash to spend on this...
by Johnny | Jan 16, 2017 | blog, Tech
What Smartphone Should You Get Well, if you cut the cord to your cell phone service provider like I suggested… You can have any phone! Ah, choices. Now, I’m not an expert so I’m not going to review anything. There are plenty of sites out there for...
by Johnny | Jan 16, 2017 | Social, Tech
I ask myself: Do I really need a cell phone? I’m on the phone most days. You’re reading this on your phone now, aren’t you? But do I really need a cell phone? Yes. Do I really need a cell phone carrier (see: expensive bill)? Probably NO. The...
by Johnny | Jan 16, 2017 | blog, Tech
Good Inexpensive Over the Ear Headphones I like headphones. I needed good, inexpensive over the ear headphones because the on ear headphones just hurt my head. They’re important. They let you listen to what you like without bothering others. I have many purposes...
by Johnny | Jan 14, 2017 | blog, sports
The NFL and all businesses run on money. Stadiums shouldn’t be subsidized by tax payers. Billionaires getting a free stadium on citizens’ dime is awful. My parents are still mad at the Titans for that. Glad they lost the Super Bowl too. Now the Chargers...
by Johnny | Jan 12, 2017 | blog, political
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was never really affordable. The new people who got covered didn’t pay. Most could’ve just been brought under the Medicare/Medicaid umbrella. The middle class got hammered. Especially people like my mom, who has leukemia. And...
by Johnny | Jan 10, 2017 | blog, Learning
The Top 10 Books You Need to Read in 2017 I gave you 5 books you need to read for 2016. We’re all evolving (right?) – getting better every week, month and year. To keep growing, here are the 10 books you need to read in 2017. This list is in no particular...
by Johnny | Jan 6, 2017 | blog, sports
I did pretty well with my World Series predictions in 2016. Let’s see if I can hold serve on the Super Bowl 51 predictions… There’s a lot of interesting potential matchups, most of which are rematches of earlier Super Bowls: Packers vs Steelers Round...
by Johnny | Jan 6, 2017 | blog, relationships
How to Know if Your Partner is Micro-Cheating Micro-cheating is a thing now. Welcome to 2017. Although the term apparently started in 2016. I guess it’s like micro-aggressions? Based on these two absurd, click-bait posts by the same woman, I can only assume that...
by Johnny | Jan 5, 2017 | blog, relationships
Dear Girl I Ghosted, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have totally vanished like that. But I didn’t know what else to do. I took the easy way out and maybe now I’m just writing this to ease my guilty conscience. We were sitting at your favorite Chinese...