The feedback from the first draft said that it was too busy. There was too much going on. My brother suggested bringing it just to the core of what I’m offering… An After Hours Computer Service.
I submit this logo for your comments :)
I’m working on building my After Hours Computer Business. One of the hardest parts was coming up with the visual identity for this business. I knew that I wanted to have a crescent like moon in the "O" of Hours, but wasn’t sure what else to include. So I included all the information that I thought someone would need.
I then sent this link to friends and family. They have given wonderful feedback and I’m in the process of redesigning and resubmitting. I will provide updates as this process continues. Here is the first draft image.
So you have a brand-spanking new install of Ubuntu 7.04 on a Dell Latitude D620 the Intel on-board video chipset, but the resolution is stuck at 1024 x 768. You’ve searched all over the Internet, Ubuntu Forums, etc and can’t find the answer.
Well, I found the answer about three or four months ago, but when I needed the answer today, I couldn’t find it. I still couldn’t find the answer, but through some trial and error finally found the answer. Please type the commands below at a console session:
Next, close all programs, and press CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + BACKSPACE. This will restart your Gnome Session. You should then be presented the log on prompt at the 1280 x 800 resolution.
Congrats, Wil, on keynoting PAX. I don’t know much about Penny Arcade yet, but I’m going to check out this site.
So you want to sell this to your wife huh? They are getting you a Wii so would that be considered payment? ;) You can also come from the angle of, “Well I wanted to be a writer, and now I’m writing a keynote address.”
Well, maybe all these ideas stink, but it’s still cool.
Congrats, Wil.
WWdN: In Exile: so i’m going to be the keynote speaker at PAX . . .
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Train Signal is offering free Cisco CCNA training in exchange for blogging about your experience. I have submitted my application in hopes of helping them out. This would be an incredible opportunity, both in the technical and writing fields. If you recall, I previously posted about getting into writing. I’m doing some, but not enough. Blogging twice a week would definitely give me a boost in that writing effort.
Train Signal: I am an excellent candidate as I can write clearly and I yearn for knowledge. I am a self taught computer technician who was a music teacher so I can follow through on projects and tasks. I am currently a Senior IS Technician and junior Server and Network administrator. I also manage help desk traffic and prioritize incoming support requests as well as assisting my co-workers with these requests. Thank you for your consideration.
Well, it’s all in the hands of the judges. I’ll let everyone know the results. Take care.
Hi all,
I’m a little slow on the uptake with Lockergnome.com. Life became busy and I wasn’t able to keep up-to-date with Chris and Lockergnome in its transition from newsletter/rss to a multiblog/multiuser system. Once I figured out what happened, I signed up for my own blog on Lockergnome.com.
The Tech Support Corner - Providing Support for the Every Day User
I’ll be providing tips, support ideas, and answers to questions that come up in the Every Day Computer User’s life. I’ll do my best to answer in regular ol’ plain English and not a whole lot of techno-geek speak.
I’ll be doing my first post later today on "To Vista or Not To Vista"; should you purchase Vista if you have XP or just wait for a new computer, and other insights.
Take care. –Wil
Ok, so you’ll see I haven’t written at all since my last post. Writing everyday, plus all the daily day-job, family, church, etc. commitments is a very tough task. I’ve learned that managing all this is difficult. I’ll get it going though.
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So I want to learn how to write and to write better. What do you need to do when you want to do something better?
Practice.
Last post I mentioned the interview I listened to with Mur and J.C. Since then I haven’t made the the time. So today during lunch I wrote an additional 210 words. You can see a progress bar on the bottom of the right sidebar.
With this first writing challenge, I’m coming at it from this point of view: It’s gonna suck, and suck hard, but just get it done.
Writing longer than a couple of hundred words hasn’t been even a monthly occurance, so I’m just going to write and see what happens. I can make edits later. I’ll keep track of word counts by putting a post with the subject of "Word Count - #" where the # sign is replaced by my word count. In the body I’ll put the current word count and total word count, just to keep progress going.
We’ll see how this works out. I’ll keep you updated :)
Hi all. Well I obviously didn’t get very far with NaNoWriMo this year. However, not bad for a first attempt; 3449 words. Considering that I never wrote anything more than was expected of me I consider this a WIN. Not a NaNoWriMo win, but a WIN for WILL none-the-less.
On my way home from work today I listened to a podcast that has begun to inspire me to write more. It is Mur Lafferty’s "I Should Be Writing". The podcast was an interview with J.C. Hutchins, author of "7th Son" (a REALLY great podcast novel). It was fun listening to Mur and JC gush with admiration over each other. Made me chuckle.
Near the end of the podcast Mur asked J.C. if he had any advice for writers. The thing that stuck out the most, other than the obvious WRITE, was that you should write every day even if it is only a little bit. If J.C. didn’t say those words, that’s ok. This is what I got out of it. Write, Write, Write. If you want to be a swimmer you swim. If you want to be a chef, you cook. So, if you want to be a writer, you need to write. So, here I am writing my blog post about this, and in a little bit, I will begin writing more on my first book which uses the first 1200 words or so of my NaNoWriMo entry.
Why only the first 1200 words you ask?
I lost the entire 3449 words.
Yes I know, "Didn’t you SAVE it, Will?". "Do I need to tell you the ‘Jesus Saves’ joke again, Will".
No, no, no. I fell to my own assuredness that when i wiped and reinstalled my laptop I copied everything off. Well, I didn’t. Fortunately I had copied my first inspirational run to Google Documents so i have that much saved. The rest was drivel anyway.
So here I sit, posting about writing instead of writing.
Nite.
Word Count
Today: 358
Total 3449
Yeah, I know, a pitiful word count. Well here are the excuses. Work was tough today, and when lunch rolled around I couldn’t focus. Then things this evening didn’t line up until about 12:00 AM. yes I know that’s technically Day 4, but I haven’t slept yet so it’s still Day 3. Nanny nanny boo boo. ;)
So thik weekend I’m looking to actually plot out this novel. I thought I could just write it without really knowing where it’s going. I probably could., but I need a few basic plot points. I’m getting some good background info, but I will qiuckly not know where to go if I keep this up.
So, tomorrow I’ll design plot points, develop a little more character bio / history through flashbacks, thought-backs, etc. Have a good day :)