My wife bought me an Amazon Kindle (Amazon affiliate link) ebook reader for my 40th Birthday and I spent the last week getting used to it, so I decided to share a few thoughts.
Reasons
My main reason for wanting a Kindle is due to the fact that I live in Germany and being a huge non fiction reader, and since the English sections in the book stores here are small and mostly just filled with the latest best seller, crap fiction, I am pretty much always starved for decent non fiction (in English) beyond the internet.
Since the Kindle global wireless version offers immediate, free mobile access to the entire English based Amazon Store (anywhere in the world) pretty much anything I want in kindle format (books, magazines, newspapers) are usually one click and 30seconds away (depending on my wireless connection quality)
Another reason I wanted a Kindle is because (as anyone involved in internet marketing would attest to) you end up reading a ton of ebooks and pdf’s. If you ever tried to spend the evening reading one on your glowing laptop screen, after about 20 pages, your eyes are burnt. My wife and I also like to read in bed and the thought of nestling up next to my glowing hot laptop for a good read before slipping off to sleep is not so comfortable.
Since the Kindle is thin, lightweight and has that fancy digital ink screen, reading is much easier on the eyes and hands. [click to read more…]
Who is Ed Dale and what is the 30 Day Challenge?
If you are not familiar with Ed Dale, he is one of the world’s top internet marketing gurus and the mastermind behind the 30 Day Challenge, one of the greatest, most comprehensive, free internet marketing training programs available today.
For people wanting to learn how to make money on the internet, the 30 Day Challenge is the starting point. Hands down, no questions asked… The goal of the program is to help complete newbies understand how to make their first dollar online, and the program has gained world wide success, because it really works. As a result, people are actually making money and it is opening up new windows of opportunity for people struggling to find new income streams for themselves in today’s troubled economy.
The Meetup
Last night I had the pleasure of meeting with Ed in Frankfurt Germany for an impromptu 30DC get together for drinks and schnitzel. Upon hearing of the meet up, i cancelled everything and eagerly jumped the train to Frankfurt where I met him in the hotel lounge where we sat and talked for about a half an hour for a surprising, private one on one before we headed off to meet the rest of the group at the restaurant. Two of the guys there were Frank and Dinu from YUM in Frankfurt. [click to read more…]
So, I had this discussion with some other designers a little while ago (very talented ones, i might add) and they all pretty much confirmed the fact that designing one’s own portfolio is about the hardest thing in the world for a designer to do.
We just spend so much time making other people look good, the last thing we have creative capacity for is looking in the mirror and narcissistic self branding. Personally, I would rather get my teeth pulled out than work on my portfolio… I even considered outsourcing it, god forbid…
I finally decided that I would settle for a simple wordpress blog.
I know, it’s not exactly the most visually stimulating solution to show off one’s design portfolio, but my final decision was based on the fact that in addition to just showing off my design work, I really wanted to use my site as more of platform for presenting and sharing knowledge. A place to share the huge mish mash of useful information I have scooped up over my last 10 years in design and marketing instead of just solely for my skills as a Photoshop monkey.
After all, we’re all knee deep in the world of Web 2.0 (or even beyond at this point) aren’t we? And, since sharing, networking and interacting is what it’s all about these days, I think I should get on it and practice what I preach.
With that said, if indeed you are actually reading this (hi mom…) I encourage you to check back on a regular basis as I have a lot of information on the way and will be posting articles on various related subjects on a regular basis. More importantly, I also encourage you to get involved, comment and share opinions and information.
See you soon,
- Sean Earley
by Sean Earley on October 5, 2008
Stephen Roger Earley, (aka Donut Man) 66, passed away on Oct. 1, 2010 at St. Rose Hospital in Henderson Nevada in the company of his family.
He was born on Dec 30, 1944 in Warren, Ohio
He was a Vietnam Veteran in the 3rd Marine Corps Battalion
He was a grade school teacher
He was a counselor to the developmentally disabled
He was a baker of fine pies
He was a long range toboggan pilot
He was a master at the fine art of invective vituperation
He administered CPR and saved the life of a small child
He was a father, a husband and a brother.
He is survived by his children, Sean, Emma, Connor and Madissen, his wife Ruth and his ex wife Patricia.
A private cremation will be held at Davis Funeral Home in Las Vegas and services will be held at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Boulder City at a later date in the spring of 2011.
For information as to when this service will be held, feel free to contact the family directly.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either the Disabled American Veterans or to help in the support of his 12 and 14 year old children.
