I love playing MMO RPGs (massively multiplayer online role playing games for those of you not initiated), but they can be tedious. In order to get to the awesome mission where you are taking on freakin dragons, you have to have leveled up quite a bit. In the game, World of Warcraft, this means killing [...]

One of my all time favorite web designers, Steve Smith, along with his partner John Nunemaker have posted a survey on their website, Ordered List. It is a short survey, so if you wouldn’t mind filling it out, I would really appreciate it.

It seems like the folks over at the Microsoft Internet Explorer development team have started a kind of tradition. When Firefox 2 shipped, the development team at Mozilla received a cake with a giant IE logo. Now that Firefox 3 has shipped, low and behold, the offices at Mozilla received another cake…

Photos courtesy of robceemoz [...]

It has now been 3 weeks since I have been in Dallas looking for jobs. Up until just a couple of days ago, I was constantly striking out (reminds me of my single days). But now, someone has finally given me a shot! At least, sort of…
I don’t want to mention the name of the [...]

At its core, this little Windows app does exactly what its title describes: Say The Time. And it does so in a pleasing male or female voice. But this is not where the program stops. On the contrary, Say The Time has a whole slew of features that make it the premier alarm clock software [...]

I have recently started my own lines of credit and if you didn’t already know, choosing the right card is a crucial decision, and it is also one that you have to make right away. To a certain degree, this is very unfair. The only way to defend yourself is by learning as much as [...]

So here is your problem: you need to send a PDF attachment to a client, but it is too large to send by email. The limitations on your run of the mill Internet Service Provider mail client are about 10 megabytes (like Comcast, for example). Even the ever impressive Gmail has a limitation of 20 [...]

The folks over at Fresh Business Thinking have introduced a new feature called Virtual Sales Director. It is a new email newsletter that has just recently been released, featuring advice and tips from Martin Driver. So for all of you aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners (I include myself in this group), this is a [...]

So, you finally have your business up and running, and more importantly, you have your network up and running. Well, this is where your problems begin. You start to see wave after wave of spam that floods your inbox and makes your everyday business operations tedious. On top of that, your current spam defense system [...]

If you are overwhelmed with the thought of starting your own website because you have no clue how to get your site listed on directories, then this service is right up your alley. SubmitEdge is a directory submission service that will make your life much easier. There are tons of services out there, but SubmitEdge [...]

Here we go again! John Chow is back to his usual tricks, namely, offering spectacular prizes in return for some modest linking action. Well, I am going to bite, because who wouldn’t want a prize?! Seriously, I know that my odds are almost zero to win this thing, but I would like to think that [...]

David Airey has outdone himself this time. The man who gives us some of the best design blogging around is now giving us an unparalleled number of prizes. Speaking of David, he is an Irish fellow who is a logo designer in Edinburgh. I have known his blog for just about as long as he [...]

If you are like me, you need to keep up with the latest news from around the world. Personally, I like to read about business and international news; and Thoof can give me personalized news that is targeted to my interests. If you are tired of services like Digg and Newsvine, you should definitely look [...]

Here is a simple contest. The prize is pretty cool; 1 full day with your banner ad on John Chow.com. eMonetized is giving away 4 separate days to 4 separate people to display their own 125 x 125 banner ad on John Chow for free. Just write a post and throw in a couple links [...]