links for 2008-10-03

October 3, 2008

• Message: How I Roll: The Ten Day Rule And Other Consultingology
  Stowe Boyd’s rules on consulting. 20 day rue and other upfront bits to make sure your fair but paid by customers
  (tags: management freelance blog consulting goingsolo workflow advice)
• Middle school teacher suspended for Obama comment — OrlandoSentinel.com
  “wrote an expletive with the letter ‘N.’ ” hmm I wonder what that word is. Matter of when not if and of course from North Florida [grew up there]. Not a surprise
  (tags: N-word obama racist pig in florida)
• How do bloggers make money? - By Michael Agger - Slate Magazine
  Quick profiles on those have made a living producing blog content. Highlights the choices they had to make keep the content focused and grow their business
  (tags: blog economics read weblogs niche monetization)
• Tech Tips for the Basic Computer User - Pogue’s Posts - Technology - New York Times Blog
  Send this to every non-geek that regular bugs you for help. My preempt a few questions.
  (tags: basics pogue tips technology reference tutorials windows nyt computer nytimes)
• BBC NEWS | Middle East | New Israeli weapon kicks up stink
  “Worst thing he has ever smelled”, nonviolent, requires a 12 bathes but at least you are alive. And human rights groups worry that innocents will get skunked. Better than bullets
  (tags: strange weapons news war)
• E-Mails and Lies - Well Blog - NYTimes.com
  I am on the receiving end of emails all day from coworkers and parents [customers] alike. It is amazing the level of wackiness people think that can go one when blasting it through the intertubes.
  (tags: email usage lies behavior people)

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