5 Bad Communication Habits You Must Ditch Now!

Whatever your skill, whatever your trade, whatever your profession you will have to talk to others. At church the other day, our pastor touched up on 5 bad communication habits that we must quit ASAP.

This was very good stuff. I've got to share these with you, so here we go:

DYI SEO - A Few Basic Tips on Search Engine Optimization to Get the Eyeballs Rolling

You want more hits on the content you publish. You want higher click-through rates. You probably want to make sure your site is Optimized for Search Engines. You want SEO - Search Engine Optimization.

Skill Test: Tutoring Business Model

In a previous post, I discussed the use of fictitious situations to use as a discussion platform to "test drive" the skills and thought processes of a potential candidate during an interview. The example below details the aspects of a solution for Private Tutors.

Book Review - "Don't Make Me Think" by Steve Krug

I love to develop software. That is one of the places where I can find my "tov." One aspect of software development that always bothered me was my belief that I could not excel at all areas of the software development life cycle. Let me explain...

Principle vs. Style: On which of these two hills are you willing to die?

In matters of style, flow with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson 

How can a person decide whether or not to have an argument over any topic? Perhaps understanding the difference between "style" and "principle" might give us a clue.

Beginner's C# resources and cheat sheet for the VB.NET developer

My experience as a Microsoft developer goes all the way back to Visual Basic 3. When .NET came out, I naturally transitioned to VB.NET. I received advice, years ago to also learn C# along-side VB, but I did not listen to that advise. In late 2013, I started the transition to C#. Although, the craft is not mastered yet, I am getting much better at it. If you are in the same situation, the following notes highlight tools and references that helped me grow in this area, my hope is that these can assist you in your practice. Feel free to comment and share other tips / tricks / tools that have helped you in your own journey to become a sharper C# developer.