At the end of October I had the pleasure of going to Hong Kong. While this might not be a big deal to some, many people rarely get to leave the states so I was excited when I found out I would be going on the trip. The reason I was there was that Zotac, a company who works with ThinkComputers was celebrating their 10th Anniversary and they invited select US media over to celebrate and do a factory tour.
Kayaking The Colorado River & Arizona Hot Springs
Wow 2016 is almost over and I have a ton of posts to finish up here on the blog! It seems like this time of year I am the busiest, which leaves little time for blogging. Anyways back to the end of summer! I took a trip out to Vegas to visit my long time friend Johnathan. This way not your typical Vegas trip, we actually really did not party at all, but we did some adventuring. We decided to Kayak the Colorado river!
The Summersville Trip
Ok! Ok! I know I need to wrap up these posts I’ve been meaning to write since summer! Let’s go back to the middle of August when a group of us went down to Summersville, West Virginia! This was sort of a last minute trip I went on with my Gabe, Jess, and Mel. It was actually my first time ever going to Summersville and man did we have a blast, even though we were only there for a day and a half! Check out the video I made which kind of showcases what were were up to.
Suggested Plugins for Designing in WordPress
Wordpress has to be the most popular platforms out there when it comes to websites. All of the sites I own run on Wordpress and most of the sites I design at Look Social are also run on Wordpress. Working in Wordpress is quite easy, but there are a few plugins that can make it even easier, especially if you are designing a website.
My First Time Visiting Napa
More recapping of my summer! Back at the end of June I went on a really cool business trip out to Napa, California. Now for me Napa is not exactly a place a would normally go, I am not really into wine at all, but a company we work with over at ThinkComputers was having an event so I decided to go out. Since this was a tech event I got to hang out with my friend Michael, who was there representing MegaTechNews. Napa is of course known for wine, it is about an hour north of San Francisco.
Getting Organized With Google Calendar & Prioritab
When you are running your own business one thing you always struggle with is staying organized and productive. At a normal job you are told what to do or are given your tasks to complete, whereas when you are running your own business you know what you need to get done, but it is up to you when and if you do them. I have used so many different productivity tools over the years, but it seems I have settled on two which really get the job done for me. They are Google Calendar and Prioritab.
If You Haven’t Heard Of Casey Neistat
I guess I was first introduced to Casey Neistat when I saw his video Make It Count way back in 2012. It is a really awesome video so if you have 5 minutes go watch it! A few months ago my friend Rob made a post about Casey’s 1-year VLOG episode so I decided to see what it was all about. After watching that VLOG episode I decided to go back to the first episode and start watching. I’m already caught up to his current VLOG episodes! I’ve watched over a year of Casey’s daily VLOG’s and I don’t plan on stopping anytime soon. So what makes Casey so interesting and keeps me watching?
Things I’ve Learned Running a Digital Agency For a Year
So it has been about a year since I started Look Social. If you did not know Look Social is a full service digital agency that does logo design, web design, social media management, internet marketing and much more. It has been an interesting year starting the company and more and less learning as I go. With ThinkComputers I really never dealt with customers, made up contracts, etc. So there was a lot of learning and I sure have made some mistakes, but that is of course how you learn. Here are some of the biggest things I’ve learned over the past year.
Welcome To The New BobBuskirk.com
If you haven’t noticed I’ve given the blog a little face-lift! While I really loved my previous design, I had been using it for a very long time and it just seemed dated. I also wanted something with a little more functionality and worked better with social media sharing. So what you see now is the new layout and I am very happy with it!
The Deep Creek Trip
Well it seems that summer is coming to an end! It seems it is this time of year when I catch up on my blogging. During all summer I am trying to get the most of out the nice days I tend to slack off on blogging about my adventures! So stay tuned for a few posts about some of the trips and adventures I went on this summer!
The Most Important Thing I’ve Learned In The Past 32 Years
Not that long ago I turned 32, it is interesting turning another year older and how much things can just change in a years time. Each year a write a post around my birthday talking about how I’ve changed or what I am doing differently, etc. This year I want to talk about just one…
The QBB02 Shipment from Quarterly
It seems it’s been awhile since I’ve talked about Quarterly, or blogged for that matter. It has been a very busy start to 2016, but I definitely want to make a solid effort to get this blog going again. I really do enjoy blogging and it is a good way to relax and write about…
Spotify’s Discover Weekly Playlist is Awesome!
Over the past few years the way we listen to music has changed dramatically. For the most part I really do not have much music on my iPhone or computer. This music has been replaced by streaming services like Spotify and Pandora. They are really what I use exclusively. Over the past few weeks I…
I Actually Took A Real Vacation…
This past weekend I took a trip down to Naples, Florida to hang out with some friends. While I’ve been on many trips over the past few years they were never really vacations because I always ended up working. It is not that often I take a day off, I guess its the entrepreneur lifestyle….
The Three Bedroom Suite At Elara
Our Las Vegas Suite tradition continues! Each year at the end of a crazy and busy week covering CES the ThinkComputers crew stays in a pretty cool suite. This gives the crew a real chance to relax and just kick back. If you can remember we started with the 2 Bedroom Hospitality Suite at Vdara…