If you are a content creator like me then you are always working to put out new content. If you are not actually making the content you are editing and finalizing it. This takes up a lot of time and if you have to meet a deadline you can really stress yourself out trying to…
Server and Web Hosting Importance
Some of you may have noticed that all of my sites were down including this one was down for some time early in the morning yesterday. I was having problems with e-mail so I decided to just restart the server. Well it did not come back up. I couldn’t figure out why it would not…
5 Reasons to Start Blogging
I started this blog back in 2005 as more of a personal journal, but it evolved from that into a platform where I can express myself, give business tips, discuss issues, and even make some money. Blogging to me is a lot of fun and it gives me an escape from writing all of the…
Don’t Tell Me How to Run My Business
Sorry to my regular readers for this post it’s just something that I need to say. Last night I was going through my list of blogs I check out on a daily basis and I wanted to check out what one of my friends has been up to. Since he isn’t in my blog bookmarks…
Delegate Tasks, Become More Productive
When you start your own business you think that you have to do everything yourself. You want your business to succeed so you become a perfectionist and want everything done correctly and the way that you want it. Now this is ok, but a lot of tasks can be delegated to others. If you put…
Starting Your Day off Right
Some people are morning people and some are not, but even if you are not a morning person you should start off your day right. If you have a slow start then you will end up getting less done and you will feel like crap too. I do a good amount of my work in…
Getting People to take you Seriously
If you are starting any new type of business and you are dealing with customers or other businesses sometimes it can be hard for them to take you seriously, especially if you are starting an online business. This happened to me when I first started ThinkComputers. I was about 16-17 when I started the site…
The Super Bowl and Ads
Since the Super Bowl I have talked to a lot of people about the commercials, hell its good conversation and its great to remember some of the better commercials, who could forget the Apple Ad of 1984. Anyways most of the people I talked to said advertisers pay way too much for the 30-second spot,…
Super Bowl Thoughts
I’m not really a football fan, I mean I can sit and enjoy a game on TV, but I’m not a die-hard fan. Even though I rarely watch football I had to watch the Super Bowl, it is the biggest football game all year so it is going to be a great game and of…
Motivation From CES
Besides all of good times at the parties and events during CES the thing that I took away most from CES was motivation. I have been working on ThinkComputers since 2001 and I wouldn’t have imagined that it would be my full-time job that actually pays well and I enjoy doing. I proved to a…
Vegas at Night
Las Vegas is an amazing place, of course it is known for its hotels and casino’s, but it is also one of the United States fastest growing cities. I have been to Las Vegas 3 times and each was great, every year it seems like they are building something new. I have never flown into…
The Pens Can Win Without Crosby
As you all know I am a huge hockey fan. Living in Pittsburgh I am of course a Pittsburgh Penguins fan. Friday one of the worst things that could have happened to the Penguins did, Sidney Crosby got hurt, suffering a high ankle sprain. Usually in Hockey a high ankle sprain will take you out…
Bill Gates Last Day at Microsoft
One thing that I always looked forward to at CES was the Bill Gates keynote, not only is he a great public speaker, they was always usually a funny video in there, if sure some of you remember the Bill Gates goes to college video. Since this yeah was his last CES keynote he made…
The NHL Winter Classic
January 1st we witnessed hockey history! The first ever NHL outdoor game in the United States was played at Ralf Wilson stadium in Buffalo. Now there have been other outdoor games like the heritage classic, which was in Canada, but this was the first one in the United States. The 2 teams selected were Buffalo…
You Can Make Money from a Blog!
So many people say blogs are useless forms of income, but they can be very profitable. Just look at John Chow, he made over $27,000 last month just from his blog, and he has only been blogging for about 2 years. ThinkComputers has been online for around 6 years and we don’t anywhere near that…