Monthly Archives: December 2008

Creative Commons Licensing in Use at Keener Living

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Bruce Keener

I am a huge fan of open-source software, and of freely sharing ideas and knowledge. Accordingly, today I implemented a Creative Commons Licensing for Keener Living content. Specifically, the licensing type is Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike, which the Creative … Continue reading →

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Getting Successful Outcomes

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Are you getting the results you want out of your projects? Are you defining those results upfront? Ah, that’s the key, isn’t it … defining the results you want upfront. In his highly acclaimed Getting Things Done: The Art of … Continue reading →

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Keep Stress from Breaking Your Brain

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Stress can get people down so much that they can’t even think clearly. Have you ever had that happen to you? It might not be a common occurrence but it can happen, even to people you would not suspect it … Continue reading →

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Two Weekend Tunes for You

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Since a few of you like my guitar playing, I decided to record and upload a couple of tunes tonight. Both are old Jerry Reed tunes … that is, he wrote and originally recorded them (many, many moons ago). I … Continue reading →

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Google Friend Connect Being Used at Keener Living

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Beginning today (4 December 2008), we are using Google’s Friend Connect on Keener Living. You can access it from the home page of this blog (on the sidebar). Quoting from Google’s introductory article on Friend Connect: Friend Connect makes it … Continue reading →

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Getting People to Understand

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Seth Godin has an interesting post on using gravity in marketing. He contrasts how easy it is to understand gravity, and that everyone believes in it, while evolution is more difficult to understand, and not everyone believes in it. It … Continue reading →

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Understanding Anxiety Disorders

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Bruce Keener

It never ceases to amaze me that there are some very talented bloggers who visit my humble little blog. One of these is Mike, who runs a wonderful site that I want you to know about: Anxiety, Panic, and Health. … Continue reading →

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The Comfort of Automatic Backup

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Bruce Keener

Until yesterday I was backing up my iMac manually, once a month (I used a periodic appointment for a reminder). Now, thanks to my new 500GB external hard drive and Leopard’s Time Machine utility, the backups are done hourly. This … Continue reading →

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