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Urgent vs. Important

I cleaned my desk this week. Actually, I should say I cleaned my office because I left no surface unturned, including my digital desktop. Other than gaining some mental relief, I also read a lot. Interesting articles. Notes I had jotted down. Letters from friends. Magazines… you know the little things you keep because something…

Best NotePad iPad Apps

I haven’t done a crazy review of everything, however after some research at this very point in time, it appears that the cream of the crop for quick and helpful note taking are below. Any other suggestions are welcome. We’ll be checking these out immediately however. Notability Penultimate Note Taker HD Dropbox synchronization and friendliness…

Translating Tech to CEOs

An interesting challenge I’ve been dealing with lately has been translating techie products to senior management and company leaders in feature magazine articles. The reason why this is a challenge: The magazine also reaches tech staff, so we don’t the article to be over-simplified. It’s hard to differentiate the product without covering some of the…
NeuConcept featured in Matt Mullenweg's State of the Word speech

NeuConcept mentioned in Matt Mullenweg’s State of the Word

The excitement just keeps happening… First, we were able to meet Matt Mullenweg, one of our personal tech heroes, at WordCamp St. Louis. Matt not only has shepherded the WordPress movement with tact, charisma and talent, but he’s also created a fascinating remote working model with Automattic. Then, Matt contacted Brett and asked him to…
Brett Coleman and Matt Mullenweg

Meeting Matt Mullenweg

The NeuConcept team got to meet one of our heroes in technology. And what made it even better was that it was an informal, fun encounter! How awesome is it when you are eating lunch and Matt Mullenweg asks if he can join you? This happened on Saturday while we were attending WordCamp St. Louis,…

Telling Your Story through Video

I was really excited to find out that a video that I scripted and helped produce is now available on YouTube. It was put together by the St. Louis Family and Community Partnership to help recruit foster parents. We went to several families and interviewed them on why they foster children and what benefits it…

Teaching: A New Frontier

I’m now teaching Communications and Public Relations in the graduate program at Webster University. It has been very interesting because I’m teaching about topics and work that I’ve done for years, yet I find it can be challenging to find the best way to describe those activities that have become second nature. So that is…

Thoughts on RFPs

I participated in a request for proposal (RFP) presentation yesterday. We rarely participate in RFPs because most of our work comes from referrals… but in this instance, it was my contact that had sent the RFP to me and requested our participation, and I wanted to learn more about the organization. What we learned The…

New Adobe CS5 – New Indesign Features to Drool Over

My husband is the geek who is normally glued to the screen every time new software or hardware comes out. But this time, I’m the one who’s excited! Thanks to Terry White, a trainer for Adobe and excellent blogger, we got a sneak peek of the top five new features in all of the new…

Friday Fun: A Funny Depiction of What Happens Too Often in the Design Process

This cartoon says it all… and it is very funny. How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell For those of us involved in design, web development, writing, videos and anything that’s not straight-up accounting, we’ve all had this experience. A client hires you for your expertise and then… well, you know. Check this scenario…