My Mind is a Swirl

A while back I mentioned the therapeutic little ritual I perform every so often. I sit and list everything that’s going on at The Exchange, either to assure myself that things aren’t as quiet as they seem or (in the current instance) to try to get a handle on the swirl of projects at their [...]

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Technical Skill not Required, Obviously

Yesterday was the longest week of my life.  This was the day I spent trying to rehabilitate my laptop. As I reported previously, all of my USB devices suddenly stopped reporting for duty. Mouse, keyboard, scanner, printer, flash drives…all suddenly AWOL. Also, my touchpad was acting goofy. I could move the cursor, but I couldn’t [...]

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Marketing: Pull Back or Press Forward?

There’s an economic school of thought that says in “times like these” freelancers, contract workers, consultants, call them what you will, should be doing OK. Suppose your company has a need for some service. When times are good, your company might go ahead and put someone on staff to take care of that need. Your [...]

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Technical Difficulties

Sorry, gang. I was all set to regale you with the story of running and gunning across Europe producing corporate video. But something’s up with the PC. Suddenly my laptop doesn’t recognize my USB devices. Printer, scanner, remote keyboard, wireless mouse, the flash drive where my file is trapped…nothing. Device Manager says the drivers are [...]

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Hoping Against Hope: The Want Ads

Can you (and by you I mean me) find writing jobs in the want ads? If you don’t live in New York, Chicago, or anywhere there are more people than livestock, I’m not so sure. Every town is different, of course, and there are different kinds of writing.
Take Charleston, for example. Type “writer” into the [...]

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