Something interesting is happening in KC
Listen to internet radio with cjspeaks on Blog Talk Radio The above radio show from @BlogTalkRadio is describing the current Gigabit Challenge being put on by Think Big Partners. This has to do with the Google Fiber Network that is due to be installed in Kansas City. You can read more about the Gigabit Challenge [...]
Heros
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy This is the kind of thing I think is really cool. Random strangers doing what is necessary.
Maintaining a Internet Connection
If you are doing any online business or even just email, having a solid DSL or Cable connection is paramount. Over 2 weeks ago my DSL modem went down. I had the modem box for about 9 months before it fried itself. I was even able to pull out the receipt where that charge was billed [...]
Want a house for $100?
A guy in Jackson Wyoming is raffling his house off after a year of being on the market. If you have never been to Jackson, it is quite a place. There is actually a lot to do there beyond the normal “go to movie, go to shopping center” stuff. The question of “what is there [...]
Great article for Entrepreneurs or New Business Professionals
Khuram Malik wrote an article about Adding Value to what ever you do. What are you giving your customers? What problem are you solving with your product? Those are essential questions to answer when you are in business, just starting a business, thinking about a business concept or plan. If you are giving a pitch to [...]
Sites worth viewing
I have been trying to think of a ongoing theme or something to do on a specific day of the week, but haven’t really come up with something I really like. I am however leaning towards something like this – Cool Sites I ran across this week, or Cool Videos, etc. So maybe a Site [...]
New Coffee Tree for Johnny
I got a new coffee tree over the weekend. I will load a picture when I get a chance. Am planning on keeping it at my office so I can put reminders and the like on my calendar for when to water it, etc. I read about coffee tree care a couple years ago when [...]
Week end Review and Cool Site Recommendation
This week was quite productive on the Johnny Optimist front. We got a lot of things done on each of the blogs, got some new projects rolling, and are set up pretty nicely for next week. First, the Cool Site Recommendation: I have been reading SuperAffiliate for a coule weeks now, and Kit (the owner) [...]
The first week of a new hosting company
Well, if you have read some of my other posts, you would know that I helped another wordpress site switch hosting companies last week. Fortunately the switch was quite painless. They have almost 100 contributors, and I have never set up or configured a WordPress install before, but Bluehost made it easy. We choose Bluehost [...]

