@scottalanmiller lol for some reason that is Not hard to imagine

@networknerd said in Generating content ideas for topics, posts, articles:

I actually get frustrated at times with the length of my commute and the fact that I could have been blogging about something during that time. I feel like that is part of the problem I have with hitting a regular cadence of more than every couple of weeks.

I think it is Evernote that allows you to do voice memos right into your notes. So while you are commuting you could talk into phone and flesh out an article and at least make some progress. Just an idea for you

@networknerd said in Generating content ideas for topics, posts, articles:

I'm in the same boat and think of ideas all the time based on problems I have solved at work, a podcast I have listened to, someone in the community I have talked to about an issue they have had. I just started this year at http://blog.thenetworknerd.com. I usually make a draft in Wordpress to save for later so I do not forget. At times I have so many ideas it is hard to pick one.

Those are good ideas! I will pay more attention when I am listening to things and reading forums! I will check out your site too

@ivan-palii said in Generating content ideas for topics, posts, articles:

Thanks also for your content idea generation experience. I guess some abstractive ideas are better generated when we are walking, drink a coffee etc. But content for some specific theme is better generated by tools. Am i right?

It is a lot of personal preference here. I found myself losing track of ideas during my day so I knew i had to keep a list. My list has topic ideas for months ahead of time currently so I am never out of ideas.

I actually prefer this method to using tools because I feel it is more real-world. Tools are accessed by everyone and you get people writing about the same topics over and over. My topics are almost always actual conversations I have with people

@ivan-palii said in Generating content ideas for topics, posts, articles:

. I guess you might short it. It helps users to catch more information by eyes during the reading.

My site definitely needs some design help and some more thought put into it but right now i just don't have the time. I feel it is more important to keep writing regular content and the rest of the time marketing it. Some day i will do more design lol

I would agree with this also. Postgres is a very mature and solid product. Unless you have a specific reason to not use it , it would be my first choice

@dustinb3403 Any particular hosting companies you would recommend?

@rojoloco Yeah we have had our problems consistently. I just don't know when and if our amount of users warrants something different than something much smaller.

We have somewhere around 200-300 users and the person in charge of the phone system is looking at alternatives to consider. We currently use cisco phones but I don't know many more details other than that. Is a hosted solution viable and if so what company do you all recommend so i can look at them?

Or should we just stay with onsite management because that is what we are used to?

I would ask what makes sense for a school with that many users....but we hardly ever do what makes sense lol if you feel like answering that then go for it, I guess it couldn't hurt.

@ivan-palii I use OneNote several times a day and do it every day. Among other things, I keep a running list of things to write about based on things I encounter with my users. Excel tutorial, network question, c++ problem a professor had, basic Linux concepts for another professor to help her class. things like that.

When i encounter something I use OneNote app on phone and enter it in and refer to it and add a lot more to make a post. http://aindien.com/blog Its real basic material and its stuff that would bore you all to tears but I have found an audience for it.

@jaredbusch LOL right on!

@eddiejennings said in WordPress Hosting:

For those who manage Wordpress and use hosting like Asmallorange, what was your Wordpress installation method? I know the one-click things aren't recommends, but do you get some kind of SSH access to install whatever packages are needed?

1. You can use managed hosting where they take care of things.
2. Non manged hosting where it is partially set up for you and you just configure.
3. You rent server space somewhere, ssh into the server, then install wordpress, php, apache or nginx as webserver, mysql, mariadb or postgress for your database.

Thats it in a general and high level view though it can get a lot more complicated depending on how you want to set it up.

I use rackspace and rent server space there and run two servers there. I use SSH to manage everything

Ok added your site. Scott's is on there too.

http://aindien.com/my-favorite-blogs/

@storageninja Thanks appreciate that information!

@networknerd What works for me is doing it at the beginning of lunch, right before I eat. Thats right at middle of my day too. I have got to where i rotate my exercises now but that is up to you. You can just do 1 for a while if you want. I just want to be balanced in what I do. So i do squats one day then day while holding dell optiplex to chest, pushups next day, then next day is modified deadlift where I use a dell optiplex as weight. I try not to break a full sweat of course but that little activity at beginning of lunch every day does it for me. I no longer have those afternoon dips in energy. I'm still a little overweight because I eat too much but dang i can work all day lifting and carrying stuff if I need to because of my exercise.

@eddiejennings Alright if Microsoft is off the table then next considerations would be GSuite and then Zoho mail in my humble opinion.

If you are healthy otherwise and don't have sleep apnea then its just lack of exercise. Walking doesn't cut it. Do some squats or pushups for 10 min and you will be fully energized and muscles primed for some heavy-duty powershell scripting lol.

In most cases if your eating right and healthy its being too sedentary in the day. The longer commute could certainly be the difference and it happens as we get older regardless so do more light exercise to combat it.

Enjoyed the article. I'll add you to my reading list and link to you from my website

@tim_g said in Las Vegas Shooting - Lone Shooter - 50 Killed 200+ injured:

The media only labels someone a terrorist if they are of foreign nationality and of a specific religion. That's where my issue lies.

Your absolutely right about that

@scottalanmiller yeah that sucks