Category Archives: Business

Cutting through the clutter

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Gerard McLean

This is a tack board that was at the local coffee shop I went to last night. You’ve seen these everywhere, nothing special, no one card stands out from the next, almost all of them are clip-art logos, too many … Continue reading →

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Repairing typewriters

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Gerard McLean

Last week, I received emails from two former clients who needed some help with some legacy work. One needed some tweaks done on a print ad that was at least three years old. The other had moved his web site … Continue reading →

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Instead of bad grammar, we’ll be subjected to bad video

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Gerard McLean

It appears that 2012 is going to be the year social media experts write less and post more video. My take? Instead of bad grammar, we’ll all be subjected to bad video. I urge you, please take some basic video … Continue reading →

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Complicated could be deadly

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Gerard McLean

I was riding the elevator down from my doctor’s office yesterday and glanced over at the elevator panel. The emergency buttons caught my eye and it occurred to me that something that is intended to be used in the frantic … Continue reading →

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I’m really scared to upgrade software

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Gerard McLean

I used to to be the first kid on the block to upgrade to a new OS or the latest version of Adobe Photoshop or QuarkXpress. The new-found power of really cool features used to get me excited about possibilities … Continue reading →

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