Connect Simply

I admit, many years back I didn’t know what open source was either. Thanks to my oldest son, Tim Caswell, I’ve come to know and appreciate open source. Basically open source is software which is open for all to use, without purchase. You are also free to improve, update, modify the code for your own [...]

Several years back I realized it’d be quite helpful for a business owner to have their own website. Not necessarily a blog, I thought blogs were online personal diaries, and why would I want my private ramblings public? My own personal website though would be cool. So I checked into making a website, not knowing [...]

I got an email from one of my sons today. Doug is serving on a mission for our church in Eugene, Oregon. I thought I’d share part of his letter. “I know that the missionaries here think I know a lot about plants from what I learned from Mom. I can name a lot of [...]

“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t [...]

First, watch the video. The Urban Farming Guys explain what they are all about better than I. This group is connecting in so many ways: Connect with nature – Growing food stuff, plants, animals, aquaponic system, alternate energy. Connect with family – It is fun the watch the kids learn how to do stuff working [...]

Doesn’t really matter the platform: MySpace, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Skype, various forums. People migrate from place to place. At one time Ryze was one of my favorites, now it is almost a virtual ghost town. You’ll find spammers, stalkers, scammers along with great friends. Old friends are reunited, business partners found, shared brainstorming (crowd sourcing). [...]