Perfectionaryist
Brewed on October 24th, 2008 by Troy Meyer
Here is the problem. I am writing on average 1 post a month lately. Not quite what I had in mind when I started this blog thing.
I am realizing that this problem stems from a few subtle points:
- I’m not sure what I want the blog to be about, as a whole
- When I feel like writing, I don’t know what to write about
- When I write something, it doesn’t seem good enough
Basically, I’ve lost the plot. When I started blogging seriously here at TWKM I had only one goal; to practice writing. But something terrible happened. Some of my writing was well-received and it excited me that people thought I had something to offer.
Why is this terrible?
I began writing for those people that thought I had something to offer and I felt compelled to write for them, and if I didn’t think it had anything to offer to them it died in the Drafts folder. I was no longer writing for myself and no longer setting out to pursue the whole reason I started this blog. To practice my damn writing.
I lost the point and I lost the plot. I lost my voice and I tried to put a label on the blog, a label I didn’t fit so by osmosis a label the blog couldn’t fit. I became a perfectionist, trying to make something perfect that was never meant to be perfect.
From now on I’m going to unapologetically pursue writing, without a clearly defined niche, without a clearly defined revenue model, without 99% of the things that the blog consultants say I need. I’m going to write without the filter and I’m going to throw up garbage sometimes — there’s your fair warning. There is no room for fear of criticism here.
I’m back…
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Beat Traffic With Your iPhone
Brewed on September 25th, 2008 by Troy Meyer
Recently Mark Pavlidis of Pavlidis Consulting contacted me to let me know he has released a suite of iPhone applications to help you battle traffic delays. I have been playing with the Calgary Traffic App for some time now and it’s been a great tool to see what is happening on the roads in my city.
Also available in Vancouver, Toronto, Quebec City and Montreal flavours, the gadgets allow you to see the traffic situation throughout your city from anywhere using current traffic camera images. You can add multiple cameras to your cameras list and then scroll through them with a swipe of your finger. Check out the demo video to see all of the features.
Currently available for a limited introductory price, this is definitely a suite of apps that road warriors will find to be a trusty companion when they are out battling in the streets. Visit the Pavlidis Consulting iPhone Applications page now to learn more about the apps and purchase from the Application Store.
Update: V.1.3 will be released soon which fixes a bug in the 2.1 iPhone OS (a bug I luckily haven’t experienced) and adds the option to Select All/None of the available cameras.
Also check out some of Mark’s other projects, the Mac OS X Dashboard Widgets for Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto traffic cameras.
Freedom is a Killer
Brewed on August 1st, 2008 by Troy Meyer
Freedom Breeds Procrastination
I have to say that my single biggest struggle at this point in my life is probably procrastination. I put things off for far too long before ultimately deciding it must be done so I can get on with my life, or before it decides that it must be done before the world unravels around me due to my lack of action.
- Voicemail… I’ll check it later.
- Letter to send… I’ll send it tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow.
- That email doesn’t need to be dealt with now… I’m going to have a coffee now, I’ll deal with it after. (more…)
Bible Gateway Gadget – Multiple Languages
Brewed on July 25th, 2008 by Troy Meyer
Near Future Addition: Multiple Language Support
At the request of some users of the Bible Gateway iGoogle Gadget I will be adding have added additional languages to the gadget. As one user, Martin, pointed out, Bible Gateway allows different languages and translations, so it makes sense for the gadget to support additional languages as well.
You Can Help!
If you are interested in using the gadget in your language, and you are able to help with the translation, please send me the following information to 
:
- Your name and email address
- Your website/blog link (if you have one)
- The language translated to from English
- The following words/phrases translated from English to the language of your choice (please include the English word/phrase you are translating from. Place the translation next to the word e.g. Search - Recherche):
- Enter your search here
- Search
- More Information
- Default Version
- Hide Keyword Search?
- Quick Search
- Keyword
- Match ALL words
- Match ANY word
- Match EXACT phrase
- Match whole words only
- Display
- References only
- Verses & references
- Sort by
- Book order
- Relevance
I will use the first translation I receive for each language and give credit to the translator on the Google Gadget information page, along with a link to their website or blog.
Thanks in advance for your help! Together we can make this gadget appeal to more and more people, by delivering the ability to search Bible Gateway in their own language!
Thanks and Blessings!
- Trey
Bible Gateway Search Gadget
Brewed on July 9th, 2008 by Troy Meyer
I want to give a big thanks to the people at Bible Gateway for their recent blog post about the Google Gadget I put together to search their site.
Bible Gateway is a great site where you can search the Bible for verses or topics. I use it every morning to do my daily reading and the search functions are top notch. I created the Google Gadget to use from my iGoogle page where my reading schedule is on my Google Calendar. If you use iGoogle you can add the gadget by visiting the information page and clicking the Add to Google button.
If you have suggestions or questions about the gadget check out the information page and get in touch.
