Category: General
-
Fortrus Financial Website Improvements
Each day I’m making progress on the Fortrus Financial company website. I’m not a Joomla expert by any means, but today I got the site to achieve a 90% or an A-rating on PageSpeed and achieved a load time of under two seconds on Pingdom’s website speed test. When I…
-
Emotions are Hard
I can be slow at processing emotions, and that can be doubly difficult when those around me are actively experiencing theirs. With the passing of my Grandmother, I’ve been around many highly emotionally charged people but haven’t really felt any of my own. I don’t know if it is just…
-
My Grandma’s Passing
Yesterday, my cousin, Kyle, called us while we were on our way home from Wal-Mart. The plan was to make dinner and chili for Annie’s work and then have a nice evening of watching some more of the final season of Stargate: Atlantis together. When I picked up my phone,…
-
Looking for Beef Jerky
So, my favourite beef jerky, Big John’s Beef Jerky, is a bit too expensive for me right now thanks to the Canadian to US exchange rate, as well as my currently available disposable income, so I’m on the hunt for a new beef jerky. Since starting to eat Big John’s…
-
Future Tech Frustrations: Regrow Teeth
Many of you likely don’t know this about me: I used to want to be a dentist. From kindergarten through grade six, it was one career that I always wrote in the Schooldays Treasures book my mom put together. I think a big part of the reason I wanted to…
-
Childhood Memory: Salmonberries
I lived in Masset, British Columbia as a kid from the summer of 1991 through the early summer of 1995. The spring always came early there, and I remember my mom talking to my grandmother who was often jealous of how early things started to grow. It was always amazing…
-
Working Thirty Hours Per Week
In my new position as Director of Technology for Fortrus Financial, I negotiated for a thirty hour work week. I have been interested in the idea for quite some time now, as it would provide me with more balance and flexibility, and I’ve heard it hasn’t been detrimental to businesses.…
-
Deadpool and R-Rated Superheroes
This past weekend while in Kingston, I went to see Deadpool with a few family members. It was a movie that I was looking forward to, despite not specifically being a fan of Deadpool. Going into the movie, I knew very little about the character, but the advertising campaign has…
-
Second Class Supers on Sale in the USA
We have run a limited price promotion for Second Class Supers on the US Amazon website. Instead of its regular $8.50 USD price point, it is currently $7.22 USD $4.99 USD (thanks for the note Brian) for the ebook version. I am hoping that a few people will take advantage of…
-
Some Simple Website Advice
Recently, I was asked some advice about building and managing a website. I have two different paths I believe small business owners should take: hosting your own site and using WordPress.com. If you aren’t trying to directly do eCommerce through your website, WordPress.com is a great option for building a…
-
Hospital Visit with My Grandma
So this past weekend, Annie and I made an unplanned trip to Kingston to see my grandmother. She was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. Typically, for seniors, pneumonia isn’t good, but add her COPD to the mix, and she couldn’t breath much at all. When I found out she…
-
Free Basecamp Alternative: Freedcamp
While I’m not a huge fan of Basecamp’s simplistic to-do lists for managing projects, I do know that I need something to help me organize tasks, and when starting at Fortrus Financial, I looked at free options available and stumbled upon Freedcamp. I have been using Freedcamp for a month…
Malcolm Peralty 