Interview Essentials: The 5 P's

I am preparing for a very important job interview. This one isn't my first interview by any means, but it is for a really good job for me (if it were my first, would I have any advice to give...?). To be fully prepared for the interview, I have a set of 5 go to …

Hack Gas Prices: 50 Tips To Save You Money

Four dollars a gallon! Four dollars a gallon!! I can't believe how much I paid at the pump today! I drive a Lexus RX 400h; the h standing for hybrid. Yet, I am still hit just as hard in the wallet as anyone else. Sure, it doesn't help that my hybrid SUV only gets …

Your Thoughts On Content Management

One of my all time favorite web designers, Steve Smith, along with his partner John Nunemaker have posted a survey on their website, Ordered List. It is a short survey, so if you wouldn't mind filling it out, I would really appreciate it.

Pranking The Firefox Team

It seems like the folks over at the Microsoft Internet Explorer development team have started a kind of tradition. When Firefox 2 shipped, the development team at Mozilla received a cake with a giant IE logo. Now that Firefox 3 has shipped, low and behold, the offices …

Premium Wordpress Themes That Are Worth It

Nowadays, in order to get yourself a decent Wordpress theme, it seems like you need to pay for it. And some of these premiums will cost you a pretty penny. But besides alliteration, what advantage do they have? Well, I am glad you asked. I plan on answering that as …

Update: My Job Search

It has now been 3 weeks since I have been in Dallas looking for jobs. Up until just a couple of days ago, I was constantly striking out (reminds me of my single days). But now, someone has finally given me a shot! At least, sort of...

I don't want to mention the name of …

Take The One Hundred Push Ups Challenge

As part of my new life makeover, I need to get myself fit; because right now, I am the exact opposite. Yet, the time has never been better for me to get in shape. I have plenty of time to exercise, I have just come off repairing my ACL, and I am extremely motivated. In …

My Top 5 Places To Visit If I Had Money

So the other day I was really wanting to be on a vacation. I am talking, anywhere. I could care less. I would go to the beaches here in Texas if I had to. But later that night, after I really thought about it, I came up with a short list of places that I really want to …

My Personal Banking Setup

Having recently been sent off on my own financially, as well as own my own living (in Dallas), it was time to form my own personal banking setup. This is exactly what I have done and I want to share with you what decision I have made and why. I have opened 1 checking …

My Blog Post Template

All good bloggers have a formula or basic framework for putting together posts. Think of it as a post template. This should go beyond breaking an entry into paragraphs and throwing in a few gratuitous pictures. It should not only incorporate the theme of the post but …

The Job Hunter's Survival Kit

When hunting for a new job, whether it is your first (as is my case) or you are pursuing a career change, it is important to have a certain set of tools to help you. These tools, along with a core skill set are what I call the "Job Hunter's Survival Kit". I have broken …

Thoughts On Apple's WWDC 2008

I was totally ready to fall in love with Apple's latest and greatest gadgets. Well, it turns out that there was only one gadget... But that's cool! I would love it, right?... Can someone say "2 megapixels" for me?... Also, I want to share with you, my reader, my …

The Big Move: Version .5 Beta

So I have finally made it! I am in Dallas, Texas! And I am living in an amazing million dollar home! The only problem? It belongs to my girlfriend's mother... So I haven't quite made it yet. But I have started looking for apartments and a job.

The Moving Part

This …

Financial Month In Review: Starting Point

It is time to roll out one of the new features here at J David Macor.com; my Financial Month In Review. Think of it as sort of like John Chow's Blog Income Report, except hopefully I will be making much more money from my real job than from my blog income! I will …

The Making Of My New Logo

So, last night I gave birth (so to speak) to my new blog; a blog focused on life development. And to go along with the new theme, I thought it appropriate to give the site a new logo. It had to be simple and more mature, keeping in tune with the blog's new feel. Have a …

Re-focus: A New Beginning

Its about that time again. I have had a huge break from writing, but am now ready to come back. It is also about time for my focus to change. In the last year I have grown up a great deal and my interests have changed significantly. This blog will now have a new focus: …

My Life Goals

This post is dedicated to my most desired achievements. Since changing the focus of this blog from web design and development to life success and development, I have decided to come up with a list of goals to aim for.

The point of this list is not to be some kind of …

Typography Inspiration; From Flickr!

One of the greatest sources for inspiration is Flickr. I mean, we all know that. But how many of you use it as an inspiration source for typography? Well, until recently, I know that I didn't. Apparently, this is a Flickr group dedicated to typography. It is definitely …

Giving BlogRush A Shot

I am sure you have all been hearing a great deal about BlogRush, the latest blog buzz topic. In fact, according to Technorati, BlogRush has been mentioned 2,000 times already! But the question is whether this new darling service is worth the hype. Of course, John Chow …

Are You Too Focused On Google?

The entire SEO field is fixated on Google. It is all about improving your PageRank and getting listed in Google's search results. The other search players are secondary in the minds of the experts. And of course, this is with good reason. Google is the dominant force …