Web Worker Daily

Recently I was sent an interesting piece on “motivating yourself when you just don’t feel like it.” In other words, how to slay the demon procrastination.

The suggestion of this article was particularly timely as I’ve been feeling somewhat adrift for the last few weeks. I’d already overcome my inertia, but I realize that some of these tips could have been useful in getting me going again.

In the post, Jason Barr suggests eight techniques, but I particularly like these five: Read the rest of this entry »

In case you weren’t aware, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) was held this week, which basically means we gamers have been finding it rather challenging to keep our attention focused firmly on work. Not only was one of the world’s biggest gaming show on, but this past Tuesday also marked the release of The Sims 3. It’s been a recipe for disaster. Or at the very least, a dip in productivity.

Luckily, I had professional cause to engage with The Sims 3. And it was with strictly professional interests in mind that I devoted upwards of 14 hours over the past two days to EA’s wildly popular life-simulation franchise. Well, maybe that’s not strictly true, but there was work involved.

In-game, I was working, too. Specifically, I was pursuing Sim careers in both the music industry and professional sports. In doing so, I realized that I think of my job in exactly the same way a Sim would.  Here are the specific parallels I’ve drawn between my real-life and simulated experiences. Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, Pinch Media released some interesting statistics about App Store usage in a presentation, now available online.

In short, they’ve found that while free apps are downloaded like crazy, active use drops off fast. Paid apps tend to see more use after installation and are used for longer periods. If it’s a paid game, all the better.

Long before he stopped using his iPhone altogether, Om raised similar questions on GigaOM regarding app usage.

Does your own iPhone usage support this data?

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Like many of us, I spend quite a lot of time on the web and come across a staggering number of interesting things. In Clearing The Cache I pull out some of my favorites and share them with you here.

Congratulations to Garvin and the Serendipity team for a fantastic 1.4 release of their wonderful blogging platform.

With the holidays here, and perhaps some free time available, jkOnTheRun points us to some Good Old Games for your netbook.

Slash7 shares a Jump Start Credit Card Processing Cheat Sheet – thanks Amy.

Andreas Gohr shows you how to Setup DokuWiki in <15 minutes.

Wayne Smallman tells us Why we need a blogging code of conduct. What do you think?