http://colinloretz.com Technology & Life Hacking Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:36:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been just over 4 weeks for my 30 day slow-carb experiment, with one more day to go. Overall, I have not been able to stick to the diet religiously but have used its basic principles (such as not drinking my calories and avoiding simple carbs) for nearly every single ... http://colinloretz.com/2008/08/week-3-4-update-30-day-slow-carb-experiment/ Reno Collective is now live at www.renocollective.com. Ed Adkins and I will be adding much more content over the next couple days with our press releases. It will be the home to any of our announcements as well as general coworking and microbusiness news. It is a great feeling to see ... http://colinloretz.com/2008/08/reno-collective-website-now-online/ A List Apart has opened their "Survey for people who design websites" survey for 2008. This is the second annual survey distributed by A List Apart and the results are pretty useful for determining where graphic design, web design, and development fields are going and how they are performing. The survey ... http://colinloretz.com/2008/07/the-survey-for-people-who-make-websites/ I'm now on week 2 of the 30 day slow-carb diet experiment and I've managed to stick to the plan with little deviation but eating at work has been one of the most difficult parts. It's easy to grill something up when you're sitting back at home but its quite ... http://colinloretz.com/2008/07/week-2-update-30-day-slow-carb-experiment/ Want to brush up on your writing? Writing a lot, by starting a blog or keeping a journal can certainly help but Kurt Vonnegut believes that good writing comes from good ideas and saying exactly what you mean. How to Write With Style by Kurt Vonnegut [via Jason Santa Maria] Newspaper reporters ... http://colinloretz.com/2008/07/how-to-write-with-style/ It's been one week since I started the 30 day slow-carb diet experiment and I have some things to share. The first thing I tried to do was create a log to track everything I was eating. This failed after the first two days and signifies a barrier than many people ... http://colinloretz.com/2008/07/week-1-update-30-day-slow-carb-experiment/ If you haven't heard of coworking - then you probably work in a cubicle. It's ok if you do, so do I. At least for now. Coworking has been defined as many things by the people who participate but the Coworking Wiki defines it as: Coworking is cafe-like community/collaboration space for developers, ... http://colinloretz.com/2008/07/coworking-is-coming-to-reno/ The word diet certainly has a negative connotation. Now I don't necessarily need to lose weight but I know my youthful metabolism won't last forever. I'm interested in this experiment for the benefits of physical performance and lifetime health. Tim Ferris, of Four Hour Work Week fame, claims that "it is ... http://colinloretz.com/2008/07/30-day-slow-carb-diet-experiment/ I've had trouble regularly updating the blog in the past but a few things have happened this summer that will and have changed that. Of course, Robert Payne says, "I'll believe it when I see it!" Part of this problem has been a lack of focus. I do a lot of ... http://colinloretz.com/2008/07/a-summer-of-changing-content/ I've been working with Salesforce.com for just over a year and it is no where near the same system it was when I started working at Twelve Horses. In the past year, I have seen the CRM evolve to include a full developer platform, Force.com, with Apex code allowing developers ... http://colinloretz.com/2008/06/inspired-by-the-force-the-forcecom-platform-that-is/