In my time I’ve interviewed many different types of people. None of them were particularly famous, but all of them were interesting. Interviews are one of the most under-utilized forms of content, and both bloggers and webmasters are guilty of overlooking it. Most people assume that they’ll never be able to interview anyone of interest […]

One of the most common pieces of web writing advice you’ll hear is keep it short. People aren’t interested in reading web writing, the most they’ll do is scan it (or so we’re told). Rarely do you hear the suggestion made that readers could be encouraged to do anything else. Cue Coding Horror, a blog with upwards […]

How much time do we waste switching between and checking our StumbleUpon, Digg, Facebook, Twitter, Jaiku, Quechup, Del.icio.us, etc. accounts? The sheer amount of these accounts, the chopping and changing required, ensures that most of us will drop a few of these services and stick only to the ones we feel are essential: simply for […]

Regular readers will know that Skelliewag runs no ads or affiliate links. I’ve never made a cent of direct income from this site, but I have lost money as a direct result of it. The money I lose each month is a modest double-digit sum: something I have no regrets or anxieties about. There are […]

Why do the eye pupils dilate or contract? Is it only a response to change in illumination? Apparently not. It’s common knowledge that the eye pupils dilate and contract according to the light they’re exposed to. This body mechanism helps regulate the amount of light we receive, which allows us to see better in different […]