"I live in Harlem and work in Brooklyn near Coney Island. I have multiple options for getting to work – walk a couple of blocks and take the 1 to the Q, then walk across the street to work; or I can take the M100 or M101 to St. Nicholas and 125th Street and take the B straight to work. I prefer the B, because I can always hop on an A or D express to 59th Street and save 3-5 minutes on my commute. Door to door it takes about 1.5 hours, but I have books and movies on my iPod for the days when I do not sleep on the way to or from work."
- Ellie
"That’s a great idea! I take photos of items and store them in my phone, but I should take it a step further and store in Evernote. Then, I have the information no matter where I am!"
- Ellie
"Thanks for all of the comments! I sleep on my way in to work in the morning and read and listen to podcasts on the way home. When I commuted via commuter rail, I would spend time texting or calling people. But now 80% of my commute is underground on the NYC subway, so there’s little time for talking or texting."
- Ellie
"I like the idea of plaques in the subway stations with trivia. Renaming stations could be expensive and confusing for many. The Triborough Bridge was renamed, but I rarely hear anyone use its new name."
- Ellie
"The gamers are what bother me most about SEO. They take advantage of search engine searches to come up with irrelevant results that generate traffic. If I’m looking for umbrellas, I want results about umbrellas, not rain coats or hats."
- Ellie
"I use TextExpander for things such as: my mailing address in forms, email signatures, my fax number (which I’ve never memorized), html code and more."
- Ellie
"This looks like a handy tool! Great writeup and I’m going through your plugins list now. It is always fun to see what other people use to make their sites work!"
- Ellie
"This looks like a handy tool! Great writeup and I’m going through your plugins list now. It is always fun to see what other people use to make their sites work!"
- Ellie
"I am an ‘elitist’. I will follow people if I feel they add value to my stream, but I don’t worry about how many people are following me. I do go in and check for porn or spambots, but otherwise I don’t block people who are following me, but I’m not likely to follow everyone back – especially if they are a MySpacer."
- Ellie
"I added a Twitter button to the footer of my blog. I am not sure how I feel about linking to my Twitter account because I post more than just links about my blog or “niche”."
- Ellie
"Personal hygiene is personal for a reason. Trust me, no one wants to hear you clipping your fingernails or smell your nail polish. I’ll never forget the day last summer when the lady sitting next to me was clipping her fingernails and the nail landed in my lap. Seriously, what do you do in that situation? Let’s help avoid awkward moments for everyone, and take care of these things at home."
- Ellie
"My favorite show to catch on Hulu is “In Plain Sight”, a show about US Marshals in New Mexico. I will have to try this tool out. Thanks for writing about it!"
- Ellie