Jason Villasoto

Since switching to mac, I’ve started using the ever-popular Quicksilver app. When I first discovered QS, I thought it was merely a third-party application that did the same job that Spotlight does on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. I was so wrong. Lifehacker has a great article that shows a newbie how to get started with this ultimate productivity application. Merlin Mann also has a lot of great articles about QS at 43folders.com. Oh, and by the way, QS is one of those applications that reaffirms how Windows is absolutely dead to me.

Forget water, food, Tylenol, massages, coffee, exercise or chocolate. If you’re like me, you’ve tried all of these and many more ways to get rid of a nagging headache. Often, none of these methods work. The reason they don’t work is that our brain is asking us to solve the root cause, not the symptom. You see, the headache is just a symptom of the underlying stress. I’ve come to realize that, oftentimes, the headache I’m having is a result of feeling overwhelmed with all the “unfinished business” on my mind. Continue reading ‘The Power of Completion’

So I’ve been a PC user since my first Commodore PC 10-II with an amber monochrome monitor running MS-Dos off a 5.25″ Floppy drive with no hard drive. Fast forward to about 2 weeks ago. I bought my first Apple, a shiny new Macbook. I never thought I’d switch to Mac, simply because I didn’t know anything about them except for their quirky ads and the ever-eccentric Steve Jobs. To say the least, I have seen the light. Continue reading ‘iSwitched.’

My wife June and I were having our usual coffee today, and I had an epiphany. These moments almost always happen while I’m endulging in my favourite (yes its spelled right…I’m Canadian, eh) beverage with my beautiful wife. We were discussing our polar opposite ways of tackling our goals. Although our goals have always been very much aligned, we have very different approaches in achieving these goals. I know many of you can relate to our situation. I’ve always been the big dreamer and my wife is the down-to-earth practicalist. This post is for the dreamers like me. Continue reading ‘Be Like June’

No, it’s not a typo. I’d like to start this blog by saying a big “Thank You” to my cousin Ysmael Casten for making me this custom Wordpress site. When I told him I wanted to start blogging, he was really quick to offer his services and I’m truly grateful. We’ve been busy working on a new site for my travel goods business, so I’m going to be keeping these first few posts pretty short. If anyone’s interested in hiring a great web designer, let me know and I’ll get you in touch with Izzy.