About
TechnoDespair
TechnoDespair is a blog designed to provide useful info, tips tricks and ideas to help you simplify your life at work and home. There are an incredible number of new software tools and web applications now available at little or no cost.
The question is, “do these tools make your life easier, or more complicated?” The answer lies in deciding which (and how many) tools to use, and in some cases, whether paper and pen makes more sense.
TechnoDespair is not for everyone. My goal here is not necessarily to provide you with the “best” tool on the market, but to provide you with recommendations on which is the most simple and effective to set up and use, as well as provide straightforward step-by-step instructions on setting these tools up.
My goal is also to provide tips and tricks to help you simplify other areas of your life, such as health, diet, organization and travel. It has taken me many years of trial and error to find out what works and what doesn’t work, and to then break this down into simple, effective and repeatable “action steps” for you to try out for yourself.
I’ve set up this site for you. Please feel free to contribute comments and suggestions. I don’t always have the right answer, and am always open to better ways of doing things.
Here’s some info about me:
My name is Ken Burnstein, and since childhood, have been labeled with ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). I’ve struggled through school, and a large number of businesses and startups with keeping myself focused and organized.
Over the years, I’ve made it my mission to search for ways to simplify my life and be productive.
In the past I:
- Founded and ran a bar code data collection company for 12 years
- Co-founded and ran a CRM consulting company
- Worked as a commercial diver
- Photographed commercial projects including CD covers for a record label
- Had several sales gigs in electronics and telecommunications
- Worked in numerous factories and construction companies
- Rode on a volunteer rescue squad as an Advanced Life Support provider and Crash Truck squad leader
- Worked as an Aerial Observer for a police Metro Aviation Unit (I’ve been a pilot since college)
My current projects include:
1. I act in an advisory role to several established and startup ventures.
2. www.zoolit.com “A super simple profile aggregator for sites, blogs, and social networks” (co-founder)
3. www.femaledrama.com “A news site focused on original drama related stories and issues” (founder)
4. www.rpost.com “I provide web marketing and business development strategies to the premier provider of Registered E-mail” (advisor)
5. www.jumplane.com “White label plug-and-play toolsets that can instantly add contests, point and rewards and games into any website. We target movie and television studios as well as major brands.” (advisor)
6. www.technodespair.com An information bases web blog focusing on simplifying all aspects of your life. (founder)
You can follow me on Twitter here: www.twitter.com/kenburnstein
