My thoughts just might surprise you. Or they might not. April 15, 2026 | By Kevin Slimp A lot of folks who haven’t known me for a long time – let’s say more than 20 years – probably think I would get pretty excited about AI and all the things we can do with it. …
Relocating for the winter meant making plans for a mobile officeTitle February 4, 2026 | By Kevin Slimp This column is for my friends who enjoy reading about technology. There was a time, before some of you were born, when I wrote almost exclusively about technology. Many of the big software companies would send me …
Kevin discusses software, not distribution methods November 6, 2025 | By Kevin Slimp Peter Coleman – managing editor at GXpress Magazine – an Australian-based publication focused on the newspaper industry – sent this email to me yesterday: “Hi Kevin, I hope you are well and doing well! I see an announcement today that our Aussie heroes …
How Kevin makes the most of his schedule without feeling stressed October 8, 2025 | By Kevin Slimp While I sit in front of my computer at 1:00 a.m., I ask myself, “Who am I to give anyone advice about time management?” I suppose you should know a few things before you judge me too quickly. …
and 21,000 LinkedIn followers are all worked up about it September 8, 2025 | By Kevin Slimp I once joked that if I were hosting a birthday party and wanted to be sure no one would attend, I’d send out the invitations on LinkedIn. More about that later. Around 12 years ago, a young man, around …
August 7, 2025 | By Dale Gentry, Jefferson City, Tennessee A few days ago, I was waiting to cross the street at a new crosswalk in front of a popular downtown Jefferson City restaurant. The pick-up to my right immediately stopped when he saw me at the edge of the street. Another vehicle coming from the …
I just sold the Standard Banner, but not to a group Read More »
July 1, 2025 | By Kevin Slimp A benefit of experience is understanding that you probably don’t know nearly as much as you once thought you did. One of the things I love most about leading focus groups is being surprised. Let’s face it, not much is surprising anymore. With that in mind, I’d like to …
May 10, 2025 | By Kevin Slimp I love seeing newspapers thrive. The more people tell me things aren’t possible, the more I enjoy it. I guess it comes from years of being told things were impossible. Take the PDF printing method. In the early ‘90s, when I started tinkering with the idea of creating a …
Newspaper growth impossible? Don’t even get me started. Read More »
April 15, 2025 |By Kevin Slimp I wish you could have joined me on my newspaper visits over the past six weeks. I’ve worked on-site with newspapers stretching from the Pacific to the Atlantic Oceans and from the border of Canada to Mexico, plus several places in between. Yes, I’m tired, but I get pumped up …
Check those settings! Getting software settings right can make all the difference Read More »
March 6, 2025 | By Kevin Slimp I don’t know why I’m surprised by anything anymore. As long as I’ve been traveling all over the map to work with newspapers, I still dread trips just before I leave. Then, like clockwork, I wish I didn’t have to return home so soon. This week, I traveled to …