November 17, 2008 by Bruce Hembd

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The KISS Approach


“Keep it simple stupid.”

When it comes to practicing the horn, making web sites or even blogging I have a tendency to overdo things at times. A part of my final procedure is to go back, condense and delete superfluous or redundant text.

A comic strip at BasicInstructions.net takes a humorous look at this process, and actually when applied to tackling a horn-related problem is pretty good advice.

BRUCE HEMBD is a web marketing developer by day who plays French horn professionally at night.» More information about Bruce Hembd » More articles by Bruce Hembd » Contact

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The KISS Approach
Published on November 17, 2008 by Bruce Hembd

Archived under: Humor
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