November 2005
Well, another year has passed and my favorite holiday, Thanksgiving, is here this week. In my opinion, Thanksgiving is absolutely the greatest holiday on the planet. Plus I turn 40 on Friday. So it... Read More
More notes / opinions and tips on setting up Catalyst development environment to play in, in addition to stuff you’ll find here. Even if you don’t know Perl, you’ve probably heard... Read More
I am working with two development teams in the USA. Both utilize off shore talent. Both charge low fees for off shore talent, and high fees for their own time as project managers. The ratio is about... Read More
Ongoing thoughts on Catalyst, following from here. This is not meant to be a tutorial or a brochure – just observations and impressions that have been springing to mind and even there, things... Read More
I often get asked if I would rather have one large site or many smaller sites. Anyone who is familiar with my business knows that I have many sites, over 100 probably, and many of them are small.... Read More
Here’s a tough question for many tech-savvy web developers: Should you spend more on marketing or technology? Here’s a story for you: When I was growing up, my father spent time at the... Read More
Been reading the London web frameworks post mortem over on the London.pm. That and phplondon make me wish I was there rather than here right now. Anyway, apperently the Perl crowd feels catalyst... Read More
Have mentioned Phalanger before – a complete re-implementation of PHP for .NET. It’s come a long way since then and they released version 1.0 RC2 last month with a change log that... Read More
Your holiday sales strategy is in full swing, right? Well, even if it's not, you still have time to make the most of the silly season, thanks to Ted's fantastic primer! He covers all bases, and shows... Read More
The consulting and professional services model has a major flaw: As a consultant, you have no choice but to trade your time for dollars. Therefore, you limit the income you can earn. Even if you know... Read More
If you’ve been around PHP a little, you’ve probably run into asp2php before, an app which attempts to convert ASP 3.0 code (VBScript mainly) to PHP automatically. I’ve mentioned and... Read More
Google is now offering a new glimpse at exactly how their spider views your Website. Try this: 1. Login to your Google account (AdWords, Gmail or Analytics) 2. Enter your Website URL at the bottom of... Read More
If you offer printable versions of your site’s content with all the graphics and ads removed you really need to take a couple steps first to make sure you aren’t leaving money on the... Read More
It’s no secret that MSN is preparing to take on Google AdWords & Yahoo! Search Marketing (formerly Overture) in the Pay-Per-Click advertising space. Searchenginelowdown.com has an review... Read More
