Today, I cleared out all blog entries here that aren’t related to programming; that included about 60 posts on eBay vendors I’ve used in the past, as well as probably another 30 posts about music, football and the like.
I want this blog to focus on programming, business practices and other profession-based posts. Besides, that stuff [...]
Archive of posts tagged Business Practices
Some Quick Housekeeping
Yahoo! Account Deleted; But I Do Miss Its News Aggregation
I decided to delete my Yahoo! account today, rather than on July 15, as previously noted.
It appears everyone has pretty much switched over to my new gmail address (at least, the non-spammers have made the switch), and in all honesty, I see no more reason to stick around on Yahoo!.
Well, that’s not entirely true. [...]
Goodbye To Yahoo! Answers: It’s Best We Part
Yahoo! suspended my Answers account today, for reasons they did not disclose but of which I am fairly certain.
I made the mistake a few weeks back of calling out a sock puppeteer via e-mail, after about a month of his using his puppets to vote down my answers and vote up his. I noted that [...]
Meet The New Host, Same As The Old Host
Well, I gave DreamHost PS a try. And let me tell you, it works great.
So why is this blog back on my DreamHost shared account? A few reasons; mostly, there’s no payoff between the cost and the performance difference, at least for this blog.
I got in on DreamHost PS as part of a promotion that [...]
A Beginning Entrepreneur’s Guide To Pricing Professional Services
I have long promised to blog on how best for a self-employed person to price his services.
Until now, I have basically said that you should charge as much as you feel is appropriate, given the amount of work you need to invest and the ability of your customer to pay. That, I know, comes [...]
An Open Reply To Questions About My Background And Experience
I recently received an e-mail from a fellow named Edward T. Boot, asking about my experience and credentials. As the sorts of questions asked there aren’t new — people occasionally ask for my CV / justification of my credentials — and since posting such questions on Yahoo! Answers would probably qualify as chatting (in violation [...]
