New Year, New Projects

Business | comments

The big question is "Are you going to work on what matters?"

It's better than asking "Do you have a job?" Because people who have the means can actually create their own job. Are you just focused on a task list and your desire to close remaining issues so you could move on? If so, your job is trite.

Re: I Did Nothing Today And Still Got Paid

Business Web Startup | comments

This is actually a response to Fleire Castro's question.

What can you do when you don't have a job or task?

You can start a project of interest. For some, trying to figure out what they want to do is most difficult. It hasn't been the case for me. My problem was that there are too many things to work on.

Big Companies Using Ruby on Rails

Rails Companies Business | comments

Just thought I might share this. Who said only "nobody's" are using Rails?

amazon.com - Amazon goes Ruby on Rails

How To Choose The Right Domain Registrant

Business Domain Registrant | comments

Recently, I purchased a domain on domain dot com only to find out that the domain was previously registered. Their domain search or lookup failed and I did not bother to check on whois. I have explained the situation over and over again by creating support tickets and I have not received any reasonable response that would resolve the issue. I cannot make domain change requests as they have explained. I am writing this specifically for non-techies. I am techie but many times I do make the wrong choice.

Working On What Matters

Business E-commerce | comments

It is a great feeling knowing you are close to a finish line after long hours of running. But in my case, there is neither a real nor imaginary finish line (only constant work or a constant need to keep going) and thanks to my job, I've been pretty static and hardly have the time to do any physical exercise.

Is Fundraising Online A Good Idea?

Finance Business Start-ups | comments

This is one those Sunday's wherein I reflect about my past deeds and think of reasons why I just flew away from my job like a lost bird. And this time it isn't about me. I've been observing what happened to my ex-co-workers and what happened to those developers and software engineers I learned a few things from. They've all opted to be independent contractors. Surprisingly, some of them are ready as they have prior experience in the freelance world and know very well how to deal with clients.

Downside of Using Paypal Express for Business

E-commerce Finance Business Paypal | comments

Recently I finished a Paypal Website Payments Standard Integration with IPN (Instant Payments Notification) - something which was poorly implemented by the version two developer. Hopefully redeemed myself with that at least. I am highly interested on e-commerce-type projects. Since 2007 I did a few small e-commerce projects and based on experience, I could say that Paypal is a more sensible option than other payment gateways like Protx.

Kudos to Some Inspiring Entrepreneur Programmers

Entrepreneurship Business Programming People | comments

So I took the time to blog again while waiting for a video presentation upload on an app feature for a client to be done.

First thing that came to my mind recently due to my not-so-normal work schedule (sometimes I work very late at night - 9 P.M to 4 AM GMT +8 or 9 AM to 4 P.M EST) is "what to do" after working on some client projects. I could be teaming up with a senior consultant (with over 30 years experience) in the field of Accounting, Estate and Taxation and sink my teeth into several business books and programming books or I could continue what I have already started when I was seventeen. It's very difficult to decide what to do because sometimes what you want isn't necessarily what is right for you. If you can have a stable job and start your "dot com" business then that's great but the chance of getting burnt out long before you accomplish anything is high. The phrase "part time job" sounds like a better option for me. Or going full time freelance on various small projects is a good way to go too.