After calming down a bit and speaking to my friend about the HostMySite security issue I think I will show a bit more patience with HMS on this issue. The reason being (and this is a big stretch for forgiveness!) HMS offers budget hosting for ColdFusion sites. At US $19.95 per month it is cheap for [...]
Tag Archives: Business
Seth Godin, Alexandra Burke and more randomness
This is just a completely random post about several small things that have been whirling around the periphery recently. Firstly, I’ve almost completed Seth Godin’s excellent Small is the New Big. This book is a must read simply because it reiterates the need for independent thought. You may have the next huge idea but because [...]
Know what you’re selling
I recently had a non IT related business experience that was a good lesson to learn and really opened my eyes to potential issues with developing and selling software (or services). It is important to know exactly what you are selling, what the client is buying and the exact payment terms. This may sound like [...]
Building a business: A Techie’s View Part I
Building a business is hard. Don’t let anyone tell you different. I know this because I’ve been trying for years to have a business and I’ve been doing everything wrong. I know that I’m doing everything wrong because it has not been successful at all. I have not given up though and will continue to [...]
Wants and needs
I was approached by one of the managers at my job about a change to one of the data entry forms on our system. The requirement came up because of an incorrect value being entered into the system. So the suggestion was to do something that would prevent people from having to re-enter all the [...]
