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🕑Mar 15, 2010 🖋John Locke 💬4

Why cheap web hosting is expensive

Just the other day I got a request for proposal for hosting, complete with a statement that they knew of some hosting that would cost $15/month. The implication being that they were looking for a hosting proposal that would not exceed that amount.

🕑Mar 15, 2010 🖋John Locke 💬4

Is there going to be Sales Tax on Open Source software?

Today, in the Washington State legislature, the House and the Senate are reconciling their two different bills to balance the State budget. Both involve significant tax changes, and there are different ramifications for software depending on which goes through.

mailing lists vs forums tech community discussion  community engagement strategies
🕑Mar 10, 2010 🖋John Locke 💬14

Mailing List or Forum? A theory...

I think the discussion has come up at least twice on every mailing list I'm on: Why don't we move this discussion to a web-based forum?

Collaboration
🕑Feb 02, 2010 🖋John Locke 💬46

10 Problems with Web Development Projects, and How We've Solved Them

February 2010

Did you notice? The world's a different place. Rules for doing business have changed—there's new ways of getting hired, finding employees, reaching new customers, and (shudder) for them to reach you. Economies of scale have flipped—it's getting more expensive to do things on a huge scale, and far cheaper to do them at a micro scale. Mass market items have lost their appeal, and people yearn for authentic, individual connections in a world of franchise same-ness.

🕑Jan 11, 2010 🖋Erik Olson 💬10

Migrating to Drupal: Zen Cart to Ubercart

Well, we finally put the foot down with some of our clients who are clinging to their aging Zen Cart sites this past month, and convinced several to pack their bags for the bigger and brighter lights of Ubercart.

🕑Jan 03, 2010 🖋John Locke 💬4

My New Years Resolution: The end of estimates

I have a confession to make. I'm absolutely terrible at making estimates. No matter how long I think something is going to take, it always takes longer. Even if I double, triple, or even quadruple my original guess.