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Can the iPhone play videos on websites? | jgranby: Apart from YouTube videos, it can play some H.264 videos with its built-in Quicktime player, which can be launched automatically from Safari. This is how BBC's iPlayer (on-demand) service works with the iPhone/iTouch. I don't know too much about what types of video are allowed, but this might help:http://www.apertureprofessional.com/showthread.php?t=2957 |
Can the iPhone play videos on websites? | aaroneous: The iPhone can play back h.263 and h.264 in 3gp, mp4 and mov containers. http://developer.apple.com/webapps/designingcontent.php |
Can the iPhone play videos on websites? | Anon84: A javascript flash player would be incredibly awesome... and tremendously difficult, I imagine.step 1: Implement a flash player in javascriptstep 2: Dodge Steve Jobs personal assassination squadstep 3: Profit. |
Can the iPhone play videos on websites? | cbarning: Adobe has developed Flash for iPhone, they are just waiting for Apple approval. |
Good KVM for Mac/Linux Setup? | hs: how about using vnc (terminal server client) ? it's free and no cable, although a bit slow (for example, high bandwidth anime) on wireless LANi normally control my mac mini powerpc in living room from my room wirelessly |
Password manager for OS X? | mcormier: Sounds like you're looking for 1Password.http://agilewebsolutions.com/products/1Password |
Password manager for OS X? | yan: There's this: http://www.fpx.de/fp/Software/Gorilla/, which is a port of Schneier's Password Safe.If you're already on OS X, why not use Keychain? In Keychain Access.app, you can create a new password entry (⌘N) or a new note entry (⌘⇧N). |
Password manager for OS X? | ulfstein: Passpack (https://www.passpack.com/) have an Air version. |
Pre-launch feedback on my site | jwilliams: First of all - I like the concept - if it develops enough community weight behind it, it could be quite an influential tool.What's not clear to me is what that community is exactly - are you targeting a particular segment?I like the look and feel generally. Although - I find the actual site being reviewed today a bit bland, so that might give a poorer first impression.I personally think the bottom worthyy bar is a bit too big vertically, especially given it's only giving a few discrete bits of information and some links - I work on a laptop a lot though, so I'm a bit precious about screen realestate.If you are going to take up that realestate - then I'd put some more information there. For example a "worm" graph of what people thing - or have a sort-of twitter feed of top comments... Hmmm... On the other hand, that might be just annoying.It also doesn't seem to play nice with resizing - (Firefox3 on Mac). |
Pre-launch feedback on my site | fallentimes: I was a beta user of this and when Zach first launched his site I left him a voice mail saying how awesome it was.The problem: I left my congratulations for the site featured on Worthyy instead of the Worthyy site itself. Oops.I love Woot (there's a Woot off today btw) and I really like this site. I think it appeals to the masses much better than a delicious or stumbleupon. One site. One day. |
Pre-launch feedback on my site | rw: Cool idea. Please make it sensible for the user (me) to understand that I have to turn JS on to use the site. |
Pre-launch feedback on my site | mstefff: Awesome idea - I love it.I'd just recommend making the design of the discussion page/layout a little nicer. |
Pre-launch feedback on my site | Jasber: Nice idea. Small bug with Safari, when I scroll, the worthyy banner scrolls up the page and I'm unable to click any of the links. I'm using Safari v3.1.2 on Leopard 10.5.5. |
Pre-launch feedback on my site | blogimus: One suggestion: Prominently display the URL of the site you are showcasing. I suggest the title bar and/or your worthyy bar.I like the idea. |
Asked to Give a Lecture | icey: What level are these students? College or High School students? If it's college (which I assume it is), what's the class you'll be lecturing during?This is pertinent because it's helpful for us to know if these are captive students or students who might actually get some use out of what you're there to talk about. |
Password manager for OS X? | thomasswift: I like password wallet - http://passwordwallet.com |
Password manager for OS X? | tortilla: SplashID.http://www.splashdata.com/splashid/download/iphone.htmYou can download the desktop version as a stand-alone app or use it with the iPhone, Treo, etc.It's not the prettiest mac application but I think it gets the job done. I originally used it first when I was on Treo many moons ago. Then when I switched to the iPhone I really missed it. As soon as they came out with the iPhone version, I bought it immediately. You have to sync the iPhone and your desktop through a manual process but it's pretty straightforward once you do it.It's not integrated with quicksilver though, but I don't know if you want that sort of info easily accessible outside of the app. |
Pre-launch feedback on my site | wesley: Uh yeah, that already exists:http://www.stumbleupon.com/toolbar/ (random page)This won't take off at all. If you still want to pursue this idea, least you could do is add a top iframe with some info on the site, comments, etc..Edit: well, you said in your original comment that there would be a frame, but it doesn't seem to work on the current page that is displayed. (safari, mac) |
Pre-launch feedback on my site | unalone: The Safari bug was announced. I like the idea, but I wish there was a method of letting users index featured sites (tagging or the like) to help people find related sites. |
Good KVM for Mac/Linux Setup? | wmf: Some monitors have multiple inputs and you can use a cheap passive USB switch for the KM. I use this kind of setup since dual-link DVI KVMs are quite expensive. I also discovered that cheap USB KVMs are crap; the passive switch is more reliable. |
Pre-launch feedback on my site | halo: Fails the critical "I visit the site and know what it does without prior explanation" test. Add a subtitle that explains what the site does: "A new site each day" or something. |
Pre-launch feedback on my site | brandnewlow: I really like this. It's simple and fun. I agree that the front page setup needs a little tweaking. I'd actually put the bottom bar up at the top with a little explanation blurb by the logo, as if you're introducing the site, which is essentially what you're doing.Question: is there any harm being done to the sites you frame? Have you gotten any negative feedback from publishers? Everynow and then someone frames one of my sites and it irks me to no end, hence the little js breaker i run on all my sites. Thoughts there? I mean, essentially one could argue this is merely a slick little theft of content. |
How do I choose my startup's name? | aditya: Tried http://namethis.com? |
How do I choose my startup's name? | pg: http://instantdomainsearch.comYour best bet now is pairs of short words. |
How do I choose my startup's name? | icey: Whenever you think you've gotten it, be sure to tell a few people what the name is over the phone or in person. Then ask them to email you the name you just told them.I've known more than a couple of sites that have failed just because nobody could figure out how to get there without a 3 sentence explanation of how to type it. |
How do I choose my startup's name? | vaksel: if you are having trouble you can try that namethis website, haven't used it myself...or now anyone who has...but it seems to fit what you are looking forhttps://namethis.com/ |
How do I choose my startup's name? | tomsaffell: Maybe we can suggest names? What does it do? Can you give us a link? |
How do I choose my startup's name? | lionhearted: Okay, I've probably spent 150 hours reading about branding and naming... two corporate structures, three websites, and a half-dozen products now. Here's where to start:http://ezinearticles.com/?Monster-Amazon-Crocs---Why-Creativ...http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Weird-Words-Make-Great-Brand-N...http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Power-of-Storytelling-to-Build...The author of those pieces has some really good ideas. Now, some feedback:1. Do what other people aren't doing. Sounds obvious, but you're almost certain to pick something that sounds like what others are doing in your field unless you take a really bold stance. Look at 37signals: They named most of their products after camping. They compete primarily with business software with boring titles. They started marketing first and foremost to design firms. Cool.2. Look at negative words. Every is "Super Awesome Perfect Strategically Integrated Systems" - much more interesting to be "Apocalyptic Computers" than "Desktop Systems Corp." -- Of course if you brand negative and your product sucks, people curse you even louder.3. Keep a running list of words in a notepad file. Just let it get bigger and bigger to mix and match later.4. Try putting the names of people/things you admire into Wikipedia, follow the links around, and read the words in the file. Start with Renaissance artists and inventors if you like. Explorers, military leaders, writers, humanitarians, reformers. There's lots of interesting words associated with them. Rome and Japan have a bunch of words that everyone's heard of but rarely thinks of.If your name is creative, everyone will hate it at first. And even if it sucks, everyone internal will come to love if you start using it. Don't trust either of these reactions. Finally, "Web 2.0 names" will almost certainly sound really, really stupid in five years.Good luck - the process takes a while, but business life really is easier and better with a cool, memorable name. |
How do I choose my startup's name? | thomasswift: If a domain is not available you can try using action words, 37signals style, like basecamphq.com and campfirenow.comYou could try some domain hacks, but some people don't like them. DO try to get the similar .com of it, for a conversationally link drop.You could always create some wierd name, like weeeezo or something new and hip like that, but some people might just get confused or not like it all. |
Pre-launch feedback on my site | toddcw: Add an RSS feed. I doubt I would visit worthyy.com everyday to see what new site is being highlighted, but I'd definitely take a look if it showed up in my feed reader. |
How do I choose my startup's name? | sutro: http://www.37signals.com/enormicom/ |
How do I choose my startup's name? | trevelyan: It took us ages. I'd suggest you don't worry too much about it. Give yourself time and get your friends and family thinking about it. Eventually someone will come up with something that doesn't suck. Use placeholder graphics in the meantime and don't waste time on it until you really need to make the decision.Try looking at keyword search patterns on Google AdSense. You'll get more passive traffic if your URL matches a search term. It can be a good way to identify keywords. |
How do I choose my startup's name? | dc2k08: http://pickydomains.com/ for $50 you can crowd-source it. |
How do I choose my startup's name? | metaprinter: what? if you are completely devoid of good ideas then use this: http://www.kleimo.com/random/name.cfm
Better yet, Create a witty "startup name" generator, monetize it, and live the good life... |
How do I choose my startup's name? | wesley: Invest in the domain name, most domains that are taken are by domain scrapers and are used as ad landing pages. Most of these domains are for sale at the right price.Do not buy the typical web 2.0 sounding domain name.The time of $9.95 domains is over. |
How do I choose my startup's name? | EastSmith: When I had to chose a name, I somehow came with a shortlist of three names. Then I put these three names on my desktop as a wallpaper. I wrote them in different fonts, colors and in these three variations: Google, google, GOOGLE.
On the first day I hated how one of it looked and dropped it. Then for a week I asked couple of close friends, who are not in the industry which one they liked and there was a clear winner. Of course, you have to be careful in case someone steals you .com registration before you decide.The other thing I looked for while chosing a name is that important international names are still free: google.de, google.co.uk, etc. |
How do I choose my startup's name? | macco: Seth Godin said something interesting about domain names.
Don't focus to much if the domain is free. Instead focus that the doesn't have a lot of google results. Because most peole do not use the adress bar they use google to find a webpage. I don't claim this is totally but Mr Godin got a point there.Regards,
Marco |
How do I choose my startup's name? | mahipal: A site that hasn't been mentioned yet... http://www.makewords.comThey'll generate "words" for you with whatever length / language you like, and I like the fact that they check the .com availability for each one.Consider the more obscure TLDs as well. The various suffixes might inspire you. And .me still doesn't have too many squatters, if you come up with a reasonably unique spelling.The running list of words in a Notepad file is a great idea. For added inspiration, feed it into an online translator and check out your keywords in all the available languages.It's worth checking out the premium .com domains that are up for sale at all the big sites too. Squatters make a living off it, so it's reasonable to assume they've spent a good amount of time coming up with clever names.Then again, I spent hours poring over possible names at these sorts of sites, and we ended up naming our (first) site after a co-founder's dog. So inspiration can come from anywhere...Another route would be the names like Apple, Google, etc. You're better off going with something unique, short, and memorable... and not worrying too much about the meaning. Your business can give it the meaning you want. |
smallest xml parser | bdfh42: The one built into the browser. |
How do I choose my startup's name? | rufius: Choose something inappropriate and obnoxious that will stick in people's head.Or be like everyone else and pick a word that ends with 'er' that relates to your business model and remove the 'e' in that word. That seems fashionable... |
smallest xml parser | noodle: what language? or any language? |
Any startup interested by a junior intern ? | fbbwsa: lets talk.my gmail account is fbbwsa@ |
Review my website, please. | brfox: I built my site a few months and have been tweaking it and trying to get more exposure. There are some really bad baby name websites out there - and lots of them are in the top 10 search results for "baby names"... grrrr.I thought I could make something better, and here it is.At first, my unique angle were these scalable "clusters" of names (based on word similarity). And, I also had links to wikipedia grouped by name. I also had very detailed popularity charts over time.Just recently, I made these US maps which are shaded by popularity for each state. That is a totally unique feature which is not available at any other baby name website. They are actually really interesting to explore.Anyway, what do I do now? I want more visitors and better search ranking. I have some other ideas for the site itself - like to simplify the multiple page types ("cluster" page vs. "single name" page) into one page for name details. And I have a few other ideas with respect to the maps.I think I am going to re-brand/rename my site to: BabyNamesAcrossAmerica.com since my main feedback from friends is that my URL is kinds of geeky and hard to remember. But, there are so many domains with "babyname" already taken.Thanks for any suggestions. |
Review my website, please. | jbrun: Pretty cool, I think simplifying the layout a bit would be good. Make it easy to access names by location, time, etc. Also, it would be cool to suggest other names based on preferences à la Amazon.com. |
How do I choose my startup's name? | kynikos: Here's a simple solution:Think of adjectives that describe your company and what it represents.Plug those into a translation program. See what the same word is in Chinese, Arabic, Swedish, etc.Pick a word from whatever language sounds best to you.Now you have a one-word name that may have been taken in the English language, but sounds unique and is descriptive (in a sense.) When people ask what it means, you don't need to give an exhaustive explanation of how you arrived at that name. You simple say it means "XXXX" in YYYY language. |
Review my website, please. | tyohn: My two cents: I'd change the design: I'd make the front page more like Google. (Search box in the middle)And your site is full of features - like "Browse baby names..." and "We have amazing maps..." those thing are features - what you need to do is list the benefits. You should tell the users what value they get. Example: Our coats have double lining = feature: Our coats keep you warmer = value.And from a users experience point of view: The site isn't very instructive and its hard to navigate.For me I want to use the site to find the least "popular" name - I guess a user can figure it out by your maps and boxes - But wouldn't it be great to just type in a name and get a page back with a "name popularity" map? Or if I need suggestion for names maybe you could do that too via popularity - by entering a state?Like I said just my two cents. |
Review my website, please. | wesley: I agree, get rid of the "clusters" name.But not only that, the search results page is too complex. What is "rank (modified)"? What is the "cluster popularity"?The entire concept of the cluster chart is probably something most parents aren't interested in. |
Review my website, please. | nickh: On the home page, it says "lighter is more popular, darker is less." That's the inverse of what people expect. I recommend switching it around. |
Review my website, please. | rationalbeaver: Looks interesting. Keep in mind that this site is probably your best known competition when it comes to baby name charting: http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyagerI heard about it probably 2 years ago when it first started getting some major press. Since then I haven't bothered looking for other baby name info sites (and I actually named a baby 5 months ago, so I speak from experience). |
How do I choose my startup's name? | nickh: --- Short Version:Stop actively thinking about names. Let your subconscious chug away on the topic for a while; at least for a couple of weeks, if not for a couple of months. Eventually, something will bubble up that you like.--- Long Version:Just two days ago, I decided on a name for my startup company and app/website. It took me about 6 months, though. For the first 4 months, I was actively thinking about names, writing BASH, Ruby and Perl scripts to generate names, using websites like makewords.com and others, etc. Every name that I made either sucked, or was taken. That was pretty disheartening.Eventually, I let the task of finding a name slip into the background. Every now and then, a name would bubble up from my subconscious, I'd ponder it for a few minutes, then write it down.Then two nights ago, after a long coding session, I went to bed. I was tossing and turning, with my mind wandering all over the app that I'm creating. During that time, I started thinking about dinosaurs.Say what?..I like dinos. They're pretty awesome!After lying in bed for about 2 hours, thinking about how to integrate dinosaurs into my app, I got up and did a few whois searches. Lo and behold, most of the dino-related names that I'd just thought of were available!What I'm trying to say is that naming is a very ephemeral process. You can spend 10 full days on the task, and still come out with nothing [that you like]. So if you're having trouble choosing a name, forget about it for a while. It'll still be in your mind, just at the back. |
Ideas for my startup (www.prosepoint.org) | mcantelon: I just took a look at it... nice work. The composite layout module seems useful as well for scenarios when panels is overkill.I'm not sure what specific business model you should use, but as far as a target user I think small/medium publications could save a lot on their initial investment by leveraging ProsePoint. |
What do you use for an office phone number? | noodle: skype. |
Review my website, please. | ErrantX: I found the site a little confusing (like the others on here).Good concept - needs tweaks in the execution :DLike:
- Needs plain english (no jargon)
- Explain what everything means(I still dont quite get what the clusters are and how they work).This page is probably your best! http://www.babynameclusters.com/map/ nice and clear and intuitive.The clusters page really needs a map. The graph can be a little confusing? no? |
What do you use for an office phone number? | pstinnett: You could just use GrandCentral and always use 1 phone number. Route that number to wherever you may be (home, office, cell). |
Review my website, please. | zzzmarcus: It'd be sweet if you had name forecasting--based on trends, what names are due for a rise in popularity and which names are at their peak. |
Which Wiki to use? | yan: php? MediaWiki. |
Which Wiki to use? | ErrantX: docuwiki is alsohttp://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki |
Which Wiki to use? | mrjbq7: If you want to host source code also, you might consider something like Trac (http://trac.edgewall.org) or Redmine (http://redmine.org). |
Which Wiki to use? | cabalamat: I use MediaWiki because I'm familiar with it and it's feature-rich. Really, you should use one that you know, understand, and like. |
Which Wiki to use? | dawie: Jotspot, now Google Wiki
http://sites.google.com/?hl=en&tab=w3&pli=1 |
Which Wiki to use? | izak30: If you're a startup (2 people or less) Fogbugz is free and comes with wiki software. If there's more than two of you, then if PBwiki is expensive..fogbugz is much more so. |
Which Wiki to use? | anhhung: we use dokuwiki for #barcampsaigon website
http://www.barcampsaigon.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=2008_org_h... |
Which Wiki to use? | yaj: MoinMoin http://moinmo.in/ |
Which Wiki to use? | anand: We just recently looked at a few options and pbwiki beats them all. WYSIWYG and elegant.It seems ultra expensive but you can negotiate a pretty dope rate. We got $100/year for unlimited users and stuff. Call that 1-888 number and work that magic!http://bumptop.pbwiki.com/ is ours |
Which Wiki to use? | bluelu: Twiki looks really nice. I could however not get it to work with the beta of lighttpd (script hang at setup screen). |
Iphone Speaker Interference Solution? | yan: I have the same problem with my car's power/audio in. Some people recommend sacrificing a USB cable with a ferrous core and pulling the audio cable through that. YMMV. |
Iphone Speaker Interference Solution? | nickb: What you're experiencing is 'GSM buzz':
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en-us&...I saw this link: http://gizmodo.com/5032497/how-to-cure-gsm-speaker-buzzI have no idea what works... I haven't been able to find a cure for it yet :). |
Which Wiki to use? | jwilliams: There are lots of options.If you want to get going quickly, get a Virtual Machine (Virtual Appliance) that is already configured for the Wiki. There are good TWiki and MediaWiki images available that will get you going in no time flat.
http://www.vmware.com/appliances/ - http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/53 - http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/839 - etc - etcLong term - only advice I can give is to stick with the technology set you know. I've seen MediaWiki go into lots of corporates and fail as it's impossible (for them) to integrate and maintain. Confluence (Java+Oracle) is usually a better option in that case... For you it would seem MediaWiki is the best shot. |
Review my website, please. | nod: Blue links with yellow backgrounds on top of pink and lighter pink rows? With red graphs and a purplish logo? Get some advice from a professional designer. :) |
Which Wiki to use? | lowkey: Simple, easy, fun, open-source, php, double-click to edit
Try Wikka Wiki |
Which Wiki to use? | while: I find PmWiki to be simple and straight to the point.http://pmwiki.com/ |
Which Wiki to use? | kenton: OS X Server's wiki is fairly impressive with no recurring costs |
How do you do a security audit on your site? | JimEngland: A simple first step would be to talk to a security expert locally in your area. In my area (Cleveland, OH) there is a group that will test your security for free and give you pointers on what to change. |
How do I choose my startup's name? | sil3ntmac: http://cronmower.comperforms quick domain name lookups, and doesn't error out after a few minutes like instantdomainsearch |
Which Wiki to use? | taylan: If you'd like to compare all wiki engines and services available tryhttp://www.wikimatrix.org/ |
Which Wiki to use? | sdp: I find TiddlyWiki to be rather elegant.http://www.tiddlywiki.com/ |
Between PHP and Python, which one is better for web programming purpose? | run4yourlives: The answer to your first question is Python. It's a better language hands down, and you'll be a better programmer for knowing it.Now, I'm not a language zealot so I'll answer your second question a little differently. It really depends on how you define "web programming". If your goal is to hack together a few scripts for standard websites, PHP is a nice easy language that you can learn quickly. If you're more interested in web applications, python will be the better choice for you in the long run. |
Between PHP and Python, which one is better for web programming purpose? | jm4: They will both get the job done. PHP isn't exactly pretty but it's easy to learn and get up and running with. Python can also be learned fairly quickly but it might be a steeper learning curve getting your development and production environments set up properly. I would definitely give the edge to Python since it's much more general purpose than PHP is. You may not always want to do just web programming. |
Between PHP and Python, which one is better for web programming purpose? | yan: Why choose? You can pick up enough PHP or Python to be proficient in a day, each. Just learn enough to be able to read code in both and figure out which one you want to be writing for the majority of the day.In the end, what's important is how comfortable you are writing code in that language. Large systems and sites have been created using both.Personally, I like Python more for both web and general programming, having used both. |
Between PHP and Python, which one is better for web programming purpose? | smoody: Q: Are you or might you take the application open source with the hopes of being the next Wordpress, Drupal, or SugarCRM?A: PHP -- simply because it's so easy for people to install and run PHP apps. At this moment in time, I think almost all of the 'breakout' open source apps have becomes breakout hits in part because they're written in PHP.You can do quite a bit in PHP. Facebook's FBML parsers are written in PHP and Flickr's home-brewed queue-based background processing system is written in PHP. Yes, PHP is difficult to stare at all day because of the $,->,=>,@, and ; (and soon /), but it's a perfectly fine language otherwise.Python would be my choice if my web app required a lot of algorithmic work. If, for example, I was performing a lot of text analysis, I'd choose Python. They have a number of built-in operations and operators that make it easy and concise to do such things. I believe that the original Google spiders were written in Python. And there are numerous libraries for do statistics, advanced math, and such things in Python. If your web app can be built on-top-of Google's App Engine and doesn't require https (assuming you use your own domain name), then that might be a good place to start. |
Between PHP and Python, which one is better for web programming purpose? | kamme: Well, being a php developer and doing some django (django is a framework builth with python) I can honestly say that there is no clear answer.If you just want to learn 'something' and not do any real project, by all means, learn python. Python is a great and easy to learn language that lets you make great programs, and not only webbased ones! Python is a very well supported language, it runs on linux, mac and windows so you can use it wherever you want.If you just want to make a website for yourself and don't want to spend too much money, I suggest you use php. If you want I am sure you can find some webhost that offers you some webspace + domain name for around 20$. Will that be a very good webhost with lots and lots of space/traffic? Probably not, but I'm pretty sure it will enough you for some time. And besides, if you find out php you're not into making websites, you can have a wordpress blog up and running in about 5min, without any php coding required. |
New site to help with "where to go for dinner?" | buckpost: Nice photos but where's the information about the restaurants? Until you add that, it's pretty but not useful. |
Between PHP and Python, which one is better for web programming purpose? | mikeryan: It doesn't matter.Both work quite fine, PHP is more web-centric. Its not used so much for scripting or even some desktop apps like Python is. But if I was going to make an off the cuff assessment I'd say its better for web development just because its so huge in the space. |
Between PHP and Python, which one is better for web programming purpose? | icey: I'm not going to speak at all to which language is better. As far as I'm concerned, if you're developing for the web they both have their pros and cons.That being said, learn Python; if anything so you don't have to hear smarmy language snobs go on and on about how PHP is terrible.On a deeper level, I would seriously consider taking some source code from each and pasting it into the editor of your choice. Then maximizing each one side by side and consider how staring at each one makes you think about working in it.I know it's a bit fruity, but I like to think about it as code Ikebana. I'm only a little embarrassed to admit that I've made more than a few code decisions that way.[Edit: I'm a smarmy language snob, so feel free to ignore this advice :D ] |
Between PHP and Python, which one is better for web programming purpose? | jcapote: That's a tough question, since they are the two languages I detest the most. I'd go with python/django, simply because it's better than php/mkdir. |
New site to help with "where to go for dinner?" | fbbwsa: like the idea.i'm definitely a believer that the "restaurant/food reviews" space is underdeveloped. Yelp and Citysearch have great reach, but I feel like its not giving me what I want.Check out: http://www.dishola.com/ |
Which Wiki to use? | dweekly: Note that for publicly editable wikis (like BarCamp, for instance), PBwiki does not charge for folks outside your organization. (Otherwise BarCamp would owe us tens of thousands of dollars a month they don't have!) You'll only have to pay for as many people are using the wiki at your startup. |
Seeking pre-demo feature feedback on my storefront software | run4yourlives: You're going to be compared instantly to shopify: http://www.shopify.com/ |
Between PHP and Python, which one is better for web programming purpose? | thorax: Short answer:
If you love coding, learn Python. If making web apps is just a means to an end for you, learn PHP (and a framework like Code Igniter).Long answer:
If you want to code web apps primarily for the forseeable future, go with PHP and a great backend framework like Code Igniter.If you want to eventually code larger scale backend pieces, and grow into other areas of development, go with Python.I love Python, but have a renewed loss of skepticism for PHP given how well CodeIgniter has performed for some of our major web apps. I personally feel Python doesn't feel as inherently interconnected with web concepts as PHP, so there are more complications/hurdles to get past in order to build a 100% functional/pretty web app. But you'll be much better off long-term for learning Python if you're going into sysadmin/backend/app development.I love coding, so I learned both. Good luck! |
Most Hacker Culture in the Northwest | callmeed: I am a couple hours east of Portland, but I don't think you can go wrong with either. You'll definitely find a larger number of hackers, startups, and larger tech cos in Seattle.I've been to both plenty and both seem to have a good culture. If I had to pick one, it would probably be Seattle. |
Most Hacker Culture in the Northwest | bootload: "... I currently live in the Midwest, and the entrepreneurial and hacker culture is practically non existent out here ..."Midwest of where?"Hacker culture in the northwest" - northwest of where? To me north west is the Kimberleys ~ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberley_region_of_Western_Aus... inhabited for 40,000 years but hardly a hacker hotspot.But you raise a good point. In "Founders at Work", Evan Williams faced the same problem moving from Nebraska, west to Cal. (Ch8, p111) ~ http://www.scribd.com/doc/7753680/Founders-at-Work-Stories-o... The move meant he worked at O'Reilly which turned out passed a word on to some people who Williams raised money from. Connections.So your geography problem is not yours alone. I live at the "artichoke end of the Startup world" and what bought this home to me was a visit by the creator of Majordomo (his first Perl program), Brent Chapman ~ http://www.greatcircle.com/gca/staff/brent.html at a local Perl Monger meeting while he was doing his MBA in Melbourne. The key point Chapman made about the difference b/w Silicon Valley and other Hacker hotspots was the ability to get things done, faster. Want a high speed connection? Next day, done. Need some legal work on IP? There is a higher concentration of people specialised and able to do the job. Proximity to connections translates to speed."... but what about the culture? ..."Read this article ~ http://www.paulgraham.com/cities.html and see what signals Portland and Seattle send off. |
Review our app's subscription plans/page | noodle: i would suggest calibrating the transaction fee % to make it end up being a moderately more expensive option if someone were to use it heavily (dunno if 9% is optimum for that or not), and then make the free one more prominent. that way, its a solid income generator if people don't want to pay upfront. this way, not like its losing you any money or an inconsistent revenue stream like it would be if it were ad-based. (also, i don't like the basecamp model where the free version is unobvious).i think you would be the best judge on the needing another tier. i think, though, that if you take the previous suggestion i made, you're probably fine. make the free tier enough more expensive that its useful to use on a trial basis or on a non-professional basis, but if you want to start making some serious transactions, you'll want to have a paid sub./$0.02 |
Review our app's subscription plans/page | cperciva: Why have plans at all?In all seriousness, Amazon Web Services seems to have done well with usage-based pricing, and I haven't had any complaints about the fact that tarsnap doesn't have "plans". Quite to the contrary -- people seem to love telling their friends that they're paying a fraction of a cent per month. |
Review our app's subscription plans/page | cabalamat: Changes I would make:- put the free plan at the right of the table in the same format as the others.- possibly introduce a new column at the left of the table naming the feature and then either a tick or a cross to say whether it applies to that plan- I didn't understand what the features "send directly to ProDPI", "Domain mapping", and "email tools" mean; these should be expained. |
Do you read partnership/distribution proposals? | pedalpete: I think you almost always have to do both.
The brief e-mail/discussions outlining how the two groups will be working together, and then the long-winded proposals which gets further into the details of what each side offers etc.You'd be amazed at how two groups can differ in their expectations they have of what the other would be offering, therefore the long stuff is needed. |
Most Hacker Culture in the Northwest | nailer: Portland was home to the last Ubuntu conference, and there's quite a few other meets there. |
Most Hacker Culture in the Northwest | aaronbrethorst: Seattle. I just passed my five year anniversary of moving here from the Midwest (Minneapolis, to be specific), and still love it. It's warmer, and has great beer and coffee. |
What's the platform of the future? | maxwell: Desktop is dying. JavaScript on Jets.http://blog.appjet.com/2008/11/18/whats-next-for-appjet/ |
Most Hacker Culture in the Northwest | sown: I once looked into Oregon and was despondent to see that there is not much work there. |
Importance of a Confirmation Email | jamess: You'd be insane to ask for email conformation as part of your sales process. Go to any web store, none of them do it.Your customer has little motivation to supply a false email address, as they may need support by email at a later date. There aren't any security implications of not confirming the email address in this case. |
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