mishmax

Speaking of mobile design. Anyone here experienced with converting static websites to mobile-friendly sites? I have a few paid projects to do this and it's been hard finding a good contracter in this space. If interested, please email me. My email's in my profile.

Yeah I would overestimate the cost, tell them exactly what they're getting, and if they ask for something new don't be afraid to tell them if it's not part of the estimate, and send them a new estimate.

Permanent tattoos in general because one is unnecessarily making a permanent change to their body for the purpose of beautification. And in general, that's forbidden. More info: http://www.islamqa.com/en/ref/20283

No, permanent tattoos overall are frowned upon in Islam. Temporary ones however are ok. Maybe this maple leaf thing is a temporary tattoo..

Would this algorithm work with music that is hummed or sung live? Shazam doesn't work for that, but SoundHound does. What's the difference in algorithm you think?

Ok, I agree. Thanks!

This seems like a rip-off of KISSInsights.com's product. Even the gray colors of the pop up box matches. How is it different?

Thanks, this is a creative idea. So you have experience selling to medical practices from before?

I sell cosmetic surgery visualization software that doctors (plastic surgeons) can use to tell patients how they might look like after a cosmetic surgery. It's more in the 'nice to have' than 'must have' realm for doctors, so maybe this is the issue as well.

Thanks for sharing your tips and experiences. Yeah I guess there's no magical solution. One thing also I find gets people's response is using 'I know you're busy, but...'. Ofcourse I haven't done any A/B testing on that or anything.

Have you seen billmonk.com? This is what I use currently to keep track of tabs with roommates. BillMonk was bought by OgoPay in 2007 though and since then they haven't changed a thing on the site.

Can you tell us a little more on what type of work you outsource and where you get your contractors from?

"Menu design draws some of its inspiration from newspaper layout, which puts the most important articles at the top right of the front page, where the eyes tend to be drawn. "

Is this true? I thought eyes are drawn to top left?

Whoa! A new revolution in annoying advertisement pop-ups is coming...

Are these interviews available via a podcast?

I can definitely say I'm happier when being paid for freelancing. When I see that cheque I know it's a result of the sweat and time I put in a project.

Salary on the other hand is just cash being transferred to my bank account. I never physically see it, no one hands it to me. It's just a number in my bank account that I don't check often.

I bet I'd be happier if my boss handed me a cheque every two weeks instead of doing bank transfer. It's an emotional "I have to see it to feel it" thing.

privacy is an issue here (as with any SaaS tool). I guess the developers behind this tool would have to be part of my brain trust too.

This is a very simple site, it's all just WuFoo forms! Must've taken less than a week to design and go live. Smart.

A few years ago, I knew a Microsoft intern who's project was to do exactly that for all Silverlight-type software that got installed on a user's machine. He used the P3P standard to automatically present the user with a 'privacy evaluation' before the user ok'd the installation of the software.

This was part of the Longhorn project, which as we all know got scrapped, to produce what is now Vista! :-)

I just used it to time myself writing a bunch of emails...I find I work better when I'm under some kind of time crunch or competition, so this may be useful...

Would be nice if it didn't need http in front of a url.

Back up for me!

Yep, and did he just draw a general rule from just one example (Activision)?

Can't connect. "Connection was reset"...HN effect?

So what software manages the pagerduty for pagerduty? :-)

Yes, but the pain you describe is worth it and makes you a stronger person. The pain of being in cubeland however is not so worth it (for me).

It's a question of what you will achieve after going through the pain of starting a company vs. the pain of being an employee of a traditional software company.

Yeah just don't want unneeded attention. Hopefully in the future I'll have more non-technical competitive barriers.

Sure, it's an online app for the medical market.

I have one of these businesses. Took me 2 months to build the product (on the side, after my full-time job). A few more to market and see sales (it takes time to close sales and generate site traffic). It should generate 10-20k this year, hopefully more next.

My advice is to focus on a niche market filled with people w/ money, willing to pay for stuff. And avoid any market/problem that your typical computer geek would be interested in or aware of (you want to relax on the beach, not code away 60hrs a week fearing some other startup will catch up and take the market away).

NY Times Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/09/technology/09topps.html?_r...

"Webcam Brings 3-D to Topps Sports Cards"