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>Support for 1.3(x) is not going to drop suddenly. >You're not going to be re-learning everything for 2.0, you'll just have to modify you're thinking a bit.

This is completely understandable and eases my mind, thanks.

This is a really good reply and it's the type of comment I was looking for. Thanks for offering a positive or different view from mine!

So who exactly is this helping? Ok, I know it helps out foreign students, but I am asking strictly from an American perspective. First and foremost, the governments job is to serve the American people. How does this specific action of Obama's immigration proposal help the American people as a whole?

It's a 100% possibility that I have this wrong but I see two groups who this helps. The first group is foreigners who live in the US and the second group is big businesses who can most likely hire lower wage workers.

Don't get me wrong, I am all for improving the STEM sectors in the US but I just feel like it might be a little more useful to invest in our own schools and our own workers instead of invest in foreigners living in the US. Can someone explain what I am missing or what I don't understand?

This is really interesting. I have read a lot of articles about dropshipping being extremely hard to get right. Just out of curiosity, how much time on average did you put into marketing/seo in order to start generating income? Do you also blog about electric bikes?

>That Cotton-Polyester blend you're wearing? You might as well be having gay sex, as far as The LORD is concerned.

That's a pretty intense bastardization of biblical theology. It's fun to snicker and say things like that but your logical gymnastics are quite embarrassing to those who understand the correlation between Christ, the Old Testament, and covenant theology.

I can see this in myself. I usually have about 48oz of coffee each day. Obviously less on some days and maybe more on others. On days that I don't drink coffee, I can't tell a difference in my alertness or energy. Honestly, I just really really love the taste, and knocking back a cup is a actually a great stress reliever for me.

Edit: Now that I think about it, my dad is the same way. I've watched him multiple times drink a cup or two before bed and have no problems sleeping. On the other hand, my mom can drink a 12oz cup and get a nice boost of energy.

I also use Zoho. I create my email addresses, configure them to forward emails to an @gmail account and then configure gmail to send emails from my @customdomain.com account. I get free custom domain emails and I get to use gmail for email management. Zoho is basically just the middleman.

Definitely not a designer but here is something. http://i.imgur.com/zxFPZJ2.jpg

Ahh I see, thanks for the comment.

>We have also never allowed access to our servers. And we never will.

That's good to read but, technically, it's not their choice, correct?

Good call! Macbook Pros are excellent and OS X is a fantastic OS.

I've actually been looking into this as well. From what I can tell, Macbook Pro is the way to go. I usually say Apple hardware and Microsoft software. It looks like this is the case with laptops as well.

Someone1234 seems pretty down on Boot Camp but I have had great results from running Windows 8.1 on a 27" iMac. I honestly can't think of one problem I have had. Of course, it could be much different on a Macbook Pro.

I am a fan of http://growthhackers.com/

Also, you might check out some subreddits like r/marketing.

>Today is a great time to be a writer. There are virtually no middlemen between you putting together a sentence and millions being able to read it.

I'm wondering if any journalist has thought about the idea of a subscription model. For example, charging something like $5 a month to read all articles on their site or releasing long-form articles that cost $1 each.

This post was really informative and pretty much answered everything, thanks.

This might be too broad of a question but could you give some pointers on where to start with automation? Possibly, what tools to look into, what major tasks would be ideal to automate, or what a typical workflow built on automation might look like?

I've always bought cheap generic office chairs but recently picked up an Herman Miller Aeron. I am honestly surprised at how much of a difference it makes. I use the Aeron at home and have a generic $150 office chair at work and I am really hating it after getting the Aeron.

They are pretty expensive so you might check on Craigslist for a used version, that's what I did.

Also, you might try a standing desk. I've heard/read great things and will be getting one pretty soon.

In short, they build sites to provide people with information/services. A lot of these orgs have very basic websites and they don't use the websites as tools to further their goals.

My product helps them by basically doing everything for them. They don't have to worry about registering a domain name, setting up the hosting account, setting up the website, modifying it to look good, installing updates, running backups etc. etc.

Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it.

You make a good point about offering "unlimited" resources. This early in the game, I have nothing to lose and it would be a selling point.

As far as customization goes, that basically falls under setting the website up. So, essentially yeah I mean a logo will be uploaded, colors will match their branding, the homepage will have user selected elements etc. etc.

Thanks for the input and suggestions. The problem with a free trial is that the websites are built on WordPress. No matter what the WordPress community wants to think about the CMS, it's not the most user friendly piece of software for people are only comfortable with sending emails and checking Facebook. My target audience is very non-technical so training is always included before sites are turned over.

I toyed around with a free trial but found it wasn't a good idea because no one knew how to use the WordPress backend.

>I think you also need to make sure you're emphasizing how the site can help boost their attendance and donations and lower their administrative costs

This is definitely true and something I need to work on. One of my biggest obstacles is writing content that will clearly explain the advantages of utilizing a website instead of just having a "brochure site" thrown up on some random host.

"my nephew is good with computers - he can do that!"

Haha um yes.

Thanks for the thoughts. Your suggestion about partnering up with some companies that already have a foot in the door is a great idea. I'll definitely be thinking that through.

Why not add MariaDB to that also?

Would setting up my own mail server be a viable option for freelance clients who need email? When doing freelance web development I always offer to host my clients sites and they almost always ask about email addresses. No that google and microsoft don't offer free custom domain email addresses anymore I've had to tell them it will cost or I can set them up with zoho.

I've been wanting to set up my own email server and wouldn't mind offering the service to clients for free (obviously that would be after I get very used to administrating an email server). Would that be a horrible idea? Are there any specific laws or regulations in the US I would need to know about before providing email to clients?

Someone else in the Texas panhandle knows about HN? Crazy. This place is stuck in 2001 technologically speaking. Anyway, Amarillo is pretty much exclusively .net but I'm sure you know that. I have seen one place that uses rails and that's it. Java is probably used in a couple of places too. If you are comfortable working with the .net stack I can give you some suggestions about local employers.

It's probably similar to Office 365 and the email alias option. With Office 365 you can set up a number of email aliases that can all be directed to one inbox. The downside is that you can't send from those alias. You will always only have one "sending" email address, unless of course you pay for another user inbox.

For those who are thinking about picking up a Wii U, Nintendo is selling refurbished consoles for $200. For all the reports I have read, they are basically brand new systems (in appearance).

https://store.nintendo.com/ng3/us/po/browse/productDetailCol...

I honestly don't understand this design direction. I know it's nice to have a change but from the few screens I have seen on the Verge it looks like something that came from one of those "I redesigned OS X" blog posts.

As a front-end dev I am actually a big fan of Windows 8. I used OS X for a couple of years and finally realized I was placing too much emphasis on flashy GUIs and I had a different program for every little task.

Around the time Windows 8 came out I built a new pc and started using Win8 as my main OS. Now, my workflow basically consists of git, sublime, Photoshop/Illustrator, and gulp. I do use putty/rdp for server admin related tasks and filezilla for any ftp needs. I am pretty obsessive about having a clean OS, knowing exactly where my files are, and having as much customization as I need/want and I feel like Windows does that better for me than OS X. I also just prefer the design of Win8 to OS X.

Here is the kicker, most of things I prefer about Windows can be accomplished on OS X, it's just a personal preference. In general, I don't think Windows 8 is necessarily better than OS X for everyone but for me it is better. Find the OS you like, find the tools that you are most productive with, and build great products :)

That's actually what I am doing (I'm an oddball, I prefer Apple hardware and Microsoft software). I have an iMac running windows 8.1 and an external Cinema Display. So far, everything works and runs great. I would suspect if I did anything graphically heavy, I would run into some problems though.

I did not say I do not have a problem with the marketing agreement Microsoft has set up. Be that as it may, I also understand this type of marketing is not solely taken advantage of by Microsoft. I don't anyone is arguing it's ok. People are pointing out that Microsoft is by no means the first company to take advantage of this type of marketing.