David Allen’s 2002 book ‘Getting Things Done‘ (GTD) certainly struck a chord with programmer types. Unfortunately the classic GTD system espoused by Allen seems to fall apart over time. The biggest culprit for me was an ever growing ‘Someday /
My Daily Routine as a Remote Freelance Developer
Since 2007 I’ve been living my personal Holy Grail – that of a freelance developer working remotely from home. This, like most worthwhile things in life, has taken a large dollop of discipline, reliable broadband and at least one pair of
Ioncube for Rails?
Having just completed my first mISV product, I’m already starting to think about potential new projects. Despite Datafeed Studio being written in PHP, it is fair to say it is not my programming language of choice. Datafeed Studio is a
A New Micro-ISV Is Born
Well, I’ve only gone and done it, folks. I’ve finally become a bona fide Micro-ISV (mISV). Today marks the launch of my first product, Datafeed Studio – a web application that allows affiliate marketeers to create price comparison sites, niche
Long hours? Poor project management
From Strange Brand – Branding and Marketing Blog – The First Year: 7 Lessons Learned Lesson 4: Long hours? Poor project management. Having been part of the design/development community for so long, I’m no stranger to the concept of “crunch