Month: January 2013
Github Streaks
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With the new Github profile pages, I’ve been embarking on a contribution streak. I’ve found a few things that make it hard though. Issues with Streaks While creating an issue counts as contributing and goes towards your streak, adding a pull request to it does not. This also holds true with pull requests. Creating a…
Charge for Everything
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Going to talk a bit about billing again today, more specifically dealing with email/project management time. Something I always include on estimates is a specific amount of time for dealing with emails and project management. I move the number of hours up or down based on the scope of the project. Now I also state…
A Command Line Hypocrite
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There are a few things that I think every coder should know. A bit of Vim Really just enough to hop on a server, find the file they need, make a few edits and save. Do that all with a bit of confidence and you’re set. I don’t think that every developer should be a…
Issues with No Pull Requests
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I recently started contributing to WP eCommerce. It’s only really been 2 weeks, but I’ve noticed something. Lots of issues with no pull requests. I’ve found 3 or 4 tickets from solid developers (selling premium WPEC products) that have no pull request attached. So they are mentioning an issue or complaining, but not taking the…
Review Copies and ROI
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If you don’t know it I released my first product last week, a book called Becoming a WordPress Development Professional. Along with the book has come requests for review copies. This is something I’ve been unsure about how to deal with. On one hand, I’m happy to give out review copies to get the book…
Managers Who forget are damaging
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I recently came across a great article about US manufacuring facilities bringing things back from China. Turns out that with rising oil costs, increased wages in China, and innovations at home, they can actually make things cheaper and faster in the US again. While that’s interesting, it’s not the focus of this post, just the…
Giving up on iCloud Document Sync
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I split my writing between my iPad (70% ish) my iPhone (10% ish) and my Mac (the rest). Doing this has meant that I need to sync my documents so that I can just work on them anywhere. Until recently I used iCloud, but that is no longer the case. Byword Crashing My distaste started…
The Consultant’s End Game
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What’s your end game as a consultant? Have you even thought about it? Will you be happy working along as a solo designer or developer until the end of time? Want to become an agency? Well if you haven’t Aaron at Technosailor has, and his next step was going back to having a boss. As…
My Quarterly Reading List
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There are a few articles and podcasts episodes that come across my desk every 3 months. These are all things that changed my outlook on something I do daily, and continue to do so. So here’s the list. Business Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule: This article very accurately describes how much a meeting really costs a…
Dancing with Prospective Clients
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The first time you email/call a prospective client, you’re basically auditioning for them. Much like an actor you’re given a small window to impress the client so that, hopefully, they offer you the leading role. At least that’s how most people think about it. A Mutual Dance I think of the beginning of a client…