Archive for September, 2009
Since I both recognize that I have readers and clients that don’t innately understand all the techie jargon and acronyms I use on a near-daily basis, and sympathize with them in light of the amount I use these terms, I decided to create a quick page detailing some of the more obscure crapola I blather on about.
Please check out the web terminology sheet page.
Authorize.net Reseller
As a continuing effort to offer my customers the best value-added services money can buy, I’ve decided to become an official reseller/partner to Authorize.net- a leader in internet merchant / online credit card payment options. I’ve developed a number of excellent e-commerce solutions utilizing Authorize this year and must say they’re my favorite option for processing credit card payments online.
As an official reseller, integrating custom shopping carts and donation systems become even more seemless. Also as a bonus feature as going through me as your broker, there is no 3rd party customer service; you get direct access to Authorize.net staff as well as to me (an experienced developer and Authorize.net user).
Looking to take credit card orders online right now or need to add a store-front to an existing website?
Contact me today!
James. Tiberius. Kirk.
In an effort to share all the wealth the internet has to offer (and to spoil my productivity for the day), my friend Doug sent me this fine product at the Star Trek online store.
For the discriminating, tasteful, geeky man in your life- Tiberius: cologne for men. A scent reminiscent of the most famous and highly decorated starship captain in Starfleet history.
I have to say I enjoy the description far more than the idea of the product. That’s some fine copy-writing.
After looking for a few quickie gigs via some online community sites and after reading this article on Yahoo! jobs, its hard to believe some people can make a living in this country.
According to that Yahoo! article, half of the lowest paying jobs in america are in the medical profession. They’ll pull your mangled body from your car and resuscitate you back to life and may be doing it for as little as $9 per hour. That’s ridiculous.
I was taken aback by a lot of the designer-developer positions that required degrees and at least a dozen skill-sets that were also booked around the $12-$15 per hour range. How does one pay off that $60k education at $12 / hr? If you spent every dime you earned on it and never took a vacation day, it’d still take almost 3 years.
Kinda makes me wonder where our priorities lie- but we all have to remember: you get what you pay for.
ThinkGeek.com
I don’t know if any of you are as big of a dork as I am, but if you are, I’d highly recommend checking out ThinkGeek.com. Not only is it a stellar example of visually stunning experimental web design and runs on a freebie open-source store system that I use myself, its a great source for clever and unique gifts for that geek who has everything.
Be it to marvel at how far one can get with CSS styles or to buy something funny and entertaining, I suggest you check them out. http://www.thinkgeek.com