When I started with web design in 2000, I learned how to make a website stick to it’s design by using tables. It was kinda like an art to be able to use the right amount of nested tables to get the site to look just like the design. To Rafiek, Guillermo and I virtually [...]

While in the process of switching from full-time web developer to full-time blogger I need to make sure I don’t ignore steps 3 and 5, “Finish your current work”. The last couple of days I have tried so hard not to get distracted from my work, and I succeeded most of the time. So now [...]

Even though there are people who would like you to think that there are a lot of easy ways to get ahead in the blogosphere, the right ways to get ahead take time and patience. This morning I read Seth Godin’s article about shortcuts people are taking to avoid certain obstacles. He described cab drivers [...]

PayPal has been around for a while. I’ve been trying for years to get a paypal account, but they still don’t have Suriname listed. So I went looking for something different and stumbled upon Moneybookers (aff). I went asking around and reading in forums and it seems that a lot of people, who live in [...]

I was stunned to see a digg pop up in my feed reader that linked to Dan Cederholm’s Flikr entry where he pointed out that LogoMaid, some mass logo producing company, has ripped his logo. Within no time the web design community came to Dan’s defense in torpedoing LogoMaid and their representatives, who also comment. [...]

Often we read about people trading their fulltime job for a different kind of job. After doing some research I decided to move from fulltime web designer to fulltime blogger. This is not a process that’s done overnight. 1. Start your blog I think it’s very important to first start with your blog. This way, [...]

When I read Bill’s article “How much is your blog worth?” today, I thought it was kinda strange that he mentioned that John Chow’s blog is worth $15041.15. A couple of weeks ago I used the calculator on Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog and there was a far greater amount mentioned. So I tried it [...]

There are a couple of writers who think Ubuntu is not consumer ready yet. But I think you should give it a try yourself first and draw your own conclusions. Option 1: Use the Live trial You can download an Ubuntu ISO which you can burn to CD. This installation CD can be used to [...]

I have been using Microsoft Operating systems for decades and recently decided to switch to Ubuntu. I just had enough of the stuff Microsoft invented to force people to adapt to their monopolized standards, while they are disobeying most of the standards set by the relevant authorities. Charging people to try out their Office 2007 [...]

Today I had a good conversation with my friend Rafiek about how I feel about web design. This conversation helped me understand some important things that are happening in my professional life right now. I recently found that I don’t have as much interest in building websites for others as I used to have. I [...]