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November6

Photoshop Fireworks

By: Tim Neale

My latest toy is Adobe Photoshop. It’s a very expensive toy. Actually, I bought CS5 Web Premium, I really do not like to think about how much that cost. It’s worth it though. Like anything, building websites is much easier if you have the right tools.

There’s a huge learning curve on all the products involved. My background is backend development, so this is mostly new to me. It’s part of my long term strategy of acquiring more skills in the web site production chain. Mainly because there is never a WordPress theme that completely meets my requirements.

It will also allow me to work in whatever part of the chain is most profitable at any time.

Happy Fireworks Night

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November19

A New Gig

By: Tim Neale

I have a new market writing about Space.

Univerese Today is a blog that covers space exploration and astronomy. The offer came out of work I was doing last year on Tomorrow is Here. Fraser Cain, who runs Universe Today, also runs the carnival of space, which often featured articles from Tomorrow is Here.

a new world and new civilization?

a new world and new civilization?

Perhaps this could lead to something bigger. I noticed that the coverage of the LCROSS Moon impact in the Daily Star was inacurate.

The article says that debris were “brought back to the Earth for analysis.” I am pretty sure this isn’t true. Both probes impacted the Moon. There was nothing to come back to Earth.

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October31

People Buy People

By: Tim Neale

I attended a market research workshop yesterday.

It was free, being sponsored by Business Link, a UK government agency. The information was useful and well presented. Attendees are entitled £200 of professional advice with a Business Link advisor.

good stuff

good stuff

The most useful part of the workshop was meeting other people who are in a similar situation as me. Nearly everyone had a contribution to make. With some useful insights, such as, “people buy people”

The target audience is people who have just started up or will soon start up their own businesses.

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October29

Accountancy Software

By: Tim Neale

makes the world go around

...makes the world go around

I have been searching software packages to find an accountancy application to suit. Most have been designed for old style bricks and mortar businesses. None provide the functionality I need without providing loads of functions I don’t.

I want the package to:

  • Be Web based
  • Handle multiple currencies
  • Track account payments
  • Track expenses in same categories as UK tax forms
  • Divide expenses into taxable / non-taxable categories
  • Handel Micro-payments
  • Be able to integrate with on-line payment systems
  • Produce invoices
  • Collate data for tax return

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