Having a little gremlin that insists on being fed after midnight added to the mix when you’re freelancing brings along a whole new set of challenges. Having only been working for myself for six months, perhaps this meant it was easier for me to adjust – fewer routines to break. […]
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The Good There are two reasons, I suspect, that most people set up shop for themselves. One is to build something they have a real stake in and something that, if successful, they share in the profits of. The other is to have a greater control of their work – […]
One of the first things many new freelancers, myself included, struggle with is setting their rates. Should you aim high, and maximise your earnings per hour, or aim low to fill up all of your time? Should you compete on price with off-shore teams? Should you charge per hour, per […]
Overview The Settlers of Catan cheat sheet is a one-page reference sheet for board game fans, including a basic rules reference and a suggested set of alternative rules. Downloads This cheat sheet is available for free at Cheatography! • HTML (online version) • PDF (for printing)
Contents The Contenders Installation Theming Extensibility Development Support Hosting and Performance Management CMS Security Consumers Comparison Table Winners and Losers Honourable Mentions TL;DR The Contenders The first name down was the big dog in this particular park – Magento. In a relatively short space of time, it has achieved remarkable […]
From early September, I’m going to be leaving the excellent GSBA, where I’ve spent the last four years wrangling code deep in the bowels of the likes of Magento, MODX, Drupal and OpenCart. GSBA is growing rapidly and has an exciting future, but I have my eye on other prizes. […]
Exciting times ahead! The lovely Mrs Dave is growing a shiny new (much smaller) member of our family. In February, if everything goes to plan, we will become three.
My Standing Desk Sitting down can kill you! Or at least help you die earlier. Or give you bad posture. Or so I keep hearing. The solution, apparently, is to stand while working, at some sort of overly tall desk-like contraption. I don’t know about the health benefits, but I’m […]
Why a Standing Desk? By now almost everybody with internet access must have heard of standing desks – taller-than-usual desks that you work at while standing up. They have been hailed as a route to better health and posture, and plenty of people claim higher productivity since switching to a […]