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Pricing your SAAS

I always get frustrated when prices aren’t listed on a website, but apparently that’s how the big dogs do it:

http://onstartups.com/learn-by-example-38-saas-startup-pricing-pages-analyzed

 

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Better Than Resume

Seth hit the nail on the head today, especially for the web industry.

More than being able to write a resume or fit-in, what good companies ask for is “show me your side projects” or “What are you really passionate about?”

The college experience is about so much more than going to classes – if that’s all you’re doing, you’re missing out. Get involved, start something, make something.

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2016/01/no-direction-home.html

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Overload

I’m not great at being mindful, it is definitely something that would help me though, as I’m one of those people that try and fit a million things in each day.

http://zenhabits.net/overloaded/

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PHP 7: Be Prepared

This article discusses some of the main backward compatible breaking items in PHP 7 and the new features to be excited for. #1 is speed!

https://kinsta.com/blog/getting-ready-for-php7/

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Defenders of Wonder

A great post from Humans of New York reminded me why I published the last edition of the EIU Bluebook.

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“I’m a rare book librarian. I get to touch books every single day. My colleague and I have a joke that we are…

Posted by Humans of New York on Wednesday, September 16, 2015

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History of Middle-Earth Explained

These two videos do an awesome job of filling in all the backstory of Middle Earth not explained in The Hobbit or The Lord of The Rings.

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Supporting Coding

I’m extremely fortunate: I have a great job that I enjoy doing, and happens to be in a well paying field.

So, I just gave to a classroom to help them teach their students to code on Donors Choose.

Donors Choose is a pretty neat service, I encourage everyone to check it out and support a cause that they believe in! Education and Educators are under-funded here in the U.S.

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The Finances of Bicycle Commuting

Check out this infographic for national bike month!

 

Just goes to show that cars are costly!

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No: Tough but Necessary

Saying “No” to a project, a friend or colleague is tough. When you enjoy what you do it’s tough to not get excited about a project and jump right on-board. But if you want to stay excited and not get burned-out or feel overwhelmed, then No is necessary. Seth says it best:

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2014/05/no-is-essential.html

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Anti-Virus – What a Joke

I’ve always hated anti-virus software. It slows your computer down by using massive resources. It prompts you for updates and other garbage, and of course it’s not free.

I’m the “Computer Guy” that most of friends (and my friends friends) contact when their computer is not working. About 98% of computers I find infected with viruses or malware have anti-virus software installed and running. Now my personal experiences are backed up with this article:

http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/05/antivurus-pioneer-symantec-declares-av-dead-and-doomed-to-failure/

Mr. Dye estimates antivirus now catches just 45% of cyberattacks

There you have it! Straight from the horses mouth!