Comments for melalouise.net http://melalouise.net dancing to a different beat Sat, 08 Jul 2006 05:04:24 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Comment on Let’s get credible! by Pixel Surfers http://melalouise.net/2006/07/lets-get-credible/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Pixel Surfers Sat, 08 Jul 2006 05:04:24 +0000 http://melalouise.net/?p=75#comment-50 <strong>A girl after my own heart</strong> Excellent, excellent rant on just the things I’ve been musing on as I’ve been preparing content for my design site as well as struggling with the details of a business plan. A must read, from another Aussie, even. Let’s get credible! ... A girl after my own heart

Excellent, excellent rant on just the things I’ve been musing on as I’ve been preparing content for my design site as well as struggling with the details of a business plan. A must read, from another Aussie, even.
Let’s get credible!
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]]> Comment on Vienna – Free Mac OSX RSS Reader by Simon Harris http://melalouise.net/2006/05/vienna-free-mac-osx-rss-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Simon Harris Tue, 30 May 2006 12:57:40 +0000 http://melalouise.net/?p=73#comment-49 Sheesh I've become a bit like our favourite serial first poster....but anyway, I used to use vienna but I now use newsgator online (thanks to James). I figure I only ever read blogs online anyway so for me it's not much point using a local client. Sheesh I’ve become a bit like our favourite serial first poster….but anyway, I used to use vienna but I now use newsgator online (thanks to James). I figure I only ever read blogs online anyway so for me it’s not much point using a local client.

]]> Comment on Web Standards, anyone? by Simon Harris http://melalouise.net/2006/05/web-standards-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Simon Harris Mon, 29 May 2006 19:42:54 +0000 http://melalouise.net/?p=72#comment-48 Congrats! Congrats!

]]> Comment on HTML Emails by Pepijn http://melalouise.net/2006/05/html-emails/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Pepijn Thu, 18 May 2006 15:50:38 +0000 http://melalouise.net/?p=69#comment-47 I'd just like to add a point about images: more and more email clients (both on- and offline) don't show linked-to images in emails by default. The reason is that they're often used by spammers to determine that you've opened an email sent by them so they know the address is valid and can track you. If you want the images to always display immediately they should be included as attachments to the email, meaning they should be few and small (which is good anyway IMHO). I’d just like to add a point about images: more and more email clients (both on- and offline) don’t show linked-to images in emails by default. The reason is that they’re often used by spammers to determine that you’ve opened an email sent by them so they know the address is valid and can track you. If you want the images to always display immediately they should be included as attachments to the email, meaning they should be few and small (which is good anyway IMHO).

]]> Comment on MT Upgrade and yet another new look by Michiel http://melalouise.net/2006/03/mt-upgrade-and-yet-another-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Michiel Thu, 06 Apr 2006 08:27:26 +0000 http://melalouise.net/?p=66#comment-46 Hey, was just browsing and found your website. Very nice!!! Hey, was just browsing and found your website. Very nice!!!

]]> Comment on MT Upgrade and yet another new look by Gabe http://melalouise.net/2006/03/mt-upgrade-and-yet-another-new-look/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Gabe Mon, 03 Apr 2006 02:27:01 +0000 http://melalouise.net/?p=66#comment-45 Hey, new revision looks really good. I dig! Hey, new revision looks really good. I dig!

]]> Comment on My job went to India and all I got was… by Pamela http://melalouise.net/2005/11/my-job-went-to-india-and-all-i-got-was/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Pamela Tue, 08 Nov 2005 10:28:37 +0000 http://melalouise.net/?p=64#comment-44 Well, it's pretty much a startup company who've not made any money in 3 years and their venture capital runs out in March, so times are tough - despite the fact that they've got some great product ideas and lots of customers waiting to use them. They allowed their only two developers to play around with "research" for 6 months before actually getting serious about the project and hiring the rest of us, but it was already too late - and you're right, the agile process made this obvious from the start. Eventually they hired a CTO to actually do some management and within 2 weeks he canned the project and recommended alternatives. As for us, I don't think they'll make the mistake of trying to run such a project in-house again so we won't be crossing our fingers for another job there. We'll most likely be returning to Oz next month - Matt will see if he can get back into the agile world there and I will doing something different, which could be anything from teaching dance to starting a web design business with a friend... Thanks Robert :D Well, it’s pretty much a startup company who’ve not made any money in 3 years and their venture capital runs out in March, so times are tough – despite the fact that they’ve got some great product ideas and lots of customers waiting to use them. They allowed their only two developers to play around with “research” for 6 months before actually getting serious about the project and hiring the rest of us, but it was already too late – and you’re right, the agile process made this obvious from the start. Eventually they hired a CTO to actually do some management and within 2 weeks he canned the project and recommended alternatives.

As for us, I don’t think they’ll make the mistake of trying to run such a project in-house again so we won’t be crossing our fingers for another job there. We’ll most likely be returning to Oz next month – Matt will see if he can get back into the agile world there and I will doing something different, which could be anything from teaching dance to starting a web design business with a friend…

Thanks Robert :D

]]> Comment on My job went to India and all I got was… by Robert Watkins http://melalouise.net/2005/11/my-job-went-to-india-and-all-i-got-was/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Robert Watkins Sat, 05 Nov 2005 14:10:31 +0000 http://melalouise.net/?p=64#comment-43 Ah... the flip side of Agile Development. Exposing actual progress instead of hiding behind "90% complete" can do that sometimes. It's even a win, of sorts, but I'm not sure the sequel will go well. My condolences, and good luck with your next contract. :) On the bright side: if they really were happy with the team, maybe they'll see about bringing some or all of the team onto a not-so-fatal project. Ah… the flip side of Agile Development. Exposing actual progress instead of hiding behind “90% complete” can do that sometimes. It’s even a win, of sorts, but I’m not sure the sequel will go well.

My condolences, and good luck with your next contract. :) On the bright side: if they really were happy with the team, maybe they’ll see about bringing some or all of the team onto a not-so-fatal project.

]]> Comment on My book wishlist by Ravi Mohan http://melalouise.net/2004/04/my-book-wishlist/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Ravi Mohan Mon, 17 Oct 2005 00:05:22 +0000 http://melalouise.net/?p=25#comment-13 You could grab the book on the p2p networks and read online(and get a paperback when it comes out). I have seen "Song Of Susannah" in paperback here in Bangalore. You could grab the book on the p2p networks and read online(and get a paperback when it comes out). I have seen “Song Of Susannah” in paperback here in Bangalore.

]]> Comment on Do what you love and love what you do by Pepijn http://melalouise.net/2005/09/do-what-you-love-and-love-what-you-do/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Pepijn Thu, 08 Sep 2005 22:42:30 +0000 http://melalouise.net/?p=63#comment-42 Well, I imagine Steve actually wrote it... ;-) It is beautiful though. And hard to do. It's so easy to settle for something, without even realizing it. Well, I imagine Steve actually wrote it… ;-)

It is beautiful though. And hard to do. It’s so easy to settle for something, without even realizing it.

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