Comments for Maverick Conceptions http://www.maverickconceptions.com Brenda you know that you're much too lazy and Eddie could never afford to live that kind of life. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:22:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6-beta1 Comment on My Final Word by Michael Harper http://www.maverickconceptions.com/2008/06/29/fanboyhater-or-intellect/#comment-238 Michael Harper Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:22:53 +0000 http://www.mindshadow.net/?p=407#comment-238 Have to say, I agree... and not just because you gave me a shoutout in the post (albeit a back-handed one). I don't think you're talking about people who work on Macs for articulate reasons (the elegance and ease of the OS is worth it to me, the hardware design is worth trading off a fascist sealed case), you're talking about the people who work on Macs for no reason at all. Like, they never thought, "hey, do I want this... is it worth it?" They just followed the crowd from Williamsburg out of a Coldplay concert and said, hey, this must but what I'm supposed to buy. Which even THEN isn't a problem unless you are then a dick to people who haven't made your (completely un-informed) choice. Have to say, I agree… and not just because you gave me a shoutout in the post (albeit a back-handed one). I don’t think you’re talking about people who work on Macs for articulate reasons (the elegance and ease of the OS is worth it to me, the hardware design is worth trading off a fascist sealed case), you’re talking about the people who work on Macs for no reason at all. Like, they never thought, “hey, do I want this… is it worth it?” They just followed the crowd from Williamsburg out of a Coldplay concert and said, hey, this must but what I’m supposed to buy. Which even THEN isn’t a problem unless you are then a dick to people who haven’t made your (completely un-informed) choice.

]]> Comment on Lack of Community for the Above Average Joe by dekrazee1 http://www.maverickconceptions.com/2008/05/19/lack-of-community-for-the-above-average-joe/#comment-41 dekrazee1 Mon, 19 May 2008 14:00:59 +0000 http://lwallenstein.poweredbygeek.net/?p=107#comment-41 I think there's a crucial step missing in the workings of a community described above. A beginner doesn't stay a beginner for long, and a guru doesn't only spend time answering the same questions over and over. It's more of a cyclical thing. What I mean is that people in a community are constantly navigating between different roles. A guru is only gonna answer the same question once, twice maybe 3 times. When that guru is done, someone else steps in for that area - probably someone who asked the question themselves. Knowledge is passed and paid forward. I think there’s a crucial step missing in the workings of a community described above. A beginner doesn’t stay a beginner for long, and a guru doesn’t only spend time answering the same questions over and over. It’s more of a cyclical thing.

What I mean is that people in a community are constantly navigating between different roles. A guru is only gonna answer the same question once, twice maybe 3 times. When that guru is done, someone else steps in for that area - probably someone who asked the question themselves. Knowledge is passed and paid forward.

]]> Comment on What You Need to Know Before You Begin : Questions to Ask Potential Clients Before Starting a Web Design Project by Damon http://www.maverickconceptions.com/2006/12/04/what-you-need-to-know-before-you-begin-questions-to-ask-potential-clients-before-starting-a-web-design-project/#comment-20 Damon Thu, 08 May 2008 19:55:39 +0000 http://lwallenstein.poweredbygeek.net/2006/12/04/what-you-need-to-know-before-you-begin-questions-to-ask-potential-clients-before-starting-a-web-design-project/#comment-20 @ eCentral Marketing, That question is more or less listed: Optional Question for Static Web Site Designs: Are there any special components you need in your site? Contact Form? Shopping Cart? List of store locations? Will there be any dynamic components to the site? Anything that relies on a database? Things like contact forms and shopping carts seem abundant on any web site. With that in mind, a lot of customers think it is a quick and easy thing and forget to mention it. Anything dealing with “processing” (sending something to a database or email address) requires scripting knowledge and specific machine resources to complete. This may dictate what server platform you can host on as well as what knowledge the web designer will require. There are third party options to host these things off your web site, but most have a monthly cost associated with them. Finding out for your client if this is an expected portion of the project, determining if you have the skills or solutions available and clearing up any costs or requirements up front saves time and headaches down the road. @ eCentral Marketing,

That question is more or less listed:

Optional Question for Static Web Site Designs: Are there any special components you need in your site? Contact Form? Shopping Cart? List of store locations?
Will there be any dynamic components to the site? Anything that relies on a database? Things like contact forms and shopping carts seem abundant on any web site. With that in mind, a lot of customers think it is a quick and easy thing and forget to mention it. Anything dealing with “processing” (sending something to a database or email address) requires scripting knowledge and specific machine resources to complete. This may dictate what server platform you can host on as well as what knowledge the web designer will require. There are third party options to host these things off your web site, but most have a monthly cost associated with them. Finding out for your client if this is an expected portion of the project, determining if you have the skills or solutions available and clearing up any costs or requirements up front saves time and headaches down the road.

]]> Comment on Decentralization of Social Networks by Lynn http://www.maverickconceptions.com/2008/03/20/decentralization-of-social-networks/#comment-39 Lynn Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:37:03 +0000 http://lwallenstein.poweredbygeek.net/?p=101#comment-39 @Naveen : Yes I am familiar with OpenSocial and while I think it is a step in the right direction, it really deals with how to develop for OpenSocial platforms which means a common API to access information, but I don't see it a solution to cross platform communication. Perhaps the developers of the apps will jump on the opportunity and create applications that do communicate cross platform, but I don't see the big providers wanting/helping out with that one. @Naveen :

Yes I am familiar with OpenSocial and while I think it is a step in the right direction, it really deals with how to develop for OpenSocial platforms which means a common API to access information, but I don’t see it a solution to cross platform communication. Perhaps the developers of the apps will jump on the opportunity and create applications that do communicate cross platform, but I don’t see the big providers wanting/helping out with that one.

]]> Comment on Decentralization of Social Networks by Naveen Joshi http://www.maverickconceptions.com/2008/03/20/decentralization-of-social-networks/#comment-37 Naveen Joshi Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:59:12 +0000 http://lwallenstein.poweredbygeek.net/?p=101#comment-37 Lynn Did you check this ? http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/ Lynn

Did you check this ?
http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial/

]]> Comment on Decentralization of Social Networks by Naveen joshi http://www.maverickconceptions.com/2008/03/20/decentralization-of-social-networks/#comment-36 Naveen joshi Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:45:27 +0000 http://lwallenstein.poweredbygeek.net/?p=101#comment-36 Excellent, I myself have been doing research on decentralization of social networking and conclusion is exactly the same as this article :) Excellent, I myself have been doing research on decentralization of social networking and conclusion is exactly the same as this article :)

]]> Comment on Site Specific Browsers… Not Always the Solution I Want by Lynn http://www.maverickconceptions.com/2008/01/26/site-specific-browsers-not-always-the-solution-i-want/#comment-35 Lynn Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:09:55 +0000 http://lwallenstein.poweredbygeek.net/2008/01/26/site-specific-browsers-not-always-the-solution-i-want/#comment-35 Citizen Garden just did a podcast about this topic... I strongly suggest you check it out: http://citizengarden.com/2008/03/23/episode-6-floating-into-the-cloud/ Citizen Garden just did a podcast about this topic… I strongly suggest you check it out:

http://citizengarden.com/2008/03/23/episode-6-floating-into-the-cloud/

]]> Comment on Self Promoting Being and Giving Free - PR Not Desired or Required by Lynn http://www.maverickconceptions.com/2007/09/02/self-promoting-being-and-giving-free-pr-not-desired-or-required/#comment-32 Lynn Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:43:24 +0000 http://lwallenstein.poweredbygeek.net/2007/09/02/self-promoting-being-and-giving-free-pr-not-desired-or-required/#comment-32 Fixed! Thanks for the report :) Fixed! Thanks for the report :)

]]> Comment on Self Promoting Being and Giving Free - PR Not Desired or Required by Jacob Burke http://www.maverickconceptions.com/2007/09/02/self-promoting-being-and-giving-free-pr-not-desired-or-required/#comment-31 Jacob Burke Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:16:32 +0000 http://lwallenstein.poweredbygeek.net/2007/09/02/self-promoting-being-and-giving-free-pr-not-desired-or-required/#comment-31 The .zip archive for the devkit is coming up with a 404, can you please provide a valid link. Thanks! The .zip archive for the devkit is coming up with a 404, can you please provide a valid link. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Decentralization of Social Networks by David Wilcox http://www.maverickconceptions.com/2008/03/20/decentralization-of-social-networks/#comment-40 David Wilcox Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:12:51 +0000 http://lwallenstein.poweredbygeek.net/?p=101#comment-40 Hi Lynn - great insights, thanks, which I've picked up at The Membership Project http://snurl.com/22eug Hi Lynn - great insights, thanks, which I’ve picked up at The Membership Project http://snurl.com/22eug

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