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Etiquette for Recruiters

tw — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:06:13 +0000

Ok, here are some dos & don’ts for all you recruiters out there:

DON’T cold call me just because I’ve just connected with someone you know on LinkedIn.
DON’T pretend that I should know who you are. – If you’ve never spoken to me before, an introduction is appropriate.
DON’T just use random keywords from my blog and profile and assume they define me. Just because I’ve written about an SEO talk I went to two years ago doesn’t mean that I do SEO a living. (Hint: My resume & profile talk about software development. SEO is not software development).
DON’T just pass on my name and number to a co-worker without any context.
DO email me with an introduction and specific details and, if you must call, ask for a good time to do so.
DO know who I am and what I do before you call.
DO understand that my time is valuable and that, as a contractor, I’m losing money if I’m talking to you.

(And in case you are thinking about contacting me, I’m not looking for new opportunities at the moment.)

Announcing Smartovation Technologies!

tw — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:34:51 +0000

I am very pleased to announce the launch of Smartovation Technologies, a new venture devoted to iPhone and web applications. We expect to be able to submit at least one new App this month. Stay tuned for updates!

And, work continues on the walki-talk.com audio tour guides.

Fire season again

tw — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:50:43 +0000

This year the fires are hitting a little closer to home. (Fortunately, everything seems to be OK so far.) A couple weeks ago there was a fire in the Ventura River bottom. Today, a more serious fire started on the edge of town and moved up into the hills. The entire hillside burned, but by the time I saw it, it was just a black hill with a bit of smoke coming off. It must have gone over the ridge, since helicopters were dropping water there. (I can still hear them as I write this.) But there wasn’t much smoke coming from the area. It looks like the wind has died for the evening, so I would be suprised if it flares up again.

But, it looks like a bigger fire must have started up the coast twards Santa Barbra, because there is a lot of smoke blowing out to sea from much farther west.

I took a picture of the sunset and smoke with my iPhone, but can’t seem to get it off the phone without a lot of extra hassle. (Apple has been a big disappointment lately, but that’s another story.)

Huh??

tw — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 04:48:08 +0000

Speaking of the PCH:

What??

Isn’t it just easier to say “KEEP OUT” or “NO TRESSPASSING”?

Wow … It’s been a while

tw — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:22:06 +0000

But, I’m still alive.

After my own server died a few months ago, I finally have my website moved over to laughingsquid.net. As far as I can tell everything is now back up and running.

Most of the outage has been due to my own laziness. I haven’t been motivated to keep the site up lately. But, Laughing Squid seems to have very responsive servers, which is far more than I can say about godaddy.com.