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Hello. I am Joel Marcey, author of this personal blog.
Check out my joint venture with acclaimed programming language instructor, Rex Jaeschke, called Programming Classroom
I am also owner of Twin Roots, a consulting and software development company.
Category Archives: Development
Launched a Fantasy Football Website
It has been over a year since my last post where I made a simple tribute to the late Steve Jobs. Since then, I have had some life events, both personally and professionally … but I did not feel the … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Development, Entrepreneurship, Personal
Tagged Fantasy Football, Sports, Web Development
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To Find Out Version of LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) Via the Command Line
I am running a LAMP server on Slicehost. I always have to look up how to determine the version of each component of the LAMP server I am running. I am using Ubuntu Linux 8.04.4 (Hardy). In my case, here … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Linux, Software, Technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Apache, LAMP, Linux, MySQL, PHP, Slicehost
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Announcing the Launch of Programming Classroom
So, I finally did it. My company Twin Roots has launched an actual product. Well, not a product exactly; more like a service. Along with my outside partner in crime, Rex Jaeschke, we planned a website where we are providing … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Computers, Development, Entrepreneurship, Micro ISV, Software, Technology, Twin Roots
Tagged C, Java, Learning, Programming Classroom, Rex Jaeschke, Visual Basic
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Publicly Announcing the Website To My Software and Consulting Company, Twin Roots
My company website is now publicly online. Twin Roots, a software and technical consulting, contracting and development company has been active for about a year now. And while I have had an initial website up for the last month … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Career, Development, Micro ISV, Personal, Twin Roots
Tagged Consulting, GoDaddy, Six Shooter Media, Software Company, Themes, twinroots.com, website
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Possibility of Bringing Down the Internet via a DNS Flaw and Security Hole
I read a wonderful article in Wired last night. I guess I was out of touch because I didn’t even know this happened. Check out this quote from the article: Kaminsky froze. This was far more serious than anything he … Continue reading
Google Chrome is "Officially" Released; and Gmail is still in Beta?
Well, talk about interesting. As seen in this article, Google has dropped the beta label from its web browser, called Chrome. Why do I find this interesting? Well, a product coming out of beta into release is actually … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Google, Mac, Technology, Windows
Tagged Beta, Chrome, GMail, Software
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User Interface Before Code
Jeff Atwood had a great post earlier this month entitled UI-First Software Development. In the blog he mentions: Of course, UI is hard, far harder than coding for developers. It’s tempting to skip the tough part and do what comes … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Micro ISV, Technology
Tagged Prototyping, Software Development Methodologies, UI, User Interface
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Finally! I Know the Product I Am Going To Develop
So, a while ago, I put a list of ideas out into the wild that I was choosing between as my first micro-ISV project. I haven’t really made progress on those ideas because I have been busy doing consulting work … Continue reading
My First Micro-ISV Product Ideas
[Note: I have a phone meeting on Wednesday with an old colleague where the result could change my plans. I will keep you posted] OK, here it goes….for better, worse or the other, I am letting the world know my … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Development, Entrepreneurship, Micro ISV, Microsoft, RSS, Technology
Tagged Business Ideas, Business Models, Business Plans
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Micro-ISV: Working on Multiple Projects at the Same Time?
I believe I have decided on my first Micro-ISV projects; three to be exact. One is a primarily web-based effort. Another is a primarily desktop application. And one is just a fairly simple tool. My contracting work supposedly ends in … Continue reading