Archive for September, 2007
Monday, September 24th, 2007
We are launching the first version of the ThemBid Contractor edition (it is currently in private beta) in California. Here we will list a few issues that any person working with a contractor should consider, particularly in California. We also recommend that you consult your lawyer before attempting to hire ...
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Friday, September 21st, 2007
The ThemBid.com team met some great quality people at the TechCrunch 40 conference. We anticipate exciting collaborations with some exceptional companies. Thanks to everyone who provided feedback and votes. We appreciate the coverage by bub.licio.us, your feedback at the conference was awesome. Following are some sneak peek design images and ...
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Monday, September 17th, 2007
Mark Zuckerberg has announced today, at the Tech Crunch 40, that the investors at Facebook have created a 10 million dollar fund to support companies that develop on the FaceBook platform.
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Monday, September 17th, 2007
Today, September 17, 2007, we launch the private beta of project "secret sauce" and offer a sneak peek at the new ThemBid.com design at the Tech Crunch 40. After today's demo, we will reveal what project "secret sauce" is and offer some screen shots on this blog. The new ThemBid.com ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
When you are searching for a contractor online, with a service such as ThemBid.com, it will save time for you and the contractor, if the project is well described with accuracy and detail. This post will give you some guidance on how to write a complete "scope of work", which ...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Our users have found that ThemBid.com helps them make value based choices when seeking contract labor (i.e. getting your plumbing fixed). However, our service should not replace your due diligence before making a final choice. This article will discuss the essential information you need to know when it is time ...
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
As a TechCrunch20 finalist, we were required to send a vector based logo for ThemBid.com. We only had a jpeg version which we just created for use on our website. This tutorial shows you how I re-created the bitmap logo as a vector using Adobe Photoshop.
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Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
I recently had to create a lightweight Ruby on Rails RSS Reader for the Notifir.com project, which we fund. I did not want to add any libraries for the best portability. Following is all the code you need to grab RSS feeds and display them on your site.
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
My cousin was scanning a bunch of photos into into his computer using a flatbed scanner. For each page of scanned photos, I saw that he was cropping and rotating them by hand. I showed him this easy to use automated method using Photoshop CS2. Following is a short video ...
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
I use GTD as my methodology for productivity. I found it useful to have a simple diagram printed out on my wall to give me a quick reminder on the flow. I have shared it with a few people new to the GTD and they loved it, so I'm now ...
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