Comments for Naga IT Services http://naga.co.za Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on A lot like building a house by steve http://naga.co.za/2012/01/10/a-lot-like-building-a-house/#comment-65 steve Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:54:55 +0000 http://naga.co.za/?p=233#comment-65 Thank you, very nice of you to say so. I'll attend a few talks and see if I think I could match level and quality of content and delivery. Thank you, very nice of you to say so.
I’ll attend a few talks and see if I think I could match level and quality of content and delivery.

]]> Comment on A lot like building a house by Andrew HS http://naga.co.za/2012/01/10/a-lot-like-building-a-house/#comment-64 Andrew HS Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:43:32 +0000 http://naga.co.za/?p=233#comment-64 As an occasional spin-attender and (like many of the spin folk) relative newbie to the web tech I thought your writing around these issue was clear and concise - I would be interested in your talk. As an occasional spin-attender and (like many of the spin folk) relative newbie to the web tech I thought your writing around these issue was clear and concise – I would be interested in your talk.

]]> Comment on A lot like building a house by steve http://naga.co.za/2012/01/10/a-lot-like-building-a-house/#comment-63 steve Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:42:26 +0000 http://naga.co.za/?p=233#comment-63 CT-SPIN's been on my radar for a little while, but I was sort of under the impression that its focus didn't quite match my interests. Some of the recent talks listed on the site sound interesting, though, so I've duly subscribed to the RSS and mailing list. Thank you for the reminder / prod! Re talk: wow! The prospect of giving a talk on these ideas is equals parts exciting and intimidating. Although I'm interested and passionate about these topics, I'm not sure that I'm quite high profile or high level enough to give a talk on them. Perhaps I should give it some thought... CT-SPIN’s been on my radar for a little while, but I was sort of under the impression that its focus didn’t quite match my interests. Some of the recent talks listed on the site sound interesting, though, so I’ve duly subscribed to the RSS and mailing list. Thank you for the reminder / prod!

Re talk: wow! The prospect of giving a talk on these ideas is equals parts exciting and intimidating. Although I’m interested and passionate about these topics, I’m not sure that I’m quite high profile or high level enough to give a talk on them. Perhaps I should give it some thought…

]]> Comment on A lot like building a house by Hendrik http://naga.co.za/2012/01/10/a-lot-like-building-a-house/#comment-62 Hendrik Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:21:20 +0000 http://naga.co.za/?p=233#comment-62 You really should think about attending <a href="http://www.spin.org.za/" rel="nofollow">CT-SPIN</a>, but what would be even better is come give a talk around this. I can organize... You really should think about attending CT-SPIN, but what would be even better is come give a talk around this. I can organize…

]]> Comment on Share and share alike by steve http://naga.co.za/2011/12/29/share-and-share-alike/#comment-59 steve Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:03:00 +0000 http://naga.co.za/?p=212#comment-59 I saw this on Lifehacker <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5874115/ikeepm-is-a-simple-free-inventory-for-all-your-stuff" rel="nofollow">today</a>: <a href="https://www.ikeepm.com/" rel="nofollow">iKeepm</a>, online home inventory software. This looks great for the inventory side of things, and I like the design. Clean, crispy, modern. It doesn't have the loan functionality that I want, but that's outside of its scope. I saw this on Lifehacker today: iKeepm, online home inventory software. This looks great for the inventory side of things, and I like the design. Clean, crispy, modern.
It doesn’t have the loan functionality that I want, but that’s outside of its scope.

]]> Comment on Share and share alike by River http://naga.co.za/2011/12/29/share-and-share-alike/#comment-58 River Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:40:33 +0000 http://naga.co.za/?p=212#comment-58 That sounds good. Gotta say that browserid kinda excites me. That sounds good. Gotta say that browserid kinda excites me.

]]> Comment on On working hard enough by steve http://naga.co.za/2011/12/08/on-working-hard-enough/#comment-55 steve Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:29:03 +0000 http://naga.co.za/?p=184#comment-55 I think too! Some people can (or at least give the appearance of being able to) work 12 hour stretches, but I'm not one of them. It's okay to have a personal life. Shorter days means a happier me, means better work and happier clients. Re bad / South: no, we still say gone South. But keep going South and you eventually hit North again! I think too!

Some people can (or at least give the appearance of being able to) work 12 hour stretches, but I’m not one of them. It’s okay to have a personal life.
Shorter days means a happier me, means better work and happier clients.

Re bad / South: no, we still say gone South. But keep going South and you eventually hit North again!

]]> Comment on On working hard enough by martyn http://naga.co.za/2011/12/08/on-working-hard-enough/#comment-54 martyn Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:02:21 +0000 http://naga.co.za/?p=184#comment-54 the point about higher quality hours is the key i think. every office has people who seem to pride themselves on how long they spend in the office. these people are just in bin-rage! i'm long past that. quality of output has to be the key. if the work has been done, and done right, then it's okay to go home. yep, occasionally things go south (is that hemispherist, attributing "bad" to "south"? do you guys in ZA say "the project's gone north?") and extra hours are needed. anything more than occasional means either you need to hire someone (or more someones), or you're doing something wrong. i think. the point about higher quality hours is the key i think. every office has people who seem to pride themselves on how long they spend in the office. these people are just in bin-rage!

i’m long past that. quality of output has to be the key. if the work has been done, and done right, then it’s okay to go home.

yep, occasionally things go south (is that hemispherist, attributing “bad” to “south”? do you guys in ZA say “the project’s gone north?”) and extra hours are needed. anything more than occasional means either you need to hire someone (or more someones), or you’re doing something wrong.

i think.

]]> Comment on Share and share alike by steve http://naga.co.za/2011/12/29/share-and-share-alike/#comment-51 steve Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:14:43 +0000 http://naga.co.za/?p=212#comment-51 Thanks for the LibraryThing heads up: I wasn't aware of it before. I like the idea of giving it room to be more inventory-like; I've scribbled some notes about it before. The main thing I was dithering for inventory purposes was the pulling in of information. If you're going to entering a large number of books (DVDs, games) then I'd want to make it as smooth as possible. My first thought is having a barcode / isbn lookup, using a pre-existing database, so that you don't have to enter titles, etc, manually. Could be a bit tricky, but worth it, I think. A related-ish app (Mac only, alas) is <a href="http://www.delicious-monster.com/" rel="nofollow">Delicious Library</a>. It's a full on home inventory app with barcode scanning, loaning, selling: lots of stuff! I shall be sure to have a category just for whisks! Thanks for the LibraryThing heads up: I wasn’t aware of it before.
I like the idea of giving it room to be more inventory-like; I’ve scribbled some notes about it before.
The main thing I was dithering for inventory purposes was the pulling in of information. If you’re going to entering a large number of books (DVDs, games) then I’d want to make it as smooth as possible. My first thought is having a barcode / isbn lookup, using a pre-existing database, so that you don’t have to enter titles, etc, manually.
Could be a bit tricky, but worth it, I think.

A related-ish app (Mac only, alas) is Delicious Library. It’s a full on home inventory app with barcode scanning, loaning, selling: lots of stuff!

I shall be sure to have a category just for whisks!

]]> Comment on Share and share alike by steve http://naga.co.za/2011/12/29/share-and-share-alike/#comment-50 steve Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:03:23 +0000 http://naga.co.za/?p=212#comment-50 Thanks, Aki. I agree: an annual fee is usually better than monthly, especially if the annual fee is still a smallish amount of money. I'm also going to look at a once-off fee. Thanks, Aki.
I agree: an annual fee is usually better than monthly, especially if the annual fee is still a smallish amount of money.
I’m also going to look at a once-off fee.

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