Typebox Blog

Two kinds of clients

typebox — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:45:51 +0000

I bumped into an old client recently. On asking if he’s got plans to redesign his website he uninteresting said that these days websites can be built very cheap and he got it done for under Rf 1000.00 ( approx 78 USD).

Not that he was low on money – his business was going good.

The answer came as if he tried to brand creative developers to be worth that much. It’s not our work that’s Rf 1000.00. Truth is it’s ultimately his business portrayal that got that value.

So i thought there’s two kinds of clients who’d want a website.

One – who needs a face on the internet and the other who wants a solution for a problem, the latter invests.

Say no to Spec Work

typebox — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:34:02 +0000

Say No to Spec Work.

It hurts the creative industry.

Welcome to my new blog

typebox — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 07:21:51 +0000

After a hack attack to my previous blog, i thought i’d give it a rest and move on to a secure platform where i can blog with ease of mind – off the thought of being hacked again. I love wordpress, so this is going to be the new place. It should give me peaks into the newly implemented features in practice.

The hacking occurred on multiple domains – on two servers. The old server got compromised, the second one blocked the attack. The compromised server had malware codes injected to the section on all files. This also had me look at what was not working and what needed to be resurrected . So i’ve done without many to concentrate on the important works. For now the server this blog is in – is in good hands.

One thing i’ve lost and regret not backing up was collected historical events and dates of the Maldives, which was made into an XML file to display a timeline. I’ll be looking around for it – when i do find it i’ll be making it available for download so it’s not going to be easily lost again.

What’s the lesson learned on the hack attack?

To keep complex passwords and to choose web hosts wisely.