Archive for 'Jimmyweb'
The Satisfaction of Leaving
7th
November
2009
Posted by Ken Davis - under Jimmyweb No Comments
Ok, so I might be drawing a long bow to say that this post has anything to do with web design and development, but bear with me.
I’ve been banking with the same regular, normal bank since I was a child. There’s never been any real incentive to change banks, no matter how frustrating the bank behaves, because, well basically, you still end up using another bank. Its kind of like voting. It doesn’t matter who you vote for, you still end up with a politician! In this case, it doesn’t matter who you bank with, you still end up having to deal with a bank.
Well that’s all changed.
Cloud computing in the modern office
9th
February
2009
Posted by James Beattie - under Jimmyweb 2 Comments
Someone recently said that cloud computing is like teenage sex – talked about more than actually done. And usually done badly.
Having recently set up our office in Sydney, we decided to do more than just talk about it (cloud computing that is). As a startup company, we need technology which is cost effective and requires very little ongoing maintenance.
In this vein, we implemented the following technologies for our office:
Tags: cloud computing, gmail, skype, subversion, tips
A New Beginning
2nd
February
2009
Posted by Ken Davis - under Jimmyweb 1 Comment
So this is it, we’ve finally taken the big jump – leaving our jobs to make Jimmyweb our fulltime endeavour. It’s been a long time coming and the challenge has always been picking the right time to make our move.
Some are saying that with the economy the way it is, it is a silly time to do it, but we are confident that we can make a go of it. In some ways, the economic downturn offers oppotunities to obtain new business by offering a better product at more cost effective rates than larger agencies can offer.
Its definitely a very exciting time. Everything we’ve done over the last five years had been building towards the day when we would go full time. Over the years we’ve connected with great clients that I know are cheering for us and recommending us to others. (more…)
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