http://slapstart.com A place for Startups Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:25:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," said Charles Dickens in "A Tale of Two Cities."  And in a similar way, the same can be said about the global job market.  Except for the "best" part. The fact of the matter is that in most economies, ... http://slapstart.com/2012/02/jobseeker/ When you think of the Internet, what words spring to mind?  Think it over.  I'll wait. OK.  Time's up. For me, when I think of the Internet, I think of, naturally, the words "Thomas Hobbes." You know good ol' Tom, right?  He was the famous English philosopher, mostly known for his political stuff, ... http://slapstart.com/2012/01/imgbox/ The secret to becoming a power computer user is by using the keyboard. Although the mouse is a great tool for novice users, ultimately it's faster to find your way around by knowing keyboard shortcuts. For instance when you're filling out a form it's quicker to ... http://slapstart.com/2011/12/clickto/ A friend of mine once pointed out a difference between people who lived on the poorer side of town, and the richer. She noted that on the wealthier side of town were people who read. They would read journals, novels, biographies, or any number of types of literature. This of ... http://slapstart.com/2011/12/utales/ It's said that one of the secrets to success is being dedicated to one thing. By investing oneself wholly and completely into a certain field you're bound to become knowledgeable in it. Over time you'll know instinctively how to accomplish things better, smarter, and faster. This doesn't happen overnight; it ... http://slapstart.com/2011/11/jotform/ For those who follow along closely, we at SlapStart are always enthusiastic about sites that have anything to do with bands. Bands are the opposite of the boring life. In a band you stand before the roar of the crowds, you live the life of luxury, and people buy you ... http://slapstart.com/2011/10/whatfolio/ I'm in the early stages of trying to find a flight home for Christmas.  It's not pretty.  Airfare is ridiculously high and showing no signs of coming down - yet.  Fortunately, there are a ton of cool tools like kayak.com and orbitz.com to help me search multiple carriers for the ... http://slapstart.com/2011/10/broadbandgenie/ Internet marketing is one of the weirdest things in the world. People carry on with the oddest antics in an attempt to get more attention. Some employ complex keyword schemes to trick Google into sending them more search traffic. Others establish voting brigades on social networks to push their preferred ... http://slapstart.com/2011/10/replo/ In the world of software development there's a quiet battle that goes on. On one hand you have the waterfall style of development, and on the other you have agile development. Waterfall development works much like its name implies. You have a design team that designs the product. Once finished ... http://slapstart.com/2011/10/proto-io/ Tonight I enjoyed one of my favorite parts about living in San Francisco- the ability to see world class tourist destinations right out my door. And so I went for a walk and ended up at Coit Tower. It provides a great view of the bay (especially if they'll ever ... http://slapstart.com/2011/09/swackett/