Entries in the Business category


Looking for uber-nerds to join my posse

March 16, 2007 at 12:47 pm with 2 comments

Being a businessman, I have a hard time saying no to work and [more so] to money, however sometimes I just can't make it to the game or I have to leave the table after the first hand — hey, I can't do it all, I'm only ¼ robot... With nearly a dozen projects on my table right now that have back-to-back deployment deadlines, things get a little overwhelming.

Cisco takes Apple to court over iPhone name

January 16, 2007 at 2:53 pm with 0 comments

What? Cisco rightfully owns the trademark for iPhone? Yup, and Apple can't sue them or bully them into giving it up. The tech world had taken the iPhone title for granted, assumed it to be proper, plastered it over magazine covers, and now the name is lost. Ok, maybe this is old news to some of you, but what's the whole story on this...

Is Windows really right for the web?

December 11, 2006 at 1:27 am with 0 comments

More and more I find myself contemplating leaving the Microsoft product lines for less-expensive, less cumbersome and less error-prone products. I've used Microsoft Windows since Windows 3.1 back in the day and DOS before that, so I've seen the leaps and bounds it has made over the years. And, with Vista on the horizon, I'm sure all things will be hype in the Microsoft world again for most people; but not so much for me...

Still think you need an office?

November 3, 2006 at 11:17 am with comments off

Mike Taber said in his blog entry titled Software Startup Myths Debunked, If you're profitable and others will vouch for the quality of your work or products, then working out of your basement isn't going to hurt your image. Don't forget that some really well known and profitable companies were started in basements. Google's first datacenter was in Larry's dorm room. Apple started in Steve Jobs' garage. One word: Preach.

Note to small businesses…

July 6, 2006 at 11:20 am with comments off

In a recent post Jason Fried from 37Signals said, If you're going to schedule a meeting that lasts one hour and invite 10 people to attend then it's a ten-hour meeting, not a one-hour meeting. You are trading 10 hours of productivity for one hour of meeting time. Never really thought of it this way...

Anyone up for prints?

February 24, 2006 at 2:07 am with 1 comment

While cruising the web looking for who I'm gonna use this time for my print collateral, I decided to use the del.icio.us search feature to see what other people had marked as worth looking at. I typed in "business card printing" and viola, I was off and running with hundreds of search records to review. Here's where the interesting part comes in... I clicked on a few and on about my second or third page,...

A whole new life?

March 16, 2003 at 11:52 pm with 0 comments

In 8 minutes, it will be Monday, the first day of my new, self-employed life. I will be working from the comfort of my own home-office, wearing whatever I want, putting in whatever hours I feel are necessary (basically all 24 in the day), and basically just busting my own ass at my own pace for my own benefit; yeehaw!

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I am Jeremy Helms, 27 year old graphic designer, web designer, site architect, programmer, copywriter and ambitious entrepreneur. I was born and live in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. This site is my personal periodical for design, code, business and other topics. When I'm not glued to the computer, I enjoy music, movies, late-night television and sometimes a good night out on the town with friends.

I began professional work in the IT industry 12 years ago in September, 1995. I started my first business in 1998, incorporated my second business in 2001, my third in 2002 and my fourth and most recent in 2006. I am a sponge — I am constantly exploring and learning — about business, design, programming, history, society, and whatever pops up on blogs across the web.

  • I have been happily married for 4 years; together for a total of 9 years
  • I am a father of two boys; Junior (born 02-06-07 @ 6:17PM — 8lbs 13oz.) and Jedi (born 05-06-08 @ 12:39PM — 8lbs 4oz.)
  • I am a free and accepted Master Mason, belonging to Florida Alpha Lodge No. 172
  • I have two prize Labrador Retrievers (Buck & Brody)
  • I graduated from Choctawhatchee Senior High School
  • Some of my favorite movies include Snatch, L4yer Cake, Blade Runner, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, THX 1138, Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels, the Star Wars hexology and Ronin

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