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wordchute

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About wordchute

jamesmehaffey@wordchute.com - Founder Wordchute, musician, code nerd, traveller, general trouble maker.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #3131164

    If you are really on a shoestring (i.e. you cannot afford a graphic designer), then I would really recommend Inkscape - which is to Illustrator as Gimp is to Photoshop. It's a bit …

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    Comment #2521477

    Hello Yxven, I'm sort of in the same boat as you... I have been working on my start-up for a few months now, but I'm basically at a point where there's too much to do by myself. I'…

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    Comment #2514276

    The recording industry's bigger problem has been that for the past twenty years or more, it seems to have gotten the idea that its consumer base consists almost entirely of twelve …

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    Comment #2475897

    Just sent an email. Actually, I was addressing one of the previous post, but the entries were displayed in a wonky order... so sorry if you thought that was directed your way. Anyw…

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    Comment #2475551

    Sorry, I was just after some basic advice... maybe there are some websites specifically for this sort of networking or something? I'm really just throwing it out there in a generic…

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    Looking for co-conspirators

    I have been working alone on my small startup for a few months now, but I think its about time now to start looking for some partners to help move the project forward. I have a wor…

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    Comment #2426279

    More than anything else, it sounds like a great way to surround yourself with smart, creative people with a lot of ideas - sometimes you just need someone who doesn't know your pro…

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    Comment #2424105

    I've been looking for someone to work with on my social networking project, so give a shout if you would like to discuss it. Would be nice to reapply (or get funding elsewhere) wit…

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    Comment #2417684

    I typically generate css with php, usually in the header but sometimes in a linked file. Using this method I can easily alter site wide color or fonts, etc or feed the style atrrib…

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    Comment #2408266

    I've keep thinking about the design for a solar messager bag for my laptop - I was looking for one online, but they're all naff. So I've been thinking about how I could just make o…

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    Comment #2408229

    I love Photoshop and have been using it forever, but it is really for photos. For web graphics its really all about Illustrator, and maybe InDesign if you want to get into layouts …

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    Ask HN: Keeping an Eye on the Other Guys

    With so much innovation happening around the clock, keeping up with new developments seems like an impossibly uphill task. How do you stay on top of identifying and following the p…

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    Comment #2387924

    http://www.wordchute.com

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    Comment #2387846

    The conversion rate is embarrassingly low right now, but to be fair its only been live for a few weeks so maybe I'm just being impatient. I don't think so though, or at least I don…

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    Comment #2383491

    I think my site works well for individual users, but would work even better within a community of users. My problem seems to be in making it clear what the benefits of the site are…

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    Comment #2383425

    Yeah, I think about it constantly. I think everything was explained as clearly as possible - I hope so anyway - but there's still a nagging feeling that I missed something. And the…

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    Comment #2369443

    With the exception of the slides, how might the presentations differ from a one-on-one pitch where you still might only have the same two-three minutes to convey the same basic inf…

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    Comment #2369307

    The bottom line is that people don't like CAPTCHA, and it cannot leave a good impression to irritate potential customers/users within the first five minutes of a visit. Most people…

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    Comment #2361072

    This seems like a great list to keep handy from the very earliest stages of development. Some of the questions might not have an answer yet, but at least it's there to think about …

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    Comment #2360373

    I'm really new to this game, but it just cannot image how going around talking about an idea could be remotely productive. I've got a lot of ideas - so what? It seems to me that if…

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    Comment #2356823

    I appreciate all of your points concerncing the evaluation of design, in the early stages of development or otherwise, but I wonder what are your thoughts on the subject when consi…

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    Comment #2355928

    It amazing how quickly the company seems to have developed into something with a recognition beyond the development community. I first cam across it a few years ago while working i…