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Have you heard the proverb?:

If I had 8 hours to cut down a tree, I would spend 6 hours sharpening my axe.

Cheers from a 43 year old that is still "unsuccessful".

it's not just big companies that use java. We're a small company (15 ppl) and have built our backend in java and the frontend in PHP.

I'm not a developer but I think at least part of the reason for building in java is the abundance of libraries (i.e. Apache Commons). We also just do POJOs/Servlets so development can be rapid. I think most people think of J2EE when they think of big companies and java.

I might use it on the Desktop more if they would fix the annoying bug where the number of items don't appear next to the feed in Google Reader!

EVERY new version they put out I check and am disappointed.

How about an Avon rep?

As a travel agent I'm guessing she liked interacting with people and she probably can contact those same people she serviced as a travel agent for her home-based Avon business.

My wife has been with Avon for years. It does take some time to build up a clientèle and team but you can make okay money at it. It depends how extensive of a network you have and how much time and effort you're willing to put into it.

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We used to use Solve360 but we use Bantam Live now too. Solve360 is actually a very powerful CRM platform/toolkit but the non-technical people didn't really grok it. Bantam Live has some warts but it provides a lot of functionality without making many compromises. Second that it is worth checking out.

The Nobel Peace Prize 2006 Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2006/yunu...

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Ask a question like: How many people in Japan do you think are married?

There's no right or wrong answer really, you're just trying to get at how they come up with a number.

A hypothetical answer: Let's see, let's say Japan has 50 million people, of those 50 Million maybe 35 Million are consenting adults. Japan is a pretty traditional culture so probably a large percentage of...

You get the idea.

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Just get out of there - it's not worth it.

Existentialism

I sing as the bird sings, That on the bough alights, The song that from me springs, Is pay that well requites.

From the Ego and Its Own by Max Stirner. An obscure but amazingly original work - published the year Nietzsche was born!

Generally, Karma in the popular sense.

Yah, this is a really inspirational movie. How a little guy with passion and determination can make a dent in the universe.

With regard to your health, you're probably better off taking Ativan than drinking alcohol to take the edge off. Talk to your doctor.

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Sounds like you have Generalized Anxiety Disorder although IANAP. You should talk to someone. You could also try Inositol, Passionflower and/or St. John's Wort as herbal remedies.

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Frontend: PHP/Drupal Custom Modules

Backend: Java/POJOs

They are comfortable answering: "I don't know."

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Have you looked at Wuala?

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-do-you-get-if-you-combine-...

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Nokia N810. And it does flash.

Granted, things were getting a bit sluggish in terms of web browsing on this device with the native (Firefox-derived) browser but Opera Mobile 10.1 beta version for Maemo in Turbo mode (using Opera proxies) has given this device new life.

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“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”

- Jack London

Also Baking Soda + Vinegar, add some red food coloring for lava effect

Diet Coke + Mentos

Hone your grant writing skills.

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You have what Sally Hogshead calls "Tourist Indecision": Anxiety resulting from a sense of being lost or proceeding without clear direction.

Basically indecision causes stress.

Ever taken a Myers-Briggs personality test? I'm a big believer in it.

Check out "What's Your Type of Career?":

http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Your-Type-Career-Personality/dp/...

Reading that book was a real eye opener for me. It was like someone was reading my thoughts. This book will help you determine what kind of environment you thrive in.

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Rackspace email hosting is $1/10 GB mailbox/mo for IMAP/POP

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I'm using Linux Mint 8 on my Lenovo SL300. The SL300 is a bit of a strange beast, the BIOS is some hybrid of an IdeaPad & Thinkpad. Fedora 12 kernel panics on boot. OpenSUSE 11.2 does not provide any brightness adjustment. Linux Mint is the best I've found for this particular laptop but there are still some issues with power management, etc.

As much as I like Linux I would still rather be using a Mac. Macs just work - my other computer at home is a 2-year old iMac. The thing just works - it has never caused ANY problem, EVER, as far as I can remember.

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Since I didn't get many replies I would suggest that an opportunity exists for someone out there to build this and disrupt the market :-)

The hard part will be differentiating yourself in a very noisy market - but products that deliver value always find a way.

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Yah, we looked at it a long time ago. Didn't like the disparate applications aspect to it. And for us the Company -> Project -> Task structure in a PM module is highly desirable.

Thanks for your suggestion.

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+1 It may not be sexy or glamorous but it will be in high demand.

+1 The examples are a bit dated but this book still nails it!

Any business that disintermediates (cuts out the middleman).

Amazon, DELL, eTRADE, etc.

Check out "The Money is the Gravy"

http://www.amazon.ca/Money-Gravy-John-Clark/dp/0446692689/re...

It may sound trite to suggest a self-help book but trust me - this book is different. My story is not that different from yours - I am in my early 40s, 3 kids, family depends on me financially, I have gone through some rough patches in my IT career. This book is a good starting point.

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