sunsai

Clickable http://www.skillendar.com

Thanks for your comment, but the scope of Skillendar is so wide and its features are very difficult to be turned into just an app on Facebook.

Clickable: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sunsai

I am planning to let go my business partner as I have realised that he hasn’t got the right skills to develop this business with me. I am not going to kill this application yet. It’s just that I had to re prioritise everything due to some changes in my personal circumstances. When I find the right team to grow this business I will look into this again.

Clickable:

http://www.skillendar.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/sunsai

Thanks mate; but I actually did this to make it easy for me to read HN posts on my netbook (1024x600). Reducing the width would mean lots of scrolling :(

I have tried to tweak the layout without any browser extensions. This will work on any browser but it's a 'lite version' so you can only use these to read HN. Have a look:

Non AJAX version: http://www.skillendar.com/hackernews/noajax.aspx

AJAX version: http://www.skillendar.com/hackernews/

I attended a workshop about bootstrapping last week. The instructor told us a few stories about business men who applied very simple strategies that led them to success. I found the fruit guy’s story really interesting and thought the HN users will like it too.

Has anyone tried the new version yet?http://www.skillendar.com/hackernews/noajax.aspx

I have added a 2 minutes cache to speed up the browsing as well

well done mate :)

hello mate, please try this one http://www.skillendar.com/hackernews/noajax.aspx

I said that I would do this tomorrow in my last post, but couldn't resist the temptation to play with the code again :) here you go http://www.skillendar.com/hackernews/noajax.aspx this is the non-Ajax version.

I shall post a non ajax version of this tomorrow

I just tested it on my BB torch and its working fine except the font style is not getting applied properly.

For some reason, your browser is blocking the JQuery/ AJAX calls.

This was done deliberately as a feature, but you didn't like it :( All the external links will be opened in a new window if that is helpful

Sorry guys, it's mainly to do with the security settings on your browsers. I am using JQuery/ AJAX to call the proxy on my server which is getting blocked by your OS/Browser. This is the only optimum way that I could think of to parse the Hacker news website and reformat the HTML

Sorry mate, I am new to Hacker News; I will remember next time :)

I have only tested it on IE7, IE8, FF3.6, Chrome 10.0. If you let me know the problem you are experiencing, I shall look into it.

Yes, that makes sense; difficult to achieve though

Thanks :) Though there aren't any websites focusing on the availability of the providers at the moment, the traditional service directories and service search websites like yell.com, citysearch.com etc. could be our nearest competitors.

That's a very good point. I will take that on board. Thanks

Yes, we have just launched the beta version of our website called Skillendar http://www.skillendar.com

It's an availability finder for skills/ services worldwide that mimics flight/hotel booking websites; the search results are rendered on a Calendar interface; hence the name Skillendar short for 'Skills on Calendar'

Skillendar, on one hand, is a free online skill /service finder and booking system that helps you find a skill or service in your locality based on the availability and customer ratings of the providers. On the other hand, Skillendar provides a platform for both individuals as well as businesses to publish their skills or the services that they provide.

Moreover, Skillendar helps you publish your personal interests and hobbies and attract potential clients to earn extra income over your evenings and weekends

I would really appreciate your thoughts on this.

This is another stupid face of Europe's health and safety madness. No wonder the growth rate is going down day by day in EU. Due to all these unreasonable regulations a lot of young start-ups have already moved to the US.