(Written by guest contributor Tim Golen) The other day I was asked by a colleague why developers in general have a hard time setting firm deadlines. I thought it was a valid question. I am by no means an authority on this issue, but I can speak for myself and for others that I have witnessed and talked to. I think that there are several reasons why developers find it difficult to set a firm... Continue Reading

(Written by guest contributor Joel Ownby) The acronym CPA stands for cost per acquisition, which is when an advertiser puts together an offer and makes that offer available on an affiliate network that in turn brokers it to its publishers. In this relationship, the advertiser pays the CPA network for every lead or sale delivered, the network takes a small cut and then pays the publisher that made the acquisition. Publisher - The individual or... Continue Reading

(Written by guest contributor Tim Golen) It's no secret that technology changes faster than most people are comfortable with. In an adoption of Moore's Law, Gerry Butters (former head of Lucent's Optical Networking Group) claims that the amount of data coming out of an optic fiber is doubling every nine months. Since the Internet is held together with these fiber "tubes," it means that new people and resources are coming online at an alarming rate... Continue Reading

The Internet has been good to me. No, I'll say that differently. The Internet has been fantastic to me. It's changed my life, brought me some incredible deals and continues to deliver a reliable and generous revenue stream. It's allowed me to build a successful business and lead the kind of life I've always dreamed of. I don't know where I'd be without the Web. Still selling encyclopedias probably. Or disc jockeying at weddings. We... Continue Reading

A Presbyterian minister collapsed and died in mid-sentence of a sermon after saying "And when I go to heaven ...," his colleague said Monday. The Rev. Jack Arnold, 69, was nearing the end of his sermon Sunday at Covenant Presbyterian Church in this Orlando suburb when he grabbed the podium before falling to the floor, said the Rev. Michael S. Beates, associate pastor at Covenant Presbyterian. Before collapsing, Arnold quoted the 18th century Bible scholar... Continue Reading

From the "Don't try this at home" department, this story from the Reuter's news wire... A woman in Mexico gave birth to a healthy baby boy after performing a Caesarean section on herself with a kitchen knife, doctors said Tuesday. The unidentified 40-year-old woman, who lived in a rural area without electricity, running water or sanitation and was an eight-hour drive from the nearest hospital, performed the operation when she could not deliver the baby... Continue Reading

Woman swallows fork trying to retrieve cockroach An Israeli woman has swallowed a fork while trying to retrieve a cockroach from her throat. The insect reportedly jumped into her mouth as she was cleaning her home in a village in northern Israel. The 32-year-old tried to scoop the cockroach out with a fork, but ended up swallowing that as well. Dr Nikola Adid, of the Poria Hospital in Tiberias, said: "It's a bit of a... Continue Reading