Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Introduction

I had the same thought when I saw stocktrap. I think its got a good market! Matthew Ho wrote: I actually think stocktrap is the better idea. Simple idea and I reckon people would pay for it. Its like GroupMe meets stocks announcements. I'd be interested to see whether you could build it as a w

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Nikki Durkin in SMH

Lame comments on SMH are to be expected - unfortunately, unlike sources such as Hacker News where people understand technology, the general populace don't understand nor comprehend 'tech'. Plus there's a little bit of tall poppy syndrome added on top of that. Let the haters hate. I've never met N

[SiliconBeach] Re: Introductions

Thanks David & Lang for getting the ball rolling. And since everyone has put their hand up, I thought I'd say G'day as well :-) Nowhere near as much experience as Lang or David and those that have introduced themselves previously (read: I still get pimples... sometimes :P). I started off as

[SiliconBeach] Re: Open Source Developers Conference

Hi, I'll also be there! I'm one of the volunteers, so I'll be loitering around the registration desk :-) See you there? On 02/12/2008, at 7:40 AM, Geoff McQueen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > JM, > > I'm coming, along with two of my engineers. > > I imagine the Hashtag for twitter will be

[SiliconBeach] Re: Review our startup | WorkWhen Notifier

Hey that's a really cool app! I think everyone elses suggestions covers a lot of what I could have added :-) By the way, I noticed that there were a lot of mobile phone numbers in one of the screen-shots in the tour [http://notifier.workwhen.com/home/tour ] - these aren't a problem if they

[SiliconBeach] Re: Start-ups accountant and lawyer

I second that Hendro, we're basically in the same position. Tech stuff is not a problem, businessy stuff: me = FAIL. There could even be a start-up idea here, where a group of accountants/ keen accounting students get together to form a company that acts as accountants for multiple clients. M

[SiliconBeach] Re: Silicon Beach: the book

Not sure what I could contribute (maybe if there is a tech section?) - but would definitely love to help! Shaon On 17/12/2008, at 8:38 AM, Ash Angell wrote: > I'd love to participate. > > Ash > > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 11:56 PM, Langy > wrote: > > I would be thrilled to contribute my gr

[SiliconBeach] Re: Greetings all

Dude... awesome! Because: 1. Python/Django is awesome++ 2. Hacker News is the bible. 3. I was in the same boat - worked for a high flying Big 4 audit firm where everyone was great, but there was no fundamental investment in keeping the team technically challenged and continuously learning. 4

[SiliconBeach] Re: WANTED: Wordpress blog design experience

Nick, plenty of help can be found here: http://jobs.freelanceswitch.com/ Since you've already taken the hard steps of having a go yourself, you could take a look at the tutorials here: http://nettuts.com/ and have a see if you can do the whole project on your own (save yourself the $$ $) :-

[SiliconBeach] Re: Places to meetup in Sydney

Hi Yun, I'm in the same boat and I had done a little research previously for WiFi spots - the problem is that they keep changing all the time. One with reliable WiFi, close to amenities and in a relatively central location is the State Library [2] - they have FREE WiFi for the whole day (

[SiliconBeach] Re: Django team for next Sydney StartupCamp?

I'd be super keen for a python/django users group meet up. I'm only just starting out with django so I'm totally a n00b and keen to learn from more intelligent beings! I've been to one python user group meeting which was awesome and will be looking forward to more of them this year :-) I

[SiliconBeach] Re: Twitter blog campaign to pull their finger out

Implementing OAuth can get tricky when retrofitting, especially since a lot of sites such as Twitter may have unique/custom user authentication models, but it's definitely a step forward. For everyone working on a web app, please consider the following Top Ten common threats [1] along with

[SiliconBeach] Re: Places to meetup in Sydney

LOL, clown... :-) Do I get mates rates Sid ? For those of you that haven't seen his garage and after some geek pr0n check it out on YouTube [1]. [1]: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=tUXpRdilryM On 09/01/2009, at 4:52 PM, sidonei-san wrote: > MacD's with WiFi .. sounds cool ... i got a garage

[SiliconBeach] How was startup camp?

Hi all, for the benefit of those that couldn't make it this time around, can someone link to or give us a quick run down on all the projects that launched over the weekend? I'm really keen to hit up the next camp, so any background details from the one that ran over the weekend (e.g. lesson

[SiliconBeach] Looking for $0 server/desktop hardware for a good home

Hi, sorry to spam, but as a group of starving startup peeps, I thought I'd ask if anyone has any old desktop/servers which they are planning to throw out? The only proviso is that it has to be in working order and in Sydney so that we can come collect :-) We plan on using it as our pre-prod

[SiliconBeach] Re: Looking for $0 server/desktop hardware for a good home

th memory. A large Java or Ruby > framework will need more RAM, as will a database if it's a DB > intensive application. > > Do you need a dedicated pre-prod environment, or can you get away with > Virtual Machines? If you're going to target a 256Mb slice you could > easil

[SiliconBeach] Re: Looking for $0 server/desktop hardware for a good home

WOW, thanks for the detailed explanation Mike! We will definitely be considering EC2 and have already looked at Google's AppEngine (our only concern is being locked into Google's offering). As for the loan of old servers and equipment for the Silicon Beach community - that's an excellent ide

[SiliconBeach] Free stuff from Microsoft

I also thought I'd point out to the list Microsoft's initiative for students to get FREE versions of their development tools (including Windows 2003/2008 Server, Visual Studio 2008, XNA Studio etc. etc.). All you need is a MSN/Live account and a current student ID. Web-site here: https://www

[SiliconBeach] Re: cool post into the mind of a internet / software / technology (put word of choice here) Entrepreneur

Thanks for sharing this Alan; Damien's presentation was fantastic, very inspiring! Shaon On 07/02/2009, at 7:34 PM, mmp1 wrote: > Normally wouldn't spam other pod cast stuff but this is a pretty cool > talk with the creator of CouchDB. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ Y

[SiliconBeach] Re: question about startup funding in Australia

$25K is sizeable chunk... you could probably fund 2 - 3 start ups with that money (of course depending on the idea). Wouldn't it be risky to be putting all our eggs in the one basket? Quoting from ycombinator [1]: "We usually invest $5000 + $5000n, where n is the number of participating fou

[SiliconBeach] Re: question about startup funding in Australia

I don't know if this is something that everyone would be interested in... perhaps in trade for stock/equity other parties for example Pollenizer, hosting companies or others would be interested in _partnering_ with the winning teams? I just reckon there should be more value-add for the star

[SiliconBeach] Re: question about startup funding in Australia

Whoops, sorry I just remembered Phil Sim already mentioned exactly what I had said in my last mail. Memory like a goldfish I tell ya! I think the real added value of a group investing like this are the additional skills that could be drawn upon from such a diverse crowd. Not to mention tha

[SiliconBeach] Re: Tax breaks for capital investment

Naysayers will disagree, but looking at it impartially, I'd say get a Macbook - runs OSX (and if needed Windows too) - then add some of the slickest apps on the market. If you are used to using Linux like I was, then you can still get your vim fix in a Terminal.app window! Disclaimer = I do

[SiliconBeach] Re: Brainwash the kiddies.

it to them and it had to be something technological > (actually software related more specifically). As I grew, I kind of got > more "groomed" into not pursuing it, until a few years ago. Even though > geekiness wasnt frowned upon, risk taking was somehow seen as a major &g

[SiliconBeach] Re: Source of University interns?

t;>> Does anyone know how I can contact either course heads or >>>> entrepreneurship clubs at UNSW/ Sydney Uni/ UTS to try to recruit some >>>> student interns? >>>> thanks >>>> Mike >>>> BuildingIQ >>>> mi...@buildingiq.com >

Re: [SiliconBeach] AU Startup Culture Show

Hi Brad, awesome idea - I've been hanging out for someone to do this! Although I don't know them personally or at all really, I'd love to hear more about the tjoos.com guys & redbubble.com. I'm sure there are hundreds of other start-ups in oz that would chip in their time and share their experienc

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Best value laptop / notebook?

I've got a nice little Lenovo s10e - its the same one the Dept of Education hands out to public school teachers & students. Its got 2GB RAM, Window XP Home (I installed Ubuntu 10.04 netbook remix), 160GB 4200 rpm disk and an Intel Atom CPU... all for... $299. The extra 1GB RAM cost me $30. The bat

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Sydney Startup Networking Party (18/08) at new location: Rooftop Terrace Bar at Home Venue

Thanks to everyone that was involved in organising the event, it was our first experience at such an event and we can't be thankful enough for people like Ben Ranck, Bart, Ryan and all the organisers that put the hours in to make it all happen. Thanks to Ben and Bart for pushing us out of our comf

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: RSS Readers for Entrepreneurs

Hi Ben, I'm currently using Reeder (iPhone) and Flipboard (iPad) with Google Reader integration. Unfortunately, as far as I know, those two applications are not available outside of the Apple ecosystem. Some friends have had success with Pulse on Android tablets. However, Reeder definitely has th

[SiliconBeach] Introducing Math Brain

Hi SBers, Its been a while since I've mailed the list. I just wanted to share a project that my mate Herbert (@debounce ) and I (@shaond ) have been hacking on for *NSW Year 12 HSC students*. We're a little embarrassed to have it publicly la

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: What should I pay for business cards?

If only there wasn't a need to have to carry a business card at all? We (@debounce) and (@shaond) will be launching our app "Contactable" in the next few months - its an app that allows you to do away with business cards. No more frazzled business cards or having to apologise when you run out of t

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: What should I pay for business cards?

Hi Luci, Contactable (@becontactable) is very similar to Bump, Cardflick & Cardmunch in its basic functionality. The basic feature set allows you to transfer your contact details to another person very quickly using your smartphone. The advantage of all apps in this category is that they allow th

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: not for profit idea check - local.org

Hi Rod, the idea is definitely interesting! As for domain purchases - avoid all the scrupulous domain registrars (GoDaddy, Crazy Domains et al) - I prefer planetdomain.com or MelbourneIT for registrations (the price is higher, but you know what you're getting). Good luck, Shaon On 5 August 2012

Re: [SiliconBeach] Need some honest feedback

Great work on the video James, my take is below: > - Did you find it interesting or boring? > This of course depends on the target audience, but having worked in information security, this is a great product idea. > - Do you understand what the product actually does? > If I had to summarise i

Re: [SiliconBeach] Uber is coming to Sydney - and hiring!

Since demand exists for Uber's services, taxis are clearly *not* an effective solution to the problem Uber solves. -- Shaon Diwakar About me: http://about.me/shaond Contactable: http://becontactable.com Blog: http://blog.shaon.net Michael Ridland wrote: Sorry, can I just ask hasn&#

Re: [SiliconBeach] Re: Add Your Startup to the OzFounded Map of the Australian Tech Community

Shaun, the icon looks good - have you got a vector or PSD copy that could be downloaded? We might put it on our page once we launch. Shaun Campbell wrote: What about something like this logo? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list

[SiliconBeach] Re: Another bright Darpa idea

Hi Dean, I see many positive outcomes from this DARPA competition - but perhaps I have a naive view? I think it is pretty prudent that the military have a way to transmit 'data' using a mechanism that guarantees transmission. I cannot see how this is negative from a security standpoint - even