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RSSplease, don’t save the productive pennies!
Are you expending too much?. Probably you want to cut down your expenses and reduce the budget expenditure.
The easy targets, things that have “free” replicas, or that you can discard (that IDE you’re used to, the new computer, the Git UI, etc…). Bad Idea!!!
For instance, if you are a software engineer/graphic designer/”put a computer intensive profession here” you may think of buying that refurbished computer and spare yourself 200 dollars. But, remember that you will be using that computer almost all day long. Do you really want to save a marginal amount of money and take the risk of a “shorter lifespan” (my own experience with refurbished hardware being not very good… hello apple/dell).
Another example may concern software. You find a tool (probably open source) that for free does what you need but has a stepper learning curve, no support, and longer configuration time. On the other hand you have another tool that will cost you real money, but it’s simpler to use (or you just know how to use it well). You save the money, but probably slow yourself down… less productive.
So, if you need to decide whether to spend those 2K dollars (or euros) in a brand new macbook pro (or other computer), buy a very intuitive IDE, or productive solution. I advice to go for it, and save the money on other (less important) things (for example less coffee/soda/snacks).
Note 1: I have nothing against open source. I think open source software is just great, but sometimes commercial solutions turn out to be just more productive.
Note 2: This applies when you have the money and you want to save it. If you don’t have the money, just go for the cheap solution.
Soundboy: A co-founder's guide to Biz Dev
I wrote a post a few weeks back about the concept of a 10X Hustler which unexpectedly got over 10k page views. Since then I’ve seen a few other pieces about the nature of BD - I loved this one in particular by another YC alum, Chris Steiner about how Biz Dev is a clever name for dirty work….
Startups, life, learning and happiness: Start something small
The other day I was listening to Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and Influence People and and I found it amazing how this book, which has now sold over 15 million copies, originally started:
I prepared a short talk. I called it ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People.’ I say ‘short.’…
Git rebasing
Using git and pulling/pushing changes & rebase —
When you “git pull” changes, have you ever got something like:
Then you launch yourself to manually merge and commit your changes… and suddenly you are in no branch! you create a new branch with your changes
The solution is actually pretty simple. Do the manual merge, add your file to the changes stage, and the perform “git rebase —continue” (not commit) and everything is going to be fine.
First, rewinding head to replay your work on top of it…
Applying: vulnerabilities and updates now are real objects
Using index info to reconstruct a base tree…
Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge…
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When you have resolved this problem run “git rebase —continue”.
If you would prefer to skip this patch, instead run “git rebase —skip”.
To restore the original branch and stop rebasing run “git rebase —abort”.
Applying: vulnerabilities and updates now are real objects
Using index info to reconstruct a base tree…
Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge…
…
When you have resolved this problem run “git rebase —continue”.
If you would prefer to skip this patch, instead run “git rebase —skip”.
To restore the original branch and stop rebasing run “git rebase —abort”.
Then you launch yourself to manually merge and commit your changes… and suddenly you are in no branch! you create a new branch with your changes
git checkout -b MERGE and try to merge with the master…. git merge MERGE master merge successful, then git checkout master then pull git and then the same rebase problem :S… Panic!!!!
The solution is actually pretty simple. Do the manual merge, add your file to the changes stage, and the perform “git rebase —continue” (not commit) and everything is going to be fine.
git add YOUR_FILES
git rebase --continue
git push
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Textmate 2 Tips: Create a new file in a project folder
One of the big changes in TM2 is that you can no longer create new files from the Project Drawer’s right click menu. This was a handy feature that I honestly miss.
Fortunately, there is a work around though it’s somewhat less intuitive.
- Create a new file/tab by hitting ⌥⌘N or choosing File >…
Wensing, M.: Understanding the Value Cycle
A lot of words are written about the challenge of creating value for customers. Paul Graham’s “make something people want” mantra does a good job of summarizing it. Unfortunately, creating something valuable isn’t enough to find lift. And if you falter at any of the subsequent steps, your…
About Freddy's internet corner
I'm Freddy Munoz, a software engineer, PhD, and entrepreneur currently at Paris, France. I see myself as an entrepreneur seeking to change the world. Here you'll find articles about entrepreneurship, technology, software, and much more (about myself).
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