ordinaryman

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by ordinaryman 17y ago
Apart from being the tipping point - nudging me to start out on my own with its liberal free quotas, I should also thank Google App Engine for not supporting Java during the initial release and thus exposing me to Python. Coming from corpor
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Google App Engine turns 2(googleappengine.blogspot.com)
48 points by ordinaryman 17y ago|26 comments
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
Have you tried it? Is it flexible enough to run big, serious projects on? I believe it is and am betting with my startup with hosted apps targeting SMBs with CRM ( http://crm.ifreetools.com ) and Online Database App Creator ( http://creat
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
I personally believe that "you will be given more challenging work" should be the reason to be given for documenting stuff, rather than "I know you will quit one day". Not wanting to be interrupted, to know how things work, when you are wor
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
// Missed to read your comment earlier. For further interactions mail me at r.rajkumar[at]gmail[dot]com The app ( http://crm.ifreetools.com ) is in alpha and the feedback till now is encouraging. Users have already started mapping iFreeTool
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
I work on a smaller sub-space : CRM, over App Engine.
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
Why not build one.. * Within a few minutes, * Online, * Over Google App Engine and * Without Python/Java coding. Check out : http://ifreetools.blogspot.com/2010/03/building-simple-bug-t...
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
The problem with knowing if corruption occurred or not is access to information, which was not possible earlier. With RTI, officials have to provide requested information within stipulated time frame or face actions - including suspension f
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
Corruption. It is a huge problem in India, I wish it is solved using transparent processes, aided by software tools. RTI (Right to Information) act helps in bringing out issues to an extent, but those who file RTIs get threatened or can eve
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
// Sridhar, allow me to answer the 2nd part. I guess you don't imply that Zoho engineers who leave the company to create their own startups were not happy working there. I was happy. That was the reason that I ended up working for over 8 ye
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Building a simple Bug-tracker application on Google App Engine.. Online.(ifreetools.blogspot.com)
1 points by ordinaryman 17y ago|0 comments
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
I understand that you are talking about simple demo access to apps, to get to know the features enabled. Currently there is no demo/public access privilege for apps created using iFreeTools Creator. If it was available I could have gladly p
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
I am able to access it from my office network. It might be just that - a proxy.
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
Have been using this for my App Engine powered CRM application. Very useful. Was even able to come up with pipeline charts, by tweeking the bar chart. You can read about it here.. http://ifreetools.blogspot.com/2009/11/whats-cooking-sales-
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
For whatever class of company, I am puzzled why is it wrong to assume marketing and sales cannot be outsourced. Marketing allows work to be done in flexible timings, for sales and support one will require employees to be awake at odd hours,
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
Reminds me of the recent news on http://bit.ly/Sydney-Water-CRM "expected to cost $55 million, more than double original budget of $21 million and one-and-a-half years behind schedule"
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
Yes. I have been preached about this, by my prof. in start-up school : If an idea occurs to you, it very well has a possibility to have occurred to N other people, a few of those would already be working on them. A little competition is goo
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
Well I tried not to (compete), for a very long time (almost a year). After which I had to turn towards projects, which lead to Grails, which in turn lead to iFreeTools CRM (you can read about it here : http://rrajkumar.wordpress.com/2009/1
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
It looks like he does support relationships ("References" field type), although I don't see how those are displayed on the related record. As a link. Have a look at the screen-shots in the walk-through - particularly the last image. Mappi
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
Thanks for the input. Was trying to emphasize Creating Online . Updated the headline to "Build Customizable Database Apps. Online." (For those who may read this after the change : the earlier headline was "Create Database Applications, Onl
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
Thanks. Agree about the font and 'free'. Wanted to have a distinctly different font for the first part of the name which will be a brand/prefix to lot more apps like CRM, HRMS, Creator, etc.,. Open to suggestions for other web-safe fonts, w
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
I do plan to provide default set of apps, which one can click to install. This is just off the oven and I could not wait to share. You can have a look at the following walk-through, to have an overview of the app.. http://ifreetools.blogsp
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Ask HN: Review App : Build Apps Online, over Google App Engine(creator.ifreetools.com)
19 points by ordinaryman 17y ago|15 comments
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
Exactly what /private/ group would have motive for this? Possibly a human rights activists' group, which knows the implications of such a hack ? Notice that only the subject line of the emails were accessed, not the contents. I am not say
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OpenID on App Engine made easy with AEoid(blog.notdot.net)
6 points by ordinaryman 17y ago|0 comments
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No, it is not just about the location of the server.(ifreetools.blogspot.com)
1 points by ordinaryman 17y ago|0 comments
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
After seeing http://www.microsoft.com/web/gallery/developer.aspx , I feel sad that Google App Engine (GAE) still does not have a "click to install" Currently, there are two options for application developers in GAE 1. The code needs to han
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
..It's been done and has the biggest competitor out there. The following is item #25 from http://ycombinator.com/ideas.html 25. A Craigslist competitor. Craiglist is ambivalent about being a business. This is both a strength and a weak
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by ordinaryman 17y ago
What you are asking is similar to Google FriendConnect features, which is what I believe Google will try to do. Instead of waiting for websites to add FriendConnect widgets, a browser addon enables Google to provide those features on every
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by ordinaryman 18y ago
people working on appengine really want java? After more than 8 years of coding in Java, I had to pick up Python (and Django) so as to start using GAE for my startup. Now, looking at those sample code in Java (and JSP) and the related XML

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