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Re: WebHook - Startup HTML5 Responsive Website Template

danielhoang — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 12:14:02 -0000

I did it! Thank you for the help. Totally didn't think about it that way.

Re: WebHook - Startup HTML5 Responsive Website Template

danielhoang — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 17:41:42 -0000

Hi there, is there a way to make the author/bio team images clickable? I'd like to link each of the team members pictures to a detailed bio page (I have that setup, but I need to link to it).

Re: GeekWork Picks: Point B makes Best Companies to Work For list, seeks Tableau Developer

danielhoang — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 11:01:49 -0000

Thank you for the call out. Point B is a great place to work and a great place to accelerate your career and growth.

Re: How To Impress Your Interviewers On Your First Job Interview

danielhoang — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:56 -0000

This gets you above the curve. However, when everyone else is doing the same amount of research, polish, and rehearsal, another technique I use to stand out is to bring a portfolio of your work. This works outside of the creative and fashion industry as well. If you're a data analyst, bring a print out (jazz it up and print it on nice paper) of your latest charts. Behind that work experience listed on your resume are actual work products you've made. Find a way to take an action shot, screen capture the work, etc. and make it into something tangible you can bring ot the interview.

Re: On Being an Extroverted Introvert

danielhoang — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:58:05 -0000

I'm a extroverted introvert. I prefer to have social interactions on the small scale, no more than two or three people at a time. If it's a good conversation, I can go on forever. If it's a fake networking event, that can be extremely draining.

I'm not sure if the extroversion is "masking" your introversion. Instead, if you're feeling confident in a subject or activity, you'll do well. I just need to crawl back in a cave to recharge.

Re: Furry Duty

danielhoang — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:12:48 -0000

My goal is to connect with someone one day just for the sole reason of being mutual cat lovers. I'm always checking to see if my clients, co-workers, or random people I meet are cat people, as evidenced by cat fur, or scratches on their arms.

Re: A Pettie for Petie

danielhoang — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:39:36 -0000

Just voted for you. Best of luck.

Re: It’s Time to Run Away from Social Media

danielhoang — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:14:05 -0000

The telegraph was "social media' at the time. The tools change but it still requires a good communicator to be effective, regardless of the channel.

Re: Vader Vacation: Zadar, Croatia

danielhoang — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:31:21 -0000

Brilliant!

Re: Silicon Valley is full of Geeks

danielhoang — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:49:11 -0000

Haha, Asians don't understand the concept of rent vs. buy (a general statement). Love the new theme by the way.

Re: Facebook vs Productivity

danielhoang — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:58:06 -0000

I've been on a complete Facebook shutdown for two weeks now. Life goes on and I don't feel like I miss out on anything. My conversations with friends are more lively when I don't know every single bit of detail going on in their life. In a few weeks, I'll be back on Facebook, but I think more at fixed intervals. I'm thinking I'll check in once a week to catch up and then shut down again.

I also find that deleting my iPhone Facebook app is a blessing. There's no more constant notifications.

Re: Frequency, Hesitation, and Inevitable Death

danielhoang — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:32:56 -0000

Love it. I'm learning to just be. Planning is just guessing. Strategy is just hesitation to doing.

Re: Twitter isn’t that different from Facebook

danielhoang — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:33:29 -0000

I remember reading somewhere that Facebook is for keeping in touch with people you know and Twitter is the place to meet new people you don't know.

Re: @Apple, Whatever, I don’t want your shiny new iPad2.

danielhoang — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 17:31:50 -0000

I got an iPad 1 and didn't upgrade. There wasn't enough changes. However, I think Steve is right when he's getting out of the spec wars. It's about user experience and in my opinion, Apple is second to none. Sure, there's no true multitasking, no hardcore tweaks and hacks, but it simply works. Even as a tech geek myself, I really enjoy spending more time reading blogs and sending emails than trouble shooting installs.

Re: Seattle Confusion: Do I love or hate this city?

danielhoang — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:51:15 -0000

It's true, my circle of friends don't invite new people in.We've been the same group since college days. Every city is different, and within each major city, every neighborhood is also different.

Re: Seattle Confusion: Do I love or hate this city?

danielhoang — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:39:20 -0000

You should read up on the "Seattle Freeze" http://seattletimes.nwsourc...

Re: Case-Shiller: Home Prices Dipped Across the Board in October

danielhoang — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 18:05:30 -0000

Have you done any technical analysis on the data? First off, I'm not an expert.

I took the seasonally adjusted data and plotted Seattle for all the available data. If we look at the steady increase around 1990 to 1997 and assume that was steady growth and extrapolated that to the future, it creates a resistance line. Then I plotted a line charting the recent declines from the peak to present day and extrapolated that. Assuming no artificial intervention, those lines intersected a little above the 100 point, taking us back to prices around 2000.

Since unemployment isn't improving, our national debt increase, the prospect of increasing taxes, and the eventual increase in interest rates, it seems feasible to see 2000 prices again, basically resetting the system.

Re: The Personal MBA: Interview & Book Giveaway

danielhoang — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:33:17 -0000

MBA programs are great for networking and meeting people in your program. If you're there for an education, go read a book instead.

Re: Thoughts on Jason Fried’s “Why the office is the worst place to work”

danielhoang — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 18:43:52 -0000

I work way more at home than in the office. There's no water cooler distractions, no impromptu meetings. Everything is planned.

Re: My huge list of things I’m thankful for

danielhoang — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 19:57:02 -0000

I'm thankful that you're my brother and that you are super awesome.

Re: http://jasonmkey.tumblr.com/post/1634865809

danielhoang — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:18:52 -0000

I find that as I narrow into a deep subject that makes blogging less fun and more of a job. Without create specialized blogs for every one of my interests, I'm still publishing a core set of posts but with sporadic randomness.

Love your blog.

Re: http://jasonmkey.tumblr.com/post/1634865809

danielhoang — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:18:45 -0000

Love your blog.

Re: Taking a Blogging Break

danielhoang — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:08:53 -0000

I use the editorial calendar in Word Press. I set a goal to write three blogs on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. I write them in batches, meaning I schedule them ahead of time and write them all in one sitting. During the week, if I find something inspiring, I'll post on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, but am not obligated.

Here's a link to a post by Chris Brogan about how he uses it: http://www.chrisbrogan.com/...

I actually find blogging a break from my day job and really has inspired me to build some better systems for my daily work as well.

Re: Before I’m 30, I want to…

danielhoang — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:45:43 -0000

Guess I now have to change my list to things I want to accomplish before I'm 40.

I'm 30 now and I'm almost financially stable. It takes a lot of hard work, sacrifice, but in the end, the reward is being free from the system. My only debt at this point is student loans and hoping to knock most of that off soon.

Re: eReaders and Tablets give Apple a run for its money

danielhoang — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:31:45 -0000

Companies typically see themselves in the wrong line of work. The New York Times for example is in the business of news, not print. The paper version is simply a distribution channel. So rather than resist electronic forms of distribution such as eReaders, etc., they should embrace it.