Ramblings, My Car Delimma, Business Re-Organization, New Computers.
As of the 5th of this month, I am finally finished my work at my former employer, DakotaCom.Net. Sadly enough it took nearly three weeks for the effect, the relief, to kick in. I am happy to announce that this effect has finally kicked in and I am back to the prior motivation that I had before I started working for this company. Though, I am thankful that through this past year I have really come to realize that I’m may not necessarily be the best candidate to work for a company other than my own. This is primarily attributed to the fact that I feel I am an entrepreneur at heart and as such, already have way-too-much on my plate, and my own businesses to favor. I will say that I appreciated this recent job for the most part because I learned a lot, most importantly, the nit and grit of the technology world and running a successful business in such a cut-throat market.
In terms of exciting news, I am looking at getting a new vehicle of some sort. Fortunately DakotaCom.Net provided me with a company car that I was able to use for personal use, but now that I no longer work for them, I have to resort back to the old ride (1996 Buick Regal Baby!) which because of it’s 200,000+ miles on it, it is becoming less and less reliable. Money is not an issue nor is the need of financing. I am looking at either a 2005+ GMC Yukon, 2005+ Ford F150, or a new Honda Accord. Totally random, and non of them really compare to each other, I just need to decide what I’ll need for transportation and buy the vehicle that most closely matches that. Hopefully I can make a viable decision on it this week, until then I’m crippling around in the Buick, and riding my bicycle most places - how humbling.
On a brighter light, we’re finally ordering new PCs this week for SophMedia, which I’m really excited about. Basically we’re building 2 Pentium D 2.66Ghz machines with dual 20″ on each machine, plus all the rest of the good stuff. The best thing about it is that out the door we are only dropping $2,747 (thanks Newegg!) on them, including shipping. Hopefully this helps increase productivity and maybe even my excitement to put more effort into posting here.
Speaking of the businesses, we are in the process of reorganizing RuckusWorks (AZEntertained.com, Rated*.com, etc), and reorganizing the partnership arrangements. Although it is best not to release all of the details, I am happy to mention that the outcome will be really positive for the business. SophMedia on the other hand is doing great, we have been overwhelmed with local and internet-based projects, nearly too many, and are in the process of launching another project/website this week (I’ll announce that later this week) and finishing up the final touches on XStreamHost.com / APanel.
None the less, I have got to get cranking on my huge list of things to catch up on, until next time - Take it easy!
“My son is now an “entrepreneur.” That’s what you’re called when you don’t have a job.” - Ted Turner