Category Archives: Shockey Monkey

Futility of Incompetence (how Monkey is made)

Shockey Monkey, Vladville
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I have been fortunate enough to build a big enough business that calls for a lot of decisions on a daily basis – so statistically speaking, I get to deal with a lot of incompetence. I have gotten so good … Continue reading

Monkey in the land of Not So Free

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Today is a bittersweet day at Casa de Vlad. On one hand, I am stoked that yet another product of mine is going worldwide as a commercial success. On the other hand, it’s deployment is guided by a political/trade compromise … Continue reading

The Eve of Shockey Monkey

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It’s hard to believe that it has been nearly two years since I first shared the vision of Shockey Monkey, even harder to belive the amount of people and effort that went into building this beast. Tomorrow I get to … Continue reading

Working with EU: Does location matter?

Shockey Monkey
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With the launch of SM 2.1 (yeah, yeah, looking forward, you’ll get the details on Monday folks!) and its commercial nature I have to cross the unglobalization bridge that the US has been burning and pissing on for quite some … Continue reading

Looking for Project and Network Documentation Volunteers

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I’m looking for some volunteers to help with the best practices on Network Documentation and SMB Projects. This is a part of my soon to be announced agenda behind Shockey Monkey 2.0 and the way the product is being positioned … Continue reading

Owned by the Monkey

Shockey Monkey
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No Vijay, it’s not what you think. Last night at about 9 PM I thought I’d sit down and work on a new feature and try a few more interface tricks I learned. The concept is pretty simple – make … Continue reading

Relaxing.. Focusing.. Grooming Pointy Hair..

Shockey Monkey
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Today, I am the perfect Pointy Haired Boss from Dilbert Comics. Not only because I run a software company or the genetically deformed head that extends outward symmetrically right where the pointy hair grows, but because I downed three bottles … Continue reading

Update on Shockey Monkey 2.0

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I wanted to offer a little update on Shockey Monkey considering that I haven’t kept you up to speed on all the developments and have missed the November deadline with the hopes of going commercial on Jan 1. Unfortunately, I … Continue reading

Howto: Speeding up AJAX web applications with htaccess and mod_expires

Mobility, Open Source, Shockey Monkey, Web 2.0
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After the millionth time of watching my mobile phone choking on loading quarter meg of Javascript of Shockey Monkey’s new mobile rich interface I finally remembered the pain while searching for my lost Blackjack earlier this afternoon. Not only did … Continue reading

Shockey Monkey Activations

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I know its been a few weeks since I closed down the signup forms for Shockey Monkey but the avalanche of signups was so big (along with the other internal OWN issues I mentioned) and it has taken me a … Continue reading