Fuck the Naysayers

Pardon my F-Bomb Over the past few years, I’ve been working on a startup called Rentabilities.  We help rental stores (e.g. people who rent tents, table, chairs) take reservations online. Throughout the years, I’ve run into hundreds of people, and over the years each person has somehow shaped where I stand today. Here’s an overly general classification of the types of people you run...

Rediculous Bank Charges… Sovereign Bank (Santander) Just Lost a Customer!

My blog has become a place for me to come and complain.  As an entreprenuer, I deal with many different business services – banking, ssl certificates, web hosting… the list goes on.  As a business owner, I pride myself in having great customer service and creating  relationships with lifelong customers.  So, when I’m not treated fairly, I get upset!  In this particular case, I feel the need to...

Getting Flex Builder to work on 64-bit Windows

I’ve been running the 64-bit version of XP and now the 64-bit version of Windows 7 for the past 2+ years, and I’ve always had issues with Flex: Blank build path windows (when right clicking on a project’s properties) – having to manage the project files manually Weird generated asset errors I think getting setup with Flex and eclipse requires an unnecessary amount of knowledge…...

Securing a WordPress page with https

What I needed I needed a way to secure a single page. This could be an order page or a page where I want to protect user information. The problem is, even if you simply try to go to “https://mysite.com/page”, you’ll be re-directed to the http page by WordPress. Furthermore, even if you use htaccess to force the content over https, you’ll still get “partially encrypted”...

Verisign: NEVER AGAIN!

If you’re thinking about doing business with Verisign: think again.  Here’s my story. In 2006 I started a company called Rentabilities, which helps party rental companies rent their products online.  We needed an SSL certificate to process credit card payments.  I looked around at different SSL options, and ultimately I chose Verisign since I wanted to get the best for my clients. You should never...