Comments on: MonkeyBrains.net: Keepin It Real for a Decade http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/ Hacking Everyday Life. Exchanging Notes on Survival. Compost, Vermicompost, Biofuels, SVO, Green, Solar, Electric Vehicle, DIY, Gardening Mon, 12 May 2008 03:27:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: jay http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-75871 jay Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:41:21 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-75871 rudy...i'm digging the new site. its fast. Clean, but has all the info there. rudy…i’m digging the new site.
its fast.
Clean, but has all the info there.

]]> By: Rudy http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-75441 Rudy Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:04:17 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-75441 Phew, was up till 4am knocking out the new site. Got a wild hair to just do it at 10pm last night. Any comments? (not, support section not yet ported over... have done the 'services' section) Phew, was up till 4am knocking out the new site. Got a wild hair to just do it at 10pm last night. Any comments? (not, support section not yet ported over… have done the ’services’ section)

]]> By: Rudy http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-74565 Rudy Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:39:52 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-74565 cssmainia... I do like css. I have a little here: monkeyview.net Let me check out that site... OK, the first one I looked at blows: http://www.kcm.org/index.php?p=home Too junky, too much stuff going on. This one is neat http://www.ayakaito.com/ I did css-ize the site a couple of years ago. Maybe I'll just update the CSS file and see if it looks a little better.... always open to trade: will host your website for CSS work. cssmainia… I do like css. I have a little here: monkeyview.net

Let me check out that site…
OK, the first one I looked at blows:
http://www.kcm.org/index.php?p=home
Too junky, too much stuff going on.

This one is neat
http://www.ayakaito.com/

I did css-ize the site a couple of years ago. Maybe I’ll just update the CSS file and see if it looks a little better…. always open to trade: will host your website for CSS work.

]]> By: Dave http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-74264 Dave Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:51:37 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-74264 Punk came from England but died about 30 years ago :) Presenting your business as one that is run by competent people with up to date knowledge is a long long way from getting a flashy over-designed website. Your site is your shop window to the world and your's looks like it hasn't had a paint job or clean out since the web was invented. It may have lost you a lot more business than you have ever realized; a tech business with a confusing and outdated site, not a great showcase for your skills! Check out cssmania.com or similar to see how varied pro web designs can be. I think you need something original but that certainly does not mean slap-dash amateur with HTML ready for Netscape 4! I don't care what car you drive (I don't even drive) but I do want to feel my data is in safe hands! A couple of thousand dollars was a rough figure for design and CMS development, you can do for less but just like fitting out your own storefront with the help of your local handyman rather than using shopfitters, you will save money but the results risk looking cheap, nasty and unprofessional. I wasn't trying to be mean, just when I see a bad site I have to comment, sorry! Good luck with your redesign ;) BTW I used to work for an ISP with a terrible site, and it still is. Punk came from England but died about 30 years ago :)

Presenting your business as one that is run by competent people with up to date knowledge is a long long way from getting a flashy over-designed website. Your site is your shop window to the world and your’s looks like it hasn’t had a paint job or clean out since the web was invented. It may have lost you a lot more business than you have ever realized; a tech business with a confusing and outdated site, not a great showcase for your skills!

Check out cssmania.com or similar to see how varied pro web designs can be. I think you need something original but that certainly does not mean slap-dash amateur with HTML ready for Netscape 4! I don’t care what car you drive (I don’t even drive) but I do want to feel my data is in safe hands!

A couple of thousand dollars was a rough figure for design and CMS development, you can do for less but just like fitting out your own storefront with the help of your local handyman rather than using shopfitters, you will save money but the results risk looking cheap, nasty and unprofessional.

I wasn’t trying to be mean, just when I see a bad site I have to comment, sorry! Good luck with your redesign ;)

BTW I used to work for an ISP with a terrible site, and it still is.

]]> By: Rudy http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-74245 Rudy Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:10:46 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-74245 Spend a couple of thousand dollars on a redesign? "Yeah, I'm not going to host with that ISP because the owner drives a dented, old station wagon." By and large an ISP doesn't need a complex, flashy website. And those corporate redesigns are awful -- all the websites look the like they used the same template. Truth be told, Alex's girlfriend (a designer) is mucking with a new look. So, if you see a change isn't due to Dave from the UK's comment - I thought punk came from England??? Spend a couple of thousand dollars on a redesign? “Yeah, I’m not going to host with that ISP because the owner drives a dented, old station wagon.”

By and large an ISP doesn’t need a complex, flashy website. And those corporate redesigns are awful — all the websites look the like they used the same template.

Truth be told, Alex’s girlfriend (a designer) is mucking with a new look. So, if you see a change isn’t due to Dave from the UK’s comment - I thought punk came from England???

]]> By: Dave http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-74212 Dave Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:10:37 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-74212 Very funny, I like their attitude, but boy their website shows why you need to get professionals in to do some things! Monkeybrains.net screams 'amateurs' and I don't think these guys are. Go and pay a couple of thousand dollars and get a professional redesign and content management system, it will do you good even if it means doing something on the wrong side of the pyramid for a change! I know I am commenting on an old post I just thought it had to be said :) Dave Very funny, I like their attitude, but boy their website shows why you need to get professionals in to do some things!

Monkeybrains.net screams ‘amateurs’ and I don’t think these guys are. Go and pay a couple of thousand dollars and get a professional redesign and content management system, it will do you good even if it means doing something on the wrong side of the pyramid for a change!

I know I am commenting on an old post I just thought it had to be said :)

Dave

]]> By: Ryan Is Hungry http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-16732 Ryan Is Hungry Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:17:42 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-16732 [...] Other Radical Entrepreneurs: comments(0) Home | Green Geeks | Tech Geeks | Video Archive | About | Hire Us | Subscribe _uacct = "UA-1091213-1"; urchinTracker(); var sc_project=2254770; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=20; var sc_security="2eea8474"; [...] […] Other Radical Entrepreneurs: comments(0) Home | Green Geeks | Tech Geeks | Video Archive | About | Hire Us | Subscribe _uacct = “UA-1091213-1″; urchinTracker(); var sc_project=2254770; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_partition=20; var sc_security=”2eea8474″; […]

]]> By: Ryan Is Hungry http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-13623 Ryan Is Hungry Sat, 05 May 2007 00:42:14 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-13623 [...] James Burgett founded the ACCRC, Alameda County Computer Resource Center, to essentially make money off of equipment that other people thought was obsolete garbage. Thirteen years later he’s reformatted, refurbished and donated thousands of computers to folks who might not ever have the chance to own one. The ACCRC offers workshops on how to refurbish and reuse junked equipment and how to install and use the open source OS Ubuntu Linux which is free for all. Saving valuable equipment from the landfill, James explains, is not exactly profitable for the California Electronics Recycling Initiative, which encourages recyclers to mine and grind parts rather than refurb for reuse. Thanks for the tour James! Thanks to Alex and Rudy at Monkeybrains.net for telling us about ACCRC! [...] […] James Burgett founded the ACCRC, Alameda County Computer Resource Center, to essentially make money off of equipment that other people thought was obsolete garbage. Thirteen years later he’s reformatted, refurbished and donated thousands of computers to folks who might not ever have the chance to own one. The ACCRC offers workshops on how to refurbish and reuse junked equipment and how to install and use the open source OS Ubuntu Linux which is free for all. Saving valuable equipment from the landfill, James explains, is not exactly profitable for the California Electronics Recycling Initiative, which encourages recyclers to mine and grind parts rather than refurb for reuse. Thanks for the tour James! Thanks to Alex and Rudy at Monkeybrains.net for telling us about ACCRC! […]

]]> By: Rudy http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-12531 Rudy Fri, 20 Apr 2007 05:01:26 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-12531 Great video, Thanks Ryanne and Jay! The Monkey Rock! If you want to contact Monkey Brains (or leave a message that we may not hear for a month) call 415.974.1313. The best is to just come by the office and take us out to coffee (call to make sure we are there!) 984 Folsom St. Second Floor. Rudy Great video, Thanks Ryanne and Jay! The Monkey Rock! If you want to contact Monkey Brains (or leave a message that we may not hear for a month) call 415.974.1313.

The best is to just come by the office and take us out to coffee (call to make sure we are there!)
984 Folsom St. Second Floor.

Rudy

]]> By: Milt Lee http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-11990 Milt Lee Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:15:10 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-11990 Loved it madly. It is inspiring to see those folks out there. Pretty fine, I mus t say. I also want to figure out how to do something with these guys. Well Done. Milt Loved it madly. It is inspiring to see those folks out there. Pretty fine, I mus t say. I also want to figure out how to do something with these guys. Well Done.
Milt

]]> By: taxiplasm http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-11916 taxiplasm Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:42:23 +0000 http://ryanishungry.com/2007/04/10/monkeybrainsnet-keepin-it-real-for-a-decade/#comment-11916 it's so admirable to see people like that who maintain independence in a digital world of greed. a beacon of hope indeed. -taxiplasm it’s so admirable to see people like that who maintain independence in a digital world of greed. a beacon of hope indeed.

-taxiplasm

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