It is the best time, when we start our Project. And we move it to 1.0 every day, hard working and improving every page.

But may occur one thing – you spend major part of time inventing a bicycle. This is amazing to do things by you. Of course you may trust only self written (or managed, if you run a team) things. Stop and thing clear. Do you able to do better maps then Google, or better JS library then JQuery, etc?

Inventing bicycles results your project doesn’t be ready in time. And, on the other hand - many resources spent, time is gone.

Use power of reuse. Or, other words – reuse existing services. Web is full of great and free stuff. Really! Only imagine how you construct your project from parts, like in Lego. The kind of web projects I mostly like is the mashup. This means to combine functionality of several web applications with open API. Sure, you add your own ideas, code or user interface.

Bla bla bla is nothing without examples. The project we open to web last days called “All Lutsk” (English version). It is mostly based on Google maps. Our home city is green, has interesting historic places, good for active rest and very nice indeed. The goal of the project to show all nice places in our city. So tourists can easily build a day of fun and get a good relax. Don't afraid of that site is non-English, we build it for local users, and they speak Ukrainian. But you always can use Google translate tool.

We spent 3 days of hard coding and result is running site. Agile methods are great. It allows you to build project iteration-by-iteration. My friends are saying that UI design are missing at all, or it needs social features. Thank you! It will be added in next iteration. And right now we working on implementing it. We have real-users-feedbacks. This is more important than what we think about project. Remember: users know more about their needs.

These days was finished project for Ukrainian bank "Privatbank". The purpose of developed software is management of debit and credit cards (Visa & Mastercard). System operates in local intranet and allows clerks to create and manage documents.

Input of new cards become via signal pick-up of card-reader device. Incoming data parsed by software and stored as regular database objects. Also full text search by cardholder's name or card number available in system.

Project based on: Django framework, Python programming language, SQLite and CherryPy web-server.

My role in project: Independent contractor.

My responsibilities in project:
- design of database layer, objects and models
- design of pages layout, CSS and HTML coding
- development of modules
- development of card-reader device program interface
- configuration of server for project

At screen shots below represents workbench in document edit mode and search results page:

Today I have finished development of 1-file version of "Getting tasks done!" service. It intended for iPhone & iPod Touch users. Application has "sync with server" feature. Note: if you want to use sync with server, you need to create account at GTD! and login.

If you want simple, reliable application for task management - here is it. You may download it from Google Code:
http://code.google.com/p/offline-gtd/

Application is 1 HTML file with embedded css, images and javascript. No installation required.

Most users of iPod Touch don't have constant Web access. So we decided to develop version of Getting tasks done service with ability to work offline and sync with server when needed. You may use it without registration. But sync only works for registered users.

More about this feature you may read at GTD! blog.

I'm very proud that my team "Team #37" has obtained 5th place at contest "Startup during 24 hours" (Rambler).

The goal of this competition - create startup from scratch during 24 hours.
More than 60 teams participated in it. Our team obtained 5-th place.

Our project: All Mine!, built using Python/Django framework during 24 hours. The aim of this service - help people to increase productivity and be in touch with events (calendars), wishlist and upcoming tasks.

It's looks now is my lucky time :)

Some days ago I participated in survey at Web Worker Daily.
And I won a copy of the WWD book, "Connect! A Guide to a New Way of Working"
http://webworkerdaily.com/connect-book/

Thank you very much :)

I'm now Editor in chief of the on-line journal "Startupers RU".
It's about innovative startups and interesting people. Also translations of interesting articles are publishing at Startupers.

I like very much Paul Graham's essays. So it's published at Startupers too.
I'm reading Web Worker Daily very long time. And now I'm doing Russian translations of interesting articles from it for Startupers.

Here, in Russia and Ukraine we enjoy innovations and like to read about it.

I'm developing a service for myself - "BiCards - Create & Share business cards online". Service now in beta stage.

The purpose of the project - draw business cards on-line as with desktop publishing software. It's don't requires registration. You open page with new business card and edit it. Different fonts, colors, effects available. Editing is based on "drag-n-drop" of items. Own logotypes accepted.

Application produces high quality resolution image for perfect printing. Also you may continue to edit your business card later. Personal information secured by PIN code.

It's easy to share business card. Every user get his own URL. For example this is My business card.

Social web already have made us friendlier and open for communication.

But all we're dependent on owners of social services. All our data is stored on their servers and fully accessible by their staff. There is no real privacy. For example: I have some posts that available only for my friends or only for me. But, I can't be sure that this personal information not be viewed by 3rd party.

Only thing I have – trust to social network's owners.

I think OpenSocial from Google will made us more free from social networks' owners. With OpenSocial technology "… you can host your application on your own servers …" or even "… build a complete social app with no server at all …".

For example, I may buy own domain, rent a server and install social CMS like SocialPress. That's all! My own social network is ready. It's hosts only my data and fully under my control. Also I can get my old personal data from FaceBook or any other network. If I would like to post private message – it remain private. My social data will become independent of Facebook owners or somebody else.

I think, this is the future of the Web - billions of the Personal Social Networks.

Konkursof.Net is Russian free online service, allows visitors to participate in contests and competitions.
Contests are free and fun prizes available for winners. Also available YouTube's video content to use by members of service.

Project based on: Django framework and Python programming language.

My role in project: Independent contractor.
Customer: "Konkursof net", LLC.

My responsibilities in project:
- design of database layer
- design of HTML pages, CSS layout
- configuration of Unix server for project

Technologies used:
- Django framework
- YouTube API
- JQuery JavaScript framework
- PIL image libary
- GMail communication

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