I’m currently in the process of dividing this site into two pieces. First, this domain (www.brandonquintana.com) will continue to be my own personal site. I’ve decided to divide my business into it’s own site Brandon Quintana Consulting (www.brandonquintanaconsulting.com). Business has been going pretty well and I think it’s time that it became its own entity. For business purposes, it always was, but this site was a mixture of personal info and business info. Read the rest of this entry »

There’s a post on Creative Mac that I feel like I come across these situations everyday and if people knew these steps I think projects would be a lot smoother and work a lot better both for me and the client. It is collected from designers and developers of what they feel a client should know before starting a project. Read the rest of this entry »

CNET News.com had on article on their site a couple of days ago regarding a company called Spiceworks using Google ads to finance their business. The company creates a software program that installs on the business computers and gives an inventory on what is on the company network. Pretty simple, but seems like a pretty good idea. Read the rest of this entry »

CNET News.com had a post a couple days ago about LAMP in the industry. For those of you that don’t know LAMP is Linux operating system, Apache Web Server, MySQL database, and a scripting language such as PHP, Perl, or Python. Many times I will use this system on Mac OS X and use PHP as my scripting language of choice. Read the rest of this entry »

Blogs and wikis have gotten people used to user generated content management systems according to an article on CNET News.com. Unlike old content management systems, the Web 2.0 style applications have made it easier for people to use. This will make a big impact on corporations adopting Web 2.0 into their businesses. Read the rest of this entry »

So as many of you know already, I quit my job to pursue some of my freelance opportunies. To be honest, I just need a break from the corporate world for a little bit. I can’t say that I will take a long time off, but it’s good to be able to do it. When I freelance, I control a lot of what goes on in a project, and that seems to get lost in the corporate world, no matter how big or how small the project. Read the rest of this entry »