Fight back!

Something inside me snapped. I’d got tired of hearing of job losses, jobs outsourced overseas etc. So I decided to do something about it. I set up this site (only started functioning today):

http://www.howtofightback.co.uk/

I’m hoping that it’ll give people help and encouragement  in looking for work, writing cvs or starting up on their own. Early days obviously, but I want to make it a great resource spot as well as somewhere for people to give their opinion and encourage others.

So, if you’re reading this, please take a look. Better still, join the forum and give your nuggets of advice. It may help one of us find a job some day!

Another week, another website.

A couple of weeks ago I set up a forum for a group that didn’t want any publicity. This week however I’ve created a site (well, a form of blog) that I hope will be of use to at least some people. It’s all about Mysql, and I hope it will be of value to beginners and more advanced programmers alike. You can find it at:

www.mysql.oxford123.co.uk/blogs

One of the things I’ve noticed in learning about Mysql is that there’s plenty of info on the subject on the internet, but it’s very hard to get the info in one place. I’m hoping my new site will help new learners in that aspect. Another task I’ve set myself is to translate my entries into Spanish (on the same site). This will help me to practise my practical Spanish (especially technical jargon).

Well, this latest venture will keep me quite busy enough through my period of enforced joblessness. It is a bit frustrating to be as diligent and capable as I ever was, yet no employer seems interested. Still, I have plenty I can crack on with, and now the summer’s here I can enjoy the fresh air as and when I want.

Have a nice week all!

New project – 70% there!

Well it’s not working 100% compared to what I wanted (for some reason certain code doesn’t work the same on the web-host as on my computer) but it’s getting there. My new web-site: http://www.mark.oxford123.co.uk

Please feel free to visit, and to leave a comment on the Welcome entry (hint hint!) I’ve spent so much time on this, I’m beginning to wonder if I shouldn’t have just invested in some whiskey instead!