I am reverting to hermit mode from socialite mode. A few nights ago I determined that I need to cut back on my networking and sales effort until I start running out of work.
Networking and meeting new people is exhilarating. Later I’ll pick up where I left off.
This weekend I have six web design projects to choose from. I might get two done. One per day? Ambitious. Better get going.
I was online for years before it was popular. I was among the first people I know to have email and a website.
It is easy for me to forget that being online is normal now. And stuff that is normal off the web, is now normal on the web. Like meeting people and making a living.
One may associate social networks with time-wasting gibberish. But saying that is missing an opportunity. People who need money are on their too. You know, like everyone.
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Networks v. Blogs
I’ve heard it said this week that social networks are about the network, and the blog is about me. Don’t go to the network and expect the world to revolve around you. Get involved. This feels like wasting time, but sharing keeps good people connected.
On the other hand, people expect my blog to be about me. How am I doing? What am I doing? I’m achieving neither with this blog, but at least I’m thinking about it. 
I want to post more, but I can’t get over my problem with posting non-quality content here. (more…)
I have Mac Leopard running Parallels 3 running Windows XP, using wired ethernet to network, not wireless. It rocks, even with all my Adobe CS3 work on both platforms at once. Don’t let the following comments deter you from a similar configuration. It’s not difficult.
Two biggest tips:
Okay now for glimpse into my situation, stupidity included. If this helps anyone, cool.
Because I started toggling the network settings on the Parallels Mac side around the time of my update to Parallels v3 build 5608, sometimes Windows couldn’t get on the web. I switched between “en0″, “en1″, “host-only networking”, and “shared networking”. Eventually I took whatever brought the Internet back.
That kinda worked, but then my FTP started having trouble. I could connect to the FTP server, but when I tried to GET or PUT files, I got the “Illegal PORT command” error from the FTP client. This was the big mystery. “Illegal PORT command”?! Huh? I latched on to the “port” part and even tried dropping my firewalls. That surely did more harm than good.
Ultimately the correct settings (for me) were “bridged ethernet” “default adapter” (not “shared networking”). Now it ALL WORKS! Yay! (Your mileage may vary. See Parallels for details.)
Now it all works again and I promise not to touch anything until the next update.
Networking without a map is anything but simple, especially with all this virtual sharing bridging NAT stuff mixed in. I’d say Parallels does a great job of making it as easy as possible and their help pages are pretty thorough (although a forum might be cool).
Here’s a shot of where I set “bridged ethernet”.
If you have questions, don’t ask me. 