Thomas Penwell

Today we got our papers back from the Secretary of State and it is official. Tom's Webdesign is now Tom's Webdesign, LLC

Link: http://www.myneighborinneed.org

Well, the My Neighbor In Need project has been up for a little over a week. So far they have handled over 90 need requests, fulfilled 24 of those requests, there are 14 requests available (at the time of this writing.) Because each request is verified, it sometimes can take a few days for a request to be posted on the site.

Also on launch day, the site had over 900 visitors! I didn't think this project would get this many requests to begin with. It's going viral already, which is a good thing. Next phase of this project is to allow other markets throughout the state be able to use this system.

Link: http://www.facebook.com/TomsWebdesign

I am pleased to announce that Tom's Webdesign now has a facebook page. Our page is at http://www.facebook.com/TomsWebdesign

Check it out and don't forget to like us!

Lots to cover in this update so prepare for a long read.

First, We have a new dedicated dev server that should be up and ready within 1 week. I've ordered parts to turn a new Dell system into our dedicated dev server. It will be quite simple to transfer the current server as it resides inside the virtual pc.

Next, I found a nifty little piece of code to replace the 'tooltip' code we currently use on the TWD client system.

Finally, I have been working on a website for myneighborinneed.org, LLC. This thing is gonna be huge. In a nutshell, members of our community will be able to 1) go onto this website to make requests for things they need, and 2) view the current needs of the community and decide to take responsibility for making sure that a need is fulfilled. The great thing about this idea is once you have had a need fulfilled, you need to fulfill a need in order to have more needs fulfilled. We launch on March 20. Currently only about 60 people that know about this project and they have already fulfilled several need requests!

Lately, I've been losing sleep over learning how to build android apps.

For my first app, I decided to build a Restaurant Order Pad app that waitstaff can use to take customer orders (to replace the pen/paper pads that many restaurants still use.) I figure I could use my experience as an order taker to build an effective app that could replace that pen/pad. The app will also cater to taking orders over the phone. No more looking up prices of everything as the pricing is all saved into the app's order menu.

We are currently in alpha dev stage and are not ready for any real world testing yet. I still have much to learn about android programming. Did I mention that android programming is a pain in the

I might turn this app into a full Point of Sale system that can keep track of all orders, send them to the kitchen and/or printer, etc... I have not decided if I will turn this project into a full POS solution.