Soi Silicon

I just started a long vacation, and I’m already missing my day job despite having more time to work on my web application.

Here are some reasons why:

• Idea Sourcing: My latest breakthrough idea (yes, it really was a breakthrough) came from a co-worker trying to use my application.
• Time constraints = Prioritization: Although I’m coding/marketing at a pretty good clip, I prioritize better when I have real time constraints i.e. only working on the web application at nights/weekends.
• Brain-Boosting Workout: I belong to a pretty sweet gym in the office building, one of the best in Thailand. My brain gets energized when I have blood flowing to it.

Lesson: It’s good to have a day job. Having cash flow to pay for your expenses will make you think much clearer. Think Maslow’s Needs. Also, projects will take you much longer than you think.

I just got a new Internet provider today.

Then all of a sudden, I could no longer access my Google Adwords account. A pretty big deal.

For those who don’t know, DNS stands for Domain Name Server. When you type in a domain name, your browser needs to contact a DNS to find the real IP address. In other words, a name is translated into a number.

When I tried to access the account, I would simply get a blank screen.

Anyways, long story short, I found out that Google DNS, which I was using, would try to switch me from google.com to google.co.th. And for whatever reason, the local domain just would not work with Adwords.

Once I switched to OpenDNS, everything went back to normal.