A New Look Is Coming To Global Talk!

I can’t wait to fill you in on all of the exciting things that have been happening “behind the scenes” with Global Talk! For now, I’ll give you some teasers.

First, this current website is not fit for distributing my Macintosh application. So, I have been working to figure out all of the “server side stuff” that it takes to support credit card transactions, license generation and management, customer support, beta tester management, and the like. It takes a lot of effort to do this stuff, especially for that elusive first application. Also (here’s a strong hint), Global Talk does some pretty interesting things from a code standpoint. So, wouldn’t it be great to have a “developer blog” on this website so that I can share detailed code learnings and snippets? Sounds like an idea to me …

Second, my “other” side business is booming! For the past four years, my business partner and I have been doing full-custom website design, and our client base is growing all the time. It’s exciting for us - we’re very close to realizing a big dream of ours that has been stoking now for years.

Third, as if I didn’t have enough irons in the fire, we are about to make a formal announcement about a brand new side of our business! The announcement should come within the next week, and I can’t wait to share it. For now, it’s hush-hush until we can get everything in place before the big announcement.

Fourth, and finally, I have completed my first formal training in Mandarin Chinese! Yessss! I have learned hundreds of characters, passed a dozen quizzes, and survived a mid-term and a final exam. The experience was great, the teacher was a blast, and my fellow students were very forgiving of how “green” I was this entire semester. I can’t wait to go back!

So, be on the lookout for some exciting changes to this website, the formal announcement of a new segment of my side business, and, finally, you’re going to hear the Beta Release date for Global Talk! It’s all coming in the next two weeks, so stay tuned!

Keep studying your Mandarin!

– bk