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title: "Review Services"
content-type: article
timestamp: 1197631440
tags: "review|website|personal|tools|books"
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<p>When it comes to software, I definitely like to try out new things. My collegues takes the piss out of me because every <del>week</del> day I come up with &#8220;some new tool they <em>have</em> to start using&#8221; and so on.<br />
As a matter of fact, I like reviewing software as well. I enjoy writing and analyzing new things, evaluating all the new possibilities they may offer, and I also tend to have a rather critical eye for what doesn&#8217;t <em>feel</em> right. I&#8217;ll use a tool for months but still try out new ones which claim to do the same thing — but better — as they come out.<br />
Unfortunately — or fortunately, depends how you look at it — when it comes to software, there are very few <em>silver bullets</em>, and things keep changing: that&#8217;s the way it is and the way it will be.</p>
<p>I must try to write up a page (and ideally update it regularly, that&#8217;s the hard part) listing all the tools I use, at some point&#8230; but at any rate, if you coded some new app you think kicks ass or you found a hidden jewel in the labyrinth of freeware, just let me know: I&#8217;ll definitely try it out, and if it&#8217;s worth a post I&#8217;ll blog about it.</p>
<p><strong>The same applies to books</strong>, actually, as I like reading, especially those which are related to Ruby or programming, nowadays.</p>
<p>The cost of such reviews and articles? Depends! Certainly I wouldn&#8217;t mind donations or some compensation of some form, especially from publishers or software companies. It may be money, books, software or even nothing: it really depends on what I have to review.<br />
Please be aware that I am <strong>not</strong> doing this full time, and I already have a job and a fiancée to look after, but I&#8217;ll do my best to publish as much as I can on my site or even elsewhere elsewhere [Note: on e-zines, magazines &amp; similar, not on your brother&#8217;s friend&#8217;s mother-in-law&#8217;s crappy blog!].</p>
<p>For any inquiries, contact me (<strong>h3rald [—at—] h3rald.com</strong>).</p>