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Jeff Emsweller replied to John Uhri's discussion 'Home Theater setup and electrician'
Contact Brad Douglas at Design Sound and Video in Greensburg. 812-593-1438. He installs sound and video systems for churches, schools and many venues across the state. A great Christian man who will take good care of you, will do the job right and...
8 hours ago
Jeremy Clark Friedman replied to John Uhri's discussion 'Home Theater setup and electrician'
Hi, John. I own my own little LLC that deals with whole-house audio/video/phone/cable. As Laura mentioned below, feel free to call me at 317-379-3166. FYI, my website is currently under construction. That said, I'd love to talk about what you mi...
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Laura Antrim replied to John Uhri's discussion 'Home Theater setup and electrician'
Call Jeremy Friedman Hi-Def Solutions 317-379-3166
on Tuesday
John Uhri replied to Heidi Fledderjohn's discussion 'Copywriting Question' in the group Web Development in Indiana
Is your question about copyrighting the meditation guide or writing copy for the website? It sounds like you have already done the copy writing.
July 2
Nila Nealy replied to John Uhri's discussion 'Home Theater setup and electrician'
Patric helped my husband and I wrap our minds around our home theater systems. Good choice.
June 10
Tony Valle replied to John Uhri's discussion 'Home Theater setup and electrician'
John, There is a huge association of Home Theatre installers here in town called CEDIA. I happen to know Dave Pedigo over there. You might want to give him a call. I'm sure he can refer you to many qualified individuals that could do the job. His...
June 10
John Uhri replied to Pat Coyle's discussion 'Should Mitch Daniels Run for President?'
No, he should be a unique politician and keep his campaign promise not to seek higher office. Then again, I think he'd be great.
June 4
John Uhri and Jon D. Speer are now friends
June 3

Profile Information

How did you hear about Smaller Indiana?
Other
What is your greatest strength?
I best help companies put forward best practices is software development, and build great web-based software for line-of-business applications.
What are you working on?
My largest client is building an in-house human resource system. I'm helping to build the system in an iterative manner. We build a piece, see how it works and then build the next piece.
How big is your business?
Self-employed
What is your Job Title
Owner
What is your Company Website?
http://redbitbluebit.com
What is your Personal Website?
http://christcentereddad.com/
What is your alma mater?
Other / out of state
Why join Smaller Indiana? What are you hoping to experience here ?
I moved to Indiana at the end of 2007. I'm hoping to get to know others in our greater-community and offer my expertise where I can.

John Uhri's Blog

John Uhri

9 Tips for Working on Software Projects with Freelancers

Working with a freelance software developer is a bit different than working with a salaried software developer. A focus on results and a limited budget means the project needs to run smoothly from the start. I've written 9 tips to help you as the project sponsor:

1. Understand the problem and have a vision.
2. Trust your developer to focus on solutions.
3. Understand your role and be courageous.
4. Don’t rush the planning stage.
5. Don’t linger in the planning stage.… Continue

Posted on April 8, 2009 at 11:05am —

John Uhri

Hierarchy of the Successful Independent Software Developer

In a 1943 paper, Abraham Maslow first proposed the Hierarchy of Needs. These were the needs he felt all people needed to fulfill, starting at the most basic and moving up as the needs below were met. The needs, progress from basic selfish needs to outwardly expressed ones. This progression moved through physiological, safety, belonging, esteem and ended at self-actualization.… Continue

Posted on March 20, 2009 at 12:11am —

John Uhri

Overnight Success

I'm working on a web application in my spare time. Some days that means little programming time time, others more. The hardest part is the times where nothing seems to be moving forward - the grunt work can be depressing. It is easy to look at software companies that have had phenomenal success in the past few years and feel a little jealous.

Or is it?

Jonathan Fields wrote about so-called overnight… Continue

Posted on March 12, 2009 at 5:10pm — 2 Comments

John Uhri

Entrepreneurship

I've been a freelance software developers for 2.5 years. When I started out on my own in 2006, I set a three phased approach:

1. Subcontracted software development - I would work for consulting companies (as I had for the previous 7 or so years) as a subcontractor on-site for clients.
2. Freelance Software Development - build a base of clients and develop projects for them. This would be done off-site from the client so I could maintain better use of my time and eliminate commuting.
3. Independ… Continue

Posted on February 26, 2009 at 11:15am —

John Uhri

Why Hire a Freelancer?

As a business owner, you are no doubt evaluating your business in light of the current economic environment while planning your software development expenditures for this year. One consideration in your planning is to use freelancer software developers. Now, there are plenty of false assumptions about hiring independent contractors, and many companies are unaware of the benefits of hiring a freelancer. I will address some of the reasons to hire a freelancer:

Specific Expert Help
Freelanc… Continue

Posted on January 20, 2009 at 3:19pm —

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At 2:49pm on March 18, 2009, Brandon Bauer said…
Hello, I am new to Smaller Indiana and thought I would reach out to connect and say hello. My name is Brandon and I am the Director for Musical Medicine. We build music libraries for hospitals.

Are you planning on attending the Chocolate Blues and Business Networking Festival next Thursday? I hear it's going to be huge, they expect about 1,500 people to attend. It should be a great networking day! I have free tickets, if you need a ticket, let me know and I'll email you one. If you want more details about it, it's listed under events on the 26th.

Have a good day and I look forward to networking with you. Please let me know if I can ever do anything for you,
Brandon
At 4:39pm on March 12, 2009, James Welsh said…
Lantern Rd.
At 4:12pm on March 12, 2009, James Welsh said…
96th street starbucks?
At 4:27pm on March 11, 2009, James Welsh said…
how about next Tuesday at 10:00?
At 2:45pm on March 11, 2009, James Welsh said…
Good call, I removed it -- thanks for the heads up.
On a side note how busy are you? Interested in grabbing a coffee or beer sometime soon?
At 6:15pm on December 22, 2008, Justin Harter said…
Hi John!

I'd like to take this opportunity to welcome you into Refresh Indianapolis. I found your profile and it's obvious you're into web development. Refresh Indy is a group that meets up once a month. You can learn more about us at www.refreshindy.com.

I sure hope to hear from you soon!

Cheers,
Justin Harter
At 9:01am on November 14, 2008, Will Hardison said…
Hey John! Thanks for joining the North Indy networkers group! We'll have a social in December, so make sure you keep up with the group!
At 8:29am on April 29, 2008, Joyce Boadt said…
John:
Thank you for leading the blogging 101 session on Saturday. I really appreciate your willingness to share your expertise with those of us just starting out. Hope we can meet again!
At 7:35am on April 29, 2008, Zack Legend said…
You crushed it with that video on blogIN!!!

Look out Speilberg!!!

At 3:53pm on April 14, 2008, Nicki Laycoax said…
John,

It was great to meet you in person! You are a very nice man!

Hope to see you again soon,

Nicki

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