May 21st marks a few milestones for me.  First, it’s my birthday and I’m now 29 years old.  Second, I’m launching my first personal project in some time…the personal blog of Kevin Barber.

Manic Melon
I’m quite pleased to announce the launch of Manic Melon, my new blog.  I’m using this new blog to write about my life, business, and the web.  I’m the type of person who has thoughts and ideas spinning 24×7, and Manic Melon will be the vehicle that will allow me to publish my thoughts, ideas, dreams, plans, tips, and beliefs.

Learn more about Kevin Barber’s thoughts regarding lifestyle, business, and web at ManicMelon.com

My programmer and I have been rushed recently, not checking over our spelling very well.  It’s nice to see that this can happen to the best of us, even GOOGLE, who somehow forgot the “L” in Google in their Valentine’s Day holiday logo.

Recently, the Net Profit Hosting mail server was subjected to a concentrated and deliberate spam based dos attack. 
It lasted approximately 24 hours, and was delivered in the form of thousands of emails with various sized attachments coming from various ip’s based in the Middle East.  This is not the first attack like this we’ve received, but it’s the first one that taxed our system resources.  Here’s an image showing a skewed view of our recent mail server activity. 

Although there are hundreds of clients using this mail server, the recent attack skews the graph to make our normal usage (5,000+ emails per day) look insignificant. 

Net Profit Services (Overland Park, KS) has an available opening for a talented designer highly experienced with XHTML/CSS, fluent in topics such as usability, wire frames, typography, etc. The PERSON we seek is motivated, honest, organized, and stays current with evolving technologies, learning new skills as needed.

Responsibilities: Use IA skills for content maps and wire frames. Develop creative concepts and quickly iterate as ideas evolve. Turn final designs into production ready xhtml/css code that is art in itself. Can you work with a small team yet be independent? Can you handle a flexible work environment responsibly?

OF COURSE we offer a competitive salary, a non-formal work environment in a great location working with great people.

Apply: Send resume, 4 portfolio links, salary expectations, and cover letter that BRIEFLY describes your personality and career goals. Email job0207@netprofitservices.com

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