I Got a New Job, Possibly Made Indirectly Possible by Maranappta :)

It is interesting how the Lord brings things together for good in spite of our craziest ideas. In the past month I've been aggressively developing Maranappta, setting up a web app for testing and including it in my status updates to all the staffing agencies I'm registered with. My original idea was to utilize my web design skills in new ways to show that I'm not just sitting on my gluteus maximus while unemployed. Well, I haven't yet landed a web or graphic design job, but on Friday I started a new temp-to-hire job at Yardi Systems, a real estate software company in Santa Ana near John Wayne Airport. It's an IT/data entry position that could become a permanent position after three months if it's a good match. It seems that the technical skills I've been practicing are just what the software company was looking for.

Meanwhile, Maranappta continues to get good feedback and I'm now well on my way to developing a dedicated Android version. I may upload a web version to this blog and ask Android phone and tablet users to give it a try. I would like to also develop an iPhone version, but what Apple charges just for the privilege of submitting to their app store is out of my budget for now--and there's no guarantee that Apple will accept my apps anyway. From what I've been told, Google is far more forgiving in accepting apps for sale than Apple. By necessity, the current web app for iPhone may be the only version for iPhones that will be out there for now.

It's an interesting way that God is providing for me, in a roundabout way, but I'm praising and thanking Him all the way.