January 2011
9 posts
Jason Fried on downtime →
Given my recent spat on Tumblr about their downtime and the messaging coming from their team and investors, I thought this quote by Jason Fried of 37Signals in INC. was apropos: “Of course,…
Jan 28th
Again, Tumblr’s investors seem only focused on... →
I’ve already said all I’ve wanted to say about why I don’t think Tumblr’s team and investors should be focused solely on traffic. But, it appears they still are. Bijan Sabet, partner at Spark…
Jan 27th
What Your 16-Hour Workday Says About You!
jessiechar: You’re a really hard worker Your time is poorly managed You don’t know what to do with your life Your boss knows you’re gullible At least 40% of your diet consists of pre-packaged food You send out work emails at inappropriate hours You have no perspective on life You don’t sleep enough for proper brain function You have very little self-respect Your salary should be higher,...
Jan 25th
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I’m heading to Florida for MagicRuby →
Not many people know how well suited Viddler‘s platform is for developing on top of. Kyle Slattery and I are heading to Florida in a few weeks to attend Magic Ruby to let some talented Ruby…
Jan 23rd
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Jan 21st
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Weigh in: January 11, 2011 →
This week I rested on my laurels just a bit. I didn’t work out a single time (other than my weekly basketball routine) and I even drank a few beers. I think I have a fairly good excuse about the…
Jan 12th
Wine labels that I’ve designed →
One of the fun parts of making wine is making the wine label. Eliza really loves having a wine label per wine that we make. For the most part we’ve been able to do this with any of the good wine…
Jan 11th
Tron Legacy Terminal style for Mac OS X →
Every since seeing Tron Legacy I’ve wanted Flynn’s computer. From what I’ve heard on the Interwebs it runs Sun Solaris. Since I’m a Mac guy maybe I can have my Terminal look like The Grid’s…
Jan 10th
The Mac App Store is live →
So it turns out my fears have been abated. The Mac App Store is great. Simply run Software Update on any Macintosh running Snow Leopard.
Jan 6th