It’s no big secret that large organizations are slow to change. Especially with their technology. But I am constantly amazed by the number of people who are still being forced to use Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) by their work environments. IE6 was initially released in 2001. That’s 8 year ago! Stop reading for a second [...]
Archive for February, 2009
Robert Scoble talks at Mountain View meetup
Robert Scoble recently gave a talk at the ‘mix & mingle’ with a San Francisco Bay area IT and Software Executive meetup group. Robert gave a quick insight into his personal history, how he became one of the most popular bloggers of our time and he let us know what’s currently on his mind. Then [...]
Tell, Don’t Ask
No, I am not suggesting you turn into a dictator and boss people around.
Warning, ruby specific software developer content ahead.
Back in the old days before my time, computers were programmed with Procedural Languages. Measure 1 cup of pancake mix into a bowl, stir in 1 cup milk, mix. Heat griddle … well, you [...]
Christy’s product pick of the week – iShowU HD Pro
iShowU HD Pro
iShowU is a very cool capturing application (realtime screencasting), that captures online/offline media that can be imported directly into Pro Apps such as Final Cut (you can even choose pro level settings). The image quality of the captures is quite amazing. Ironically, the demos on their website are not that impressive which is [...]
Handling Negative Blog Comments
Ok, last week I spoke about the power of comments on online blogging communities. But what about the dark side of blogging, every bloggers worst fear… (Please cue the ominous music.)
The negative comment!
You know what I’m talking about. What a nightmare. You post something you really care about, and that you put spent some time [...]
