About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
Smarter people than I can debate the title of this post literally, I’m using it as a metaphor for web development and customer relationships overall. Vendors don’t have full control over their customers. Never did. Best they can do is encourage, support, and remove obstacles impeding their customers’ success. Especially if the vendor wants to …
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Just started this California trip and I’ve already learned 2 things I didn’t know before: The seat pocket in-front of you should not be used to store your laptop during flight. (For other useful flight tips listen to Ze Frank’s 2006 Pop!Tech presentation)
30 seconds is way too long. On the TiVo, we’re fast-forwarding through the commercials and other boring bits. We’re still watching as we fast-forward (we get the brand-impression, just more quickly and without sound). Same with podcasts. As I’ve mentioned earlier, we’re not skipping the ads, just getting through them more quickly. I know one …
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Being lost is sometimes not all bad. Sometimes, well, it is. This week’s triple play is for all those times when it’s somewhere in the middle. “I’m Not Tired” from Hitchhike‘s Night Light “Susanville” from the Vandals’ Play Really Bad Original Country Tunes “Eyes Wide Open” from Hot Young Priest‘s Burning Hot and Free
Back in ’97 I spent some time at a Shockwave game boutique (didn’t we all). One day, a technology vendor sent over a prototype game – highlighting a new interaction model. The game was obviously a prototype but we weren’t sure of what. All the elements on-screen very simple shapes and a random color (is …
Kris Smith and Todd Andrlik launched ID3 – Podcast Magazine website yesterday. Yes, that’s right – they’re working on a bimonthly print publication covering podcasting. It’s an interesting project, one I’ll be tracking and talking about more. Especially considering I’m on the ID3 Podcast Magazine Editorial Board. To me, the most interesting bit is to …
Before I bought my current place, Jen and I talked with a handful of real estate agents. We didn’t purchase from any of them. In general, they didn’t feel authentic, connected, credible. Felt like the stereotypical used car salesman. With a housing boom like this – I don’t blame them. Problem is, demand won’t always …
I grabbed a few moments with Keri, Jodene, & Ken – the owners of PBLoco and they share the history of their company and some peanut butter sandwich recipes you probably haven’t tried. On the business side, they went into the rationale behind launching in Minnesota, rather than either coast. Listen to Peanut Butter Goes …
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Oddest thing. I pulled the PowerBook out the laptop bag and a handful of keys stopped responding. I’ve opened up the Keyboard Viewer to confirm. Here’s the list thus far: return & enter (came back after restart) Tilde Caps Lock F12 (initiates my Dashboard) Disc eject Left square bracket Arrow up Arrow right I plugged …
A conversation at last night’s PodcastMN meet-up got me thinking about the difference between audio and video. As I see it, the goal of writing is to use the fewest words possible to illustrate the most to the reader. Density. In fact, I’m pretty sure the job of an editor is just that. In the …
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