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Euphamism for No Flash Allowed

‘Nuff said. [ READ MORE ]

Smart Companies know when to say goodbye

Google made the right move here. Wave was revolutionary. And it had potential. But a failed product launch is failed product launch. Knowing when to pull a product and not to invest in the marketing and continuing development of it is the mark of a brilliantly mature company. I am sure we will [ READ MORE ]

Complexity and Simplicity, Difficulty, Ease

Our problem at Everbread is difficult.  I mean the problem our product Haystack solves.  It’s also complex. To imagine how complex just look at this presentation from ITA one of our competitors. I was describing our Rotate into the Product Training program where new developers start in Client Integration for 2 months, move to Infrastucture (Operations) and [ READ MORE ]

Trust Dusty

I rarely make product recommendations, but I realized this morning that I was using something all the time.  It was so reliable and useful that I forgot I was using. After losing my USB Iphone charger and the Laptop USB Iphone Cable I found myself in Gatwick needing a charger for my iphone.  I bought the first thing [ READ MORE ]

Yummy business card design

  • June 28th, 2010
  • Posted in Review

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The 2nd Date – Valentine’s day memory

In 1996 I met Renee, while shooting pool with my buddy Joe.  I thought she was too cool for me, but ended up asking her out on a date anyway. She said yes.   Our second date consisted of a fantastic meal at this nouveau Sonoran joint in the East Tucson desert.  In the parking lot, [ READ MORE ]

Current Audio Fav

  • January 6th, 2010
  • Posted in music

Grooveshark Plugin Widget [ READ MORE ]

Iphone Region settings tip

If you are an expat or just borrowing an iPhone which did not cone from the USA you might be struggling with something that troubled me for almost 2 years. How to change the default search engine for Safari. I don’t mean selecting a different provider. There are only two and they [ READ MORE ]

Things my wife says

So yesterday while putting together yet another pair of endtables with my wife Renee, I asked her if she had seen my legs (she had the box with all the parts in it). She turned to me and says in a deep throaty pirate voice Aye, shapely enough to make any man quiver! Renee Raiteri [ READ MORE ]

Augustus

  • December 29th, 2009
  • Posted in quotable

festina lente Caesar Augustus -  Meaning : Proceed quickly but with caution and wit. [ READ MORE ]