December 2011
36 posts
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become...”
– President John Quincy Adams
“I’ve been doing location and mobile stuff for a while - for more than 10 years...”
– Dennis (via brycedotvc)
People that do research reports are like that friend you have that bets on sports and never wins. You have no fucking idea how or why they continue to do the same losing thing over and over again but they do. And the best part is they are always confident that at sometime in...
Logitech, you suck. Seriously.
I’m not one for publicly making a fuss, but this has gone on too long.
I ordered a Logitech Harmony Link on November 3rd, 2011 (direct from Logitech’s website) and at the time of ordering was shown the the product was “In Stock”. According to the email receipt that I received, Logitech’s shipping policy is as follows:
In stock orders will typically ship within 3...
WatchThis is pretty awesome.
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Design is knowing which ones...”
– Scott Adams (via homedesigning)
About 13 years later than it should have been:...
As Techcrunch said: about damn time.
This move will finally make developing web applications that can run on-top of IE a (hopefully) more pain-free process than ever before. Especially in healthcare (where the most prevalent version is IE 6) this is welcome news.
Official blog post here.
“I’m disappointed in you. I’m disappointed that I haven’t...”
– Just a small excerpt from a 1600 word email an investment manager sent a woman after just one date. It’s too good not to read.
“When you grow up you tend to get told the world is the way it is and your life...”
– I love this line of thinking.
Steve Jobs (via joesunga)
Basically the Matrix
(via siminoff)
“Never judge a person’s potential. Never. With no expectations,...”
– I am humbled, impressed, and incredibly proud of my little sister this evening. Thank-you for teaching me this.
Oooops: Real-world consequences for tech that...
RIMM just announced it would take a $485 million dollar write down against its third quarter revenues, with the PlayBook accounting for much of this trouble. This also includes a $50 million dollar charge for the three-day global outage in mid-October.
It is really sad to see a company that once had a bright future fumble so badly. The writing has been on the wall for a long time: bringing a...
Cutting the Cord: Access US Netflix, Hulu, and...
Whether you live (or regularly travel) outside of the United States, accessing the diverse ecosystem of content services such as Netflix and Hulu is next to impossible.
I can’t tell you how frustrating this has been, until now. I have now cancelled my ‘traditional’ cable service, and rely entirely on content from the web. Here is what I did:
Step 1: Register for a virtual...
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you...”
– Gandhi (via fred-wilson)