How to Get Fired

January 28, 2005

Via Michael Fitzgibbon, an interesting piece on how in one step you can get fired and get rid of a dead chicken.

Onward →

Philips Predicts Mobile TV Dominance

January 28, 2005

I’m not sure what the future will look like, but, Philips’ efforts to jack up its stock price notwithstanding, it will not be full of people squinting at video on celphone displays while they’re waiting for the bus.  If streaming video hasn’t taken off on the ‘net, despite the boom in large screen LCD monitors […]

Onward →

Rating Lawyers Online

January 28, 2005

Kevin O’Keefe writes about a new venture by A9 to provide reviews of, among other things, lawyers.  The idea is a great one.  I’ve been wondering for a while why no one has put much effort into an Epinions type of service, but for rating service providers of all kinds – plumbers, renovators, lawyers, dentists, etc. The […]

Onward →

New Software Model Startups

January 27, 2005

Tim Oren has a fascinating piece (and some commentary on it here) on new software development models that are emerging under the combined pressures of open standards, open source, and offshoring, or as he puts it, dealing with the commoditization of software development.  Money quote: How will entrepreneurs wanting to build value in software startups, […]

Onward →

MPAA Invites Parents to Spy on Their Children

January 27, 2005

Via Al Nye, a story that the MPAA is distributing a free app that it is offering to parents so they can scan their PCs to see what copyrighted material their children are downloading.

Onward →

Concern Over MS Office Security Issue Gathers Momentum

January 27, 2005

Neowin is reporting that concerns are mounting over a flaw in MS Office’s implementation of the RC4 encryption algorithm.  Bruce Schneier and Phil Zimmerman have both commented.  Money quote: Not happy with the response from Microsoft, today Phil Zimmermann, the creator of PGP Encryption, talked to Techworld.com and expressed his concern about the weakness. Zimmermann […]

Onward →

Hiring the Best Software Developers

January 27, 2005

Joel on Software has a piece today on the fallacy of hiring only the top percentile of developers, and other strategies for finding the right people.

Onward →

Perfect People Are Boring

January 27, 2005

Via Matt Homann, some advice on seeing ourselves realistically, and learning from mistakes.

Onward →

Congress Considering Review of IBM-Lenovo Deal

January 27, 2005

House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry J. Hyde, R-Ill., House Small Business Committee Chairman Donald Manzullo, R-Ill., and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter have asked for a briefing on the IBM-Lenovo deal and have asked the US Treasury Secretary to withhold approval until they can review the transaction.

Onward →

Free Consultations Don’t Work

January 27, 2005

Matt Homann has a piece on his blog today about the difficulty many consumers have dealing with the value of “free”, and his conclusion is that free often doesn’t work – cost helps people identify value.  One of the reasons he has done away with free consultations.

Onward →

Small Business Branding Manifesto

January 27, 2005

Michael Pollock’s Small Business Branding Manifesto turns marketing on its head and rethinks old ways.  He has some very clever insights that apply equally well to professional services.

Onward →

National ISP Offers Firefox to Customers

January 26, 2005

Speakeasy, a Seattle-based broadband ISP, is bundling a customized version of Firefox with its software kit for new customers.  The bundle is being pitched as a value-add that takes the customer’s experience “to the next level.”

Onward →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →