Aug
28
Market Dominance: Amazon.com and the iPod
August 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
What does it say about the iPod’s position in the market when Amazon.com has to create a category called “Top Selling Non iPod MP3 Players?”
And what does it say about Microsoft’s “iPod Killer” the Zune, that it’s not even at the top of THAT list?
HAT TIP: Daring Fireball
Aug
24
They used my feature idea!
August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Well, I’m now an iTunes user for life!
Want to make your users into fanatical users? Listen to them! Few things will inspire a user more than knowing that they have contributed to a product in a way that’s meaningful to them.
I often find myself watching a movie, or a favorite TV show while I’m doing […]
Jul
16
The 2 year old, and the iPhone
July 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This video has been making the rounds quite a bit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVULzm28M0o
The iPhone is getting quite a bit of “hype-backlash” lately. Many complain about the on-screen keyboard and some of the built-in limitations. But if I told you that I had a smart phone that could read email, browse photos, watch movies, access the web, play music, […]
Jun
23
Cult of Zune - Population: 1
June 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I’ll grant that iPod fans have been known to go to extremes to profess their love for their MP3 players. But Zune fans? First off, how many die hard Zune fans are there?
Apparently, one, at least.
mszunefan, as he’s known now has 2 Zune tattoos. Since he’s so devoted to all things Zune, he’s going to […]
Jun
14
Stop me before I ‘deploy’ again!
June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Have you ever been part of a committee or organization that was formed to complete a specific task? And after that task was complete, there was an inertia that tried to keep the committee going? Some might have tried to find a new purpose, or tried to convince everyone that there was more work to […]
Jun
12
Apple releases Safari for Windows
June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The fabled “One more thing…” in Steve Job’s keynote address at the WWDC yesterday was the announcement of Safari for Windows. Apple billed it as the “world’s fastest web browser.”
It needs work.
In its defense, it is just a beta. But it works more like an alpha in my opinion.
Its page rendering speed is fast, but […]
May
18
TIME Magazine: 37signals profile
May 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The current issue of TIME profiles 37signals, their products and their philosophy.
37signals isn’t shy about dispensing one thing without charge: advice to small-business owners. On the company blog, Signal vs. Noise, Fried shares what he’s learned about the art of streamlined teamwork with more than 65,000 readers. First, kill all your meetings; they waste employees’ […]
May
16
Hi, I’m Ruby on Rails…
May 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
While the details may only appeal to the uber-nerds, everyone can admire the passion these guys have for a web development framework!
The guys at RailsEnvy.com have created a series of ads based on the “Hi, I’m a Mac, and I’m a PC” ads from Apple. Yes, they’ve actually created ads where they play web development […]
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