Archive for January, 2008

Which one of these is not like the other?

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

I’m a huge Google Reader fan but they lost a brownie point with this little UI blunder. I’ve been complaining (to myself) about the lack of a “Mark as Unread” link for some time. This frustration was further amplified when I noticed one on the iPhone version. Why would they put one in the iPhone […]

Defining the Initial Release

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

I’ve been diligently working on the IA for my side project and come to the point where I have to make the tough decision as to what will constitute the first release. I could go in one direction that would convey the concept and could be done relatively quickly, but holds back a great deal […]

My First Lulu Experience

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

This Christmas, my girlfriend Heather decided that she wanted to publish her father’s novel as a gift to him. I told her that I knew of a hot new self-publishing service called Lulu, and we decided to give it a shot. I don’t have the patience to provide a full detailed review of the process, […]

Brain Crack Rehab

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Hi, my name is Mike and I’m an addict. I’m addicted to brain crack. In fact, I’ve been accumulating quite a large stash in the form of a Google Document titled “Ideas”. But sadly, I hit rock bottom last week. This came in the form of watching one of my favorite brain crack “rocks” melt away […]