Archive for February, 2008

Scrapblog Featured on Adobe.com

Monday, February 25th, 2008

We get to work pretty closely with the folks at Adobe given that Scrapblog is considered one of the slickest Flex apps currently out there. This has been one of the cooler unexpected perks. We have great access to the product teams and even get to participate in the development of yet to be released […]

Against Happiness

Friday, February 22nd, 2008

My girlfriend Heather is a huge fan of The Secret. I however, am not. I am completely turned off and very skeptical of the glossy, Oprah-fied marketing campaign surrounding a very simple concept. Having said that, it may come as no surprise to you that I have often been labeled as negative. I’ve always […]

My $.02: What’s a Blog? (Seth Godin)

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

I agree with this post from Seth Godin, and since comments are off I’ll add my $.02 here.
I think that following the “musts” is an act of fear and laziness. I’ll be the first to say that people perform better within the boundaries of constraints, but not if you use them as a crutch. The […]

Future of Web Apps Workshop: Web App Nip Tuck

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Myself, Alex, Caleb and Carlos will be speaking at this year’s Future of Web Apps in Miami. Sweet! We’re doing a morning workshop (Feb 28th) appropriately entitled Web App Nip Tuck. Here is the blurb from the FOWA website:
“One of the most recognized aspects of Scrapblog is its ease of use and dead simple workflow. […]

The Journey or the Destination?

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

I read a great post today on Ask the Wizard (via 37signals) regarding the lack of a need for a business model when starting a new project. This is the type of thinking that anyone who wants to build a successful product should consider. Everyone would love to make money with their product, but […]

PackRat Is Hoarding My Attention

Friday, February 1st, 2008

If you haven’t already heard, Firewheel (under the moniker of Alamofire) has finally released their long-awaited, ultra-top-secret project. Since they first announced the new project under a veil of secrecy, I’ve been chomping at the bit to find out what it is. Well it’s here, and boy is it a doozy!
PackRat is a very simple […]