IndieWeb Camp
Great first day at IndieWeb Camp. Learned a lot and met some great folks. More later, including some photos… Here’s a fun one… Evil Tantek
Tim Cook on Human Rights and Dignity
In November 2013, Auburn University’s College of Human Sciences bestowed the IQLA Lifetime Achievement Award on Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple Computer. His acceptance speech is stunning. “Never allow the majority to limit the rights of the minority. Never allow people who fear anyone different from themselves to limit others’ human rights or deny…
API Insanity!
I’m listening to the Google IO Keynote this morning, not really following closely, but I have it running in the background and occasionally pick up some interesting detail. My impression so far is that it’s an wild array of capabilities, especially around improvements in APIs for developers to tie in to Maps, Google+ and other…
Developers and Apple
It looks like Apple have been doing some thinking about the challenges of a growing developer community. In their fashion, they aren’t telling us much, but at least the change to WWDC ticket sales process and promised availability of session videos during the conference were good steps. Now they have quietly announced a series of…
Internet Identity Workshop #16
If you are interested in identity, privacy and technology, get your tickets now for the Internet Identity Conference, May 7th to 9th in Mountain View, California. Early bird tickets are available until March 18th. IIW is one of my favorite conferences. The “<a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference”>unconference” format makes it an active, participatory event and many of the…
Do people need a large, super-powerful computer anymore?
The Mac Pro is an aging platform, but it’s not clear what will replace it. It’s still a beautiful and powerful system (have you ever looked INSIDE one of those things?), but I agree that it’s sure to be replaced soon. But by what? The clue is in Thunderbolt, the new ultra-fast connection standard Apple…
What Lean Startup Is Not
I feel for Eric Reis. He seems compelled to say, in every talk, right in the beginning, “Lean is not ‘cheap’!” I’m sure it’s because he gets hit with this constantly. Just yesterday I was reading about Education startups and a well-regarded startup founder and investor was quoted as saying that startups in the Education…
Make Something That Matters…
to Someone. Thats the core of the Lean Startup. You start with your customer and the job your product is going to do for them. Does it solve a problem for them? Engage a passion? Develop your ideas about this (your Hypotheses) and test them. Keep at it, learning each time around, until you have…
Emotional Connection — Facebook and Instagram
People love photos. They always have. It’s the crappy snapshot of you and your sister at 3 and 5 playing on the new swing set in the backyard that is your favorite. It’s not the technical quality of that photo that makes it special. It’s the emotional connection. The brilliance of Instagram isn’t just about…
Buying a Domain Name
One of the first steps to taking you business online is getting a domain name. Registering a domain name is often a very frustrating gauntlet of up-sell offers and confusing procedures. For this reason, I recommend Hover.com – domain name registration made easy, with clear purchase options, a sensible control panel, and a great support team…