January 2012
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December 2011
5 posts
Neuromancer
by William Gibson My rating: 5 of 5 stars I got a hold of this book as a wanna be hacker finishing up high school. It blew my mind not unlike other experiments I was frequently running at the time. Every few years I return to it when reconnecting with my cyberpunk roots. Set in a world of sprawl and decay the story follows an interface cowboy on a downward spiral. His demise was...
November 2011
11 posts
“Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.”
– Thomas Edison
Rework
by Jason Fried My rating: 5 of 5 stars Having read their first book years ago and as a user of their products I looked forward to reading this book for quite sometime. Fresh out of my masters program it moved to the top of my reading list. I wanted to replace all that academic rhetoric with some boots on the ground advice from two people who have started a company I admire. Rework did...
Foundation Website Creation with CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript
by Jonathan Lane My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book has been on my shelf for a few years. After recently deciding to get back into design and development I dusted it off and cracked the spine. As with all friends of ED books it was a pleasure to read. The authors did a great job of explaining the topics and the examples were helpful....
October 2011
2 posts
May 2011
1 post
April 2011
4 posts
February 2011
6 posts
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The Time is Right Now!
My first TEDx experience is gradually sinking in. The onslaught of ideas was overwhelming! By the time the liquor started flowing I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders. Partly from being packed into Austin Music Hall like sardines of innovation; but mostly, from spending all day on the edge of my seat with bated breath.
I must admit expectations were high. My tribe was found when...
December 2010
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November 2010
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October 2010
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August 2010
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July 2010
2 posts
June 2010
4 posts
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Circumstances Not Segments
Solving a problem rather than creating a product is a driving principle at Intuit. Noticing his wife’s frustration with paying bills and balancing the checkbook Intuit founder Scott Cook identified an opportunity. Quicken was created to help people track personal expenses. Users hire the software to help them accomplish the tasks associated with this goal. Functionally the product completes...
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May 2010
6 posts
Outside the Browser Experience
Now that everything is moving to web based people will yearn for stand alone applications. Something different from the rest. This provides an opportunity to be that special place users go to get away.
MSTC Launch Week Review
Launch week was both exciting and exhausting. It is basically boot camp for students entering the McCombs School of Business MSTC program. And serves as an indoctrination into the technology commercialization methodology.
They put us up in the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center right down the street from the University of Texas Clock Tower. The lodging was excellent, the bar...
April 2010
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If I Had a Million Dollars
I have quite a few tattoos. Although barely visible when fully clothed; they are there. Ready to scare the straights when I rip my shirt off and go into action.
My Mom made me promise not to get them on my extremities in fear they would ruin my chances of “getting a good job.” So I made her a deal. I told her once I had a million dollars in the bank all skin was fair game. Now I am...
March 2010
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