Month: August 2005

The US Lowers Expectations in Iraq WP . An interesting article on how the administration is lowering expectations over what can be achieved in Iraq. Frankly, I doubt that this new logic has made its way to the President. “The terrorists cannot defeat us on the battlefield,” Bush said in his weekly radio address. “The… Continue reading The US Lowers Expectations in Iraq

Getting RID of that annoying wallpaper. I was remoting into a Dell OEM to test Sean's instructions [and yes, the work but I'd recommend that you put the data files on a D: or other drive] and got majorly slowed down by that annoying Dell wallpaper that takes forrrevver to resolve while you are remoting… Continue reading Getting RID of that annoying wallpaper

Open. The second element of COFFEE Development is Open. The heart of open development is participating in the software community by using, supporting, and contributing shared code. Looking through the most simplistic lens possible, there are three basic approaches to development:… [Leave It Behind > Brian Bailey]

37 Signals gets marketing credit. One of the software entrepreneurs that I really like is 37 Signals. They are doing everything right that I can see and it's nice to see they are getting the credit for that. These guys are outmarketing companies many times bigger than they are.  [Scobleizer: Microsoft Geek Blogger]

Physics of Passion: The Koolaid Point. You don't really have passionate users until someone starts accusing them of “drinking the koolaid.” You might have happy users, even loyal users, but it's the truly passionate that piss off others enough to motivate them to say something…. [Creating Passionate Users]

I know something you don't. Almost everybody loves to be the first to know something… or rather the first to reveal it to others. Whether it's a clever hack, a little-known easter egg, or a juicy bit of insider gossip. And nowhere is this… [Creating Passionate Users]

You could have 74 additional servers if you really wanted to….. Once again, let's get the  misconceptions about the SBS platform blown away tonight shall we? No… SBS 2003 does not have to be the ONLY server on the Subnet. It DOES have to be the PRIMARY domain controller and hold the FSMO roles.. however… Continue reading You could have 74 additional servers if you really wanted to….

Supporting your microISV product. Alex King, founder of King Design, who has produced Tasks (a web based task management app) and Feedlounge (a web based RSS reader) gives us his thoughts on offering support as a microISV business owner. He has made the choice to not offer free phone support but instead focuses his time… Continue reading Supporting your microISV product

Veritas Gets Its Back Up Over Requested Fix. Tech support reps will often try to put you off by claiming your problem can't be real because no one else has reported it. But what if other customers have been trying to complain and turned away with the same response? That's the struggle one reader feels… Continue reading Veritas Gets Its Back Up Over Requested Fix

The importance of having a designer on staff. A significant percentage of the clients we’ve worked with in the past 6 years have healthy engineering teams in-house, but they lack a single designer. Flush with programmers, devoid of designers. That’s not a healthy ratio. The interface is the product. It’s the touchpoint between you and… Continue reading The importance of having a designer on staff