Month: September 2005

9rules for a Successful Business. I got the great news this week that ReturnCustomer.com has been invited to join the 9rules network. This network consists of a large collection of top quality sites on numerous different topics. It is an honor to be a member! If you aren’t familiar with the 9rules network, I invite… Continue reading 9rules for a Successful Business

Industries that Don't Seem to Understand the Web. While there are plenty of businesses that don’t seem to understand that the web can do amazing things for them, there are some cases where an entire industry seems to not understand the full potential of the web. I use the word “industry” loosely. Here’s my list.… Continue reading Industries that Don't Seem to Understand the Web

File Backups and Sharing Made Easy. TextDrive, where I happily host all of my sites, has released a new web-based product, Strongspace that is essentially a remote hard drive. Unfortunately, there’s no free account, but it’s worth the money if you need a secure remote backup and file sharing solution. For $8 a month, I… Continue reading File Backups and Sharing Made Easy

eWEEK: Microsoft Scraps Old Encryption in New Code. The Redmond, Wash., software company instituted a new policy for all developers that bans functions using the DES, MD4, MD5 and, in some cases, the SHA1 encryption algorithm, which is becoming “creaky at the edges,” said Michael Howard, senior security program manager at the company, Howard said.… Continue reading Microsoft Scraps Old Encryption in New Code

Fall's coming: Clean that sty. Top 10 Things To Do During Nesting Month – Great tips from Apartment Therapy on reclaiming your fetid little nest for Autumn. [43 Folders]

Getting the PDC CTP of WinFX installed.. Off the web – How to get a WPF development box going (order matters) if you are downloading everything from the web. 1. Operating System Required – Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista 5219 (not Windows Vista beta1!) 2. WinFx CTP installationThis installs WinFX on the machine…end users… Continue reading Getting the PDC CTP of WinFX installed.

Easy. The fifth element of COFFEE Design is Easy. How is Easy different from Friendly? Easy is about making things simple; Friendly is about making people smile. Of course, there is a lot of overlap between the two … [Leave It Behind > Brian Bailey]

Rails done quick: From scratch to app in 2 minutes. Ryan Davis has cooked up a really cool video of Rails done quick. He uses OmniGraffle to design his schema, converts this to SQL, triggers a few home-grown scripts, and whammo! A complete Rails scaffolded application with people and phones in less than two minutes.… Continue reading Rails done quick: From scratch to app in 2 minutes

About Process Control (or, “Herding Hung-over, Grumpy, Horny, Undergrad Gerbils”). Greetings. I have just been through one of the most painful experiences of my life and, since I lack a uterus and therefore will never have to experience childbirth, I think there's a fair chance it will remain in the Top 3 forever. After several… Continue reading About Process Control (or, “Herding Hung-over, Grumpy, Horny, Undergrad Gerbils”)

We joined the 9rules family. Paul Scrivens invited us to become members of the 9rules network, and I couldn't resist. Molly.com had already done due diligence on joining, so that helped our decision. But there were really five main reasons for our joining … [Creating Passionate Users]