Month: November 2005

Biz Journal: More law firms mull blogs. Only a small number of Boston-area law firms have blogs, but more are in the works, according to the Boston Business Journal article, 'Blawgs' — Lawyer musings that raise firm awareness. The article cites Boston bloggers Brandy Karl, John L. Welch and the Gesmer Updegrove crew — Lee… Continue reading Biz Journal: More law firms mull blogs

Don't give up your day job – part 1 of a series. If you understand the concept of multiple sources of income, you can broaden your interests and use more of your skills to support yourself. Very few of us are one-trick ponies. Most of us can apply ourselves skillfully to a number of areas… Continue reading Don't give up your day job – part 1 of a series

Basecamp (a.k.a. “Basecrack”) in BusinessWeek. BusinessWeek Silicon Valley Bureau Chief Robert D. Hof was invited to tag along and watch how one design firm (R.Bird) and one client (Chelsea Milling Co, the people behind Jiffy Mix) used Basecamp to collaborate on a project. Some highlights: Chelsea’s experience with Basecamp illustrates why. Created by the five-person… Continue reading Basecamp (a.k.a. “Basecrack”) in BusinessWeek

Two things I can't stop thinking about: ZFS and Joyent [7]. People often ask me what I’m most excited about technology-wise and I have to be honest that this week it’s two things: ZFS and Joyent. They’re at different levels in the grand scheme of server things but whenever I find myself idle, my mind… Continue reading Two things I can't stop thinking about: ZFS and Joyent [7]

Open Invention Network Formed to Promote Linux and Spur Innovation Globally. This week was revealed in this press announcement that with financial support from IBM, Novell, Philips, Red Hat, and Sony Open Invention Network (OIN) was formed, a a company that has and will acquire patents and offer them royalty-free to promote Linux and spur… Continue reading Open Invention Network Formed to Promote Linux and Spur Innovation Globally

Why engines and components are not evil but distracting. I’ve been following the enthusiasm for engines, components, and bigger plugins from the sidelines for a while now. It’s a subject of very mixed emotions. On the one hand, I’m really glad to see that people get so excited and start dreaming of bigger and better… Continue reading Why engines and components are not evil but distracting

Apple: Xcode 2.2. Available only with an ADC membername/password, and only for “Tiger”, Xcode 2.2 “provides overall stability and performance enhancements to Xcode IDE, as well as improvements to debugging, workflow, and the Xcode build system”, according to Apple. [MacInTouch]

Profit Declines 28% at Dell as Sales Growth Slows. Dell Inc. said that third-quarter profit fell 28 percent, a slowdown its chief executive said was likely to worsen this quarter. By DAMON DARLIN. [NYT > Technology]

No Exit The US exit strategy from Iraq is purportedly tied to the development of the Iraqi uniformed military. James Fallows, writing for the Atlantic magazine (subscription), has thoroughly assessed the current status of the effort and its implications for continued US involvement in the war. How long will it take? Here are the factors… Continue reading No Exit

10 Best Entrepreneur Blogs. If you're an entrepreneur looking for some good resources, About.com has a list of blogs that would be worth adding to your reading list. With more and more people jumping on the business blogging bandwagon, it's getting to the point that there is far more out there than you could ever… Continue reading 10 Best Entrepreneur Blogs