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So what tools do you use?. So a bit back I asked what tools that SBSers should have on hand and here are some answers… [E-Bitz – SBS MVP the Official Blog of the SBS “Diva”]

RAID-Z. The original promise of RAID (Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks) was that it would provide fast, reliable storage using cheap disks. The key point was cheap; yet somehow we ended up here. Why? RAID-5 (and other data/parity schemes such as RAID-4, RAID-6, even-odd, and Row Diagonal Parity) never quite delivered on the RAID promise… Continue reading RAID-Z

The tools we use to run and build 37signals. We get lots of emails asking us what tools we use to build our products and run our business, so I figured we’d just post it to the blog. For text editing, HTML, programming, and CSS work we use a combination of TextWrangler, TextMate, and Vim.… Continue reading The tools we use to run and build 37signals

Realtors lose millions to FSBO site. FsboMadison, a for sale by owner real estate site in Wisconsin, is starting to scare realtors. The site listed about 2,000 homes in 2005 and said that about 72 percent of its listings sell. If the average sale of those homes was $200,000, it would result in real estate… Continue reading Realtors lose millions to FSBO site

Update on release of Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality.. Just in case you're wondering, my Apress book on starting/running/growing a micro-ISV ships tomorrow from the printer to Amazon etc., so it should be actually for sale somewhere between 1/9 and 1/16, depending on how those physical bits get moved around. – I'll also be launching… Continue reading Update on release of Micro-ISV: From Vision to Reality.

Office 12 is not typical marketing hype.. By now, anyone who writes software for a living has heard that Microsoft Office 12 will be the 12th wonder of the world, a must upgrade, marketing blah blah blah blah blah (fading into the background noise of information we all dismiss). Big mistake, especially if you are… Continue reading Office 12 is not typical marketing hype.

More Tools of the Trade. There's no doubt about it – geeks love lists! Jason at 37signals decided to address one of the most common questions he gets by posting the answer on Signal vs Noise. The question? What do you guys use for <insert tool>? … [Leave It Behind > Brian Bailey]

Story Line in 100 Words or Less. A prospective Client asked me to summarize in as few words as possible (imagine!) my “message” based on Re-imagine! Here's what I said: Wildly altered context (technology, China-India, global terrorism, etc.) Only answer: Adaptive skills and bold-breathtaking innovation (top-line focus rather than cost-cutting focus) Race way, way up… Continue reading Story Line in 100 Words or Less

Great quote for the new year…. Rob Ryder, in my network, just emailed me a reminder me of this great quote, very appropriate to new beginnings for ourselves… Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that… Continue reading Great quote for the new year…

Great essay on procrastination. Jack Holt e-mailed me a link to Paul Graham's essay on procrastination. It's great, couldn't agree more. Thanks, Jack, and Paul. [David Allen]