Paul Graham on the VC Squeeze. I like what Paul is doing with VC. His Y Combinator makes a lot of sense. When I read the name I always say “Y C” as in “why take capital?” I think Paul’s small-dollars approach to VC is a good answer. After all, less money is a competitive… Continue reading Paul Graham on the VC Squeeze

David Pogue stands up for the little guy. David Pogue rants against annoying plastic packaging, the number of times customer support lines ask for phone or credit card numbers, power strip bricks, and more in 10 Ways to Please Us, the Customers. I. Thou shalt not entomb thy product in indestructible plastic. Sure, we understand… Continue reading David Pogue stands up for the little guy

Komodo 3.5: IDE with support for Ruby on Rails. RadRails is getting company from commercial player ActiveState that has recently shipped Komodo 3.5, their IDE for dynamic languages. Komodo features support for Ruby and Rails and is available on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Komodo Professional is a $295 buy, Komodo personal is $29.95,… Continue reading Komodo 3.5: IDE with support for Ruby on Rails

Exchange Tools Update. Yesterday Microsoft released several updates to important tools for Exchange: First, the PFDAVAdmin tool has been updated to version 2.4 and finally been made a supported tool, which it wasn't before.  You can get the latest version here.   [MS Exchange Blog]

NOLA WP . The disaster continues in NOLA. Based on the lack of coordination evident in the rebuilding effort (and how quickly it is fading from the national arena), there won't be much left of the city in a couple of years. [John Robb's Weblog]

Integrity, the core of IT. Saw this post over at Day in the Life of an Information Security Investigator about integrity. It, obviously, focuses on working the security/consulting side of things, but I think it's an important part of any good IT professional's career. To most people within our organization, our word is all they… Continue reading Integrity, the core of IT

Press release: “By a margin of 53% to 42%, Americans want Congress to impeach President Bush if he lied about the war in Iraq.” [Scripting News]

Prototype for iFolder's Main Interface. Here is another idea that I've been tinkering with. The approach here is to make it as simple as possible for a brand new user to start using iFolder. Additionally the term “Synchronized Folders” has replaced what has been called an iFolder. This falls in line much better with what… Continue reading Prototype for iFolder's Main Interface

A better model for the future?. Paul Graham is right on the money with The Venture Capital Squeeze. Not so much because he labels me “a better model for the future” (though flatter always helps), but because he once again highlights that the future of software is not to accept that status quo and just… Continue reading A better model for the future?

How do you rebuild a city?. This article is worth reading.   The Urban Land Institute is a national nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., that has been engaged to create a blueprint for the city’s redevelopment. This is exactly the sort of thing that is going to make this a better city.  They are having a… Continue reading How do you rebuild a city?