Monthly Archives: February 2007

Firefox 3: The Holy Grail?

You may have noticed my incessant whining about how awful IE7, Firefox 2, and Opera all are. Well, apparently for the past year or so it has been possible to download pre-release versions of Firefox 3. And I hate you all for failing to mention this fact despite my incessant whining.
Prelim tests are looking good [...]

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Shitty Clients Suck: Pad for Retardation

I made the mistake of agreeing to do what was supposed to be a weekend job: a simple registration form for an event with a splash screen. I knew the client was not completely web-savvy so I padded the estimate just a bit and asked for $400 for the coding, and $100 to give [...]

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Innovation: Billion-Dollar Lab vs. Basement & Leisure

Question: Why does such good innovation often come from Johnny Geek living in his parent’s basement, while companies are willing to pay human resources millions of dollars to recruit said geek?
Answer: because Johnny Geek in his parent’s basement, and not with the company.
If he* actually had a day job, there would be two scenarios:

It is [...]

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There is Still No Good Browser

Is it just me, or do all browsers for PC still suck? I keep going from one to another and always end up frustrated and dissatisfied. I open up Firefox and am, for a little bit, happy with its great UI, etc etc. But after opening Meebo.com, Gmail, and another window for development, memory usage [...]

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Evolvist.com launches!

The fruit of a year-long effort is finally up and running! Evolvist.com is a user-driven directory of sustainable and otherwise “smart” businesses and organizations. We started out with a collection of New York-based listings, but you can (and should!) nominate businesses anywhere you are! You’ll see I already started Evolvist.com Montreal simply by nominating my favorite cafe there. Start [...]

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