Ma.gnolia: Jackson Miller's Bookmarks

Stevey's Blog Rants: Dynamic Languages Strike Back

jaxn — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:18:29 PDT

Steve Yegge's has transcribed his talk on dynamic languages.

Deck Building | DoItYourself.com

jaxn — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:38:40 PDT

When you decide to build your own deck, you need all the information you can get. The process can be a difficult one without the correct information. This section provides you with all the information you've ever looked for including tips and tricks and step-by-step instructions for putting up your own deck.

CNNMoney.com: Poll - 39260

jaxn — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:19:15 PDT

Looks like the vast majority of americans are planning on either paying down debt or spend their stimulus check. I would think either of these would help the current economy.

One Guy Who Has Seen It All Doesn't Like What He Sees Now - WSJ.com

jaxn — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:53:00 PDT

Doom and gloom about the US economy from an old guy who probably knows what he is talking about. The take-away being that in such a risk averse climate, (smart) risk takers will be rewarded.

Google Code FAQ - Using Ruby with the Google Data APIs

jaxn — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:23:26 PDT

Handy little example of using Ruby with Google Spreadsheets.

Quit your job! - (37signals)

jaxn — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:58:00 PDT

The next big thing? Lifestyle businesses.

Venture Hacks — How do we set the valuation for a seed round?

jaxn — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:36:33 PDT

Guide to setting a companies valuation for a first round of financing.

Ma.gnolia: Ma.gnolia Ma.rker

jaxn — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:08:54 PDT

A desktop widget for adding Ma.gnolia bookmarks. I kinda want a bookmark client that will post to both ma.gnolia and del.icio.us.

stackoverflow.com - Joel on Software

jaxn — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:05:49 PDT

Joel Spolsky and Jeff Atwood are going to provide an open alternative to pay services like ExpertSexChange.com. People hate Experts Exchange because they spam Google. I will be happy to participate in an open alternative.

DiSo & The Open Web » SlideShare

jaxn — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:54:02 PDT

Chris Messina (and others) presentation on DiSo.

Draw the line between free and paid

jaxn — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:46:33 PDT

"Many newly independent small business people make the mistake of giving away too much of their services for free..."

Google BI

jaxn — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:30:26 PDT

Google is working to bring OLAP integration to Google Spreadsheets.

Aliph Jawbone 2 exposed - Engadget

jaxn — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:49:41 PDT

mmmmmm

A Guide to Business Development 2.0 - ReadWriteWeb

jaxn — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:49:27 PDT

At least once each day I get a call from someone trying to sell me outsourced development services. It's difficult to not be frustrated with these calls and ...

Monday view: Cheap solar power poised to undercut oil and gas by half - Telegraph

jaxn — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:03:12 PDT

The "tipping point" will arrive when the capital cost of solar power falls below $1 (51p) per watt, roughly the cost of carbon power. We are not there yet. The best options today vary from $3 to $4 per watt - down from $100 in the late 1970s.

Source: Google To Launch BigTable As Web Service

jaxn — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:09:59 PDT

Google may be releasing BigTable, its internal database system, as a web service to compete with Amazon SimpleDB, according to a source with ...

Business Technology : The Threat of "Free"

jaxn — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:33:26 PDT

Businesses sometimes are quick to dismiss the threat of “free” Internet-based companies. But these organizations may actually turn out to be competitors, as a new examination of Craigslist’s revenue shows...

Ruby Roo

jaxn — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:46:50 PDT

At first glance this looks like a really excellent library for interacting with spreadsheets (Excel, OpenOffice, Google Docs so far).

How We Tweet: The Definitive List of the Top Twitter Clients

jaxn — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:27:47 PDT

Analysis of the most common clients used to post to twitter. (Note: I often use TwitterBerry which posts tweets that say they came from the web)

Battening Down The Hatches

jaxn — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:50:00 PDT

"But in my mind, the single most important thing is not revenue in a time like this. The most important thing is cost structure."

BBC NEWS | Technology | Children flock to social networks

jaxn — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:44:22 PDT

More than a quarter of eight to 11-year-olds in the UK have a profile on a social network, research shows.

Weblogg-ed » Blogging to Teach Reading

jaxn — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:45:52 PDT

A look at using blogging to help with online reading comprehension with secondary students.

cfis : Making Rails Go Vroom

jaxn — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 09:48:32 PDT

A good example of profiling Rails applications.

Silicon Valley Users Guide: How to write for your company's blog

jaxn — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:07:54 PDT

Nice slide presentation on how to write for a company blog.

Wired blogs the Reiser Trial

jaxn — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:21:15 PDT

I really hope this gets made into a True Crimes documentary one day (not that I am saying a crime was committed). The line between brilliant and crazy seems to be a fine one.

Twitter as Coffee Break : The Blog Herald

jaxn — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:07:51 PDT

"As more and more of us work remotely it is common to feel isolated or just miss out on the office banter we have grown used to." BINGO!

VC Open Letters: The Time is Now

jaxn — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:12:38 PDT

"The savings in cost and new opportunities in revenue have recently been complemented by a strong and smart venture financing climate, where companies are able to raise the capital they need to grow. As more uncertainty takes hold in the broader markets, this healthy financing climate appears at risk. There is already some talk about the slowing pace of venture financings, and a number of large and irrational deals have been done."

30 Tips to Rejuvenate Your Creativity

jaxn — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:17:28 PDT

Not a bad list of suggestions. Though 30 tips is a long list.

Elements of Sustainable Companies

jaxn — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:10:33 PDT

A list of characteristics of sucessful companies from Sequoia Capital

Best Places For Business And Careers - Forbes.com

jaxn — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:30:05 PDT

Nashville is the 15th best place for business and careers according to this Forbes list.