Jeff Bezos apparently is shooting for uptime “perfection” for Amazon Web Services. I am thrilled to hear this as cosinity makes significant (and growing) use of AWS. I just wonder if “perfection” might be over-reaching a bit.
TechCrunch – VC Deals In Charts (Q2 2008)
Interesting data from TechCrunch today on VC investments for Q2 of 2008. The venture capital market still appears healthy even with the general slowdown of the economy. One upside of what we are seeing is – as more Fortune 1000 companies “trim the fat” (which usually means shipping out high pay/long term employees) we’ll see… Continue reading TechCrunch – VC Deals In Charts (Q2 2008)
Wired Review: iPhone 3G Trades Battery Life for Interface
More of the same posted earlier – and my last and final iPhone post. Again – it isn’t the flaws with the device these reviewers are pointing out – it is the universally over hyped, unrealistic expectations Apple generates becase they are so good at creating awe inspiring products. Review: iPhone 3G Trades Battery Life… Continue reading Wired Review: iPhone 3G Trades Battery Life for Interface
CrunchGear – iPhone 3G Review
This little glimpse into the minds of the tech elite should tell you everything you need to know. It isn’t that the 3g iPhone isn’t a great device (I find it ironic that the battery is such an issue… carry around any other 3g device for a day and you’ll find the iPhone is superior… Continue reading CrunchGear – iPhone 3G Review
azcentral.com blogs | AndrewJohnson: Ikea hosting women’s business conference
Ikea is hosting a women’s business conference in thier Tempe location next week Tuesday (July 22nd). Details below. Welcome, guest register | log in News • Sports • Money • Entertainment • Style • Travel • Moms • Pets • Weather • Traffic • Food • Home • Video JobsCarsReal EstateRentalsClassified INNOVATORS CIRCLE News on… Continue reading azcentral.com blogs | AndrewJohnson: Ikea hosting women’s business conference
The more things change…
Change is good. Change challenges us to move beyond what we know and learn. That being said, change is scary. It forces us to deal with the unknown and sometimes unknowable. And in this case… it forces us to leave behind a secure payday. What the heck am I talking about? I’ve left behind my… Continue reading The more things change…
2007 Turing Awards
This years winners are Edmund M. Clarke, E. Allen Emerson, and Joseph Sifakis. This years winners are recognized for their work on Model Checking: Model Checking is a type of “formal verification” that analyzes the logic underlying a design, much as a mathematician uses a proof to determine that a theorem is correct. Far from… Continue reading 2007 Turing Awards
Obama is a Mac, Clinton is a PC?
Just because I find the entire thing funny… NYT on Monday published an article entitled Is Obama a Mac and Clinton a PC? Yep… this is what our electoral process has come to…
Free as a Business Model
Chris Anderson (blog, wikipedia) author of The Long Tail is writing a new book entitled Free which New York Magazine discusses here. From New York Magazine: Long Tail Author Sells Next: Chris Anderson, author of much-cited paradigm-shifter The Long Tail, sells new book Free to Will Schwalbe at Hyperion. Agent is John Brockman. New title… Continue reading Free as a Business Model
New look…
I’ve updated the look of my blog… hope you like it. Please vote and let me know what you think. {democracy:2}