Archive for January, 2012


Duck Duck No

Monday, January 16th, 2012

1) Was frustrated by Google’s further cluttering of its search results by forcing Google Plus items into the results 2) Read Gruber’s Article about Bing now being a possible contender, but that he uses Duck Duck Go 3) Went to Duck Duck Go and searched for the first thing that popped into my head, cheese [...]


Do.com »

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Ingenious video from the folks over at Salesforce promoting their new task management product, Do. I’m a sucker for task and project management apps, so I signed up a few seconds after watching this. First impressions are great, though a little sad how much they ripped off the current system I use, Asana.


Four Hour Programming

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

From Jay On Software Everyone knows the routine, get to work by 9 AM, sit in front of the computer, code all day, and head home at 5. Now, thanks to guys like Tim Ferris I have started to re-think how I work and what makes me productive as a software developer. Recently, I made [...]


Cutting the Cord on Cable

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

I bought my first house just over two years ago. I brought far too much furniture, clothes, and saucepans. I did not, however, bring my cable subscription. Partially, it was because the cable was installed in an odd place in the living room. But that was just a tiny reason, the small excuse I needed. [...]


The Measured Effect of Plugins on WordPress

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

There’s no question that plugins are one of the strong benefits of using WordPress as a CMS. It’s also one of its biggest challenge. Due to the fact that, in my experience, WordPress.org has never once updated their mess of a plugin directory, it can be difficult to find the best plugin. Nearly everyone wants [...]