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I ve migrated Lessons of Failure to WPEngine and I m pleased as punch with the results. Jason Cohen Co. run a tight ship here and it shows. Thanks for a great service, guys. Let me know if you see any glitches or problems with it. The post Welcome to the newer, faster LoF first appeared on Lessons of Failure .
I made the prediction this year that iPads would dominate over all Android tablets, mainly because of the poor showing early on in the year and the over-hyped releases to come. Most of that came to pass. Some things I left out were bigger than I thought (hello Samsung Galaxy and Motorola Xoom), and others Continue reading "iPad still kicking Android Butt, No End in Sight" The post iPad still…
Words can t express the collective loss of this man s contributions to the world, but here s my feeble attempt at a tribute to his legacy. Steve Jobs, from A to Z: Apple Computer Bug s Life Cars Digital Signal Processor Chip enthusiastic about what we do Finding Nemo Glasses, wire-rim Henry Ford of Our Time The Incredibles Continue reading "The Legacy of Steve Jobs, A-Z" The post The Legacy of…
Dear Microsoft, I can t tell you how much it pains me to write this letter. I thought we had a great relationship as developer/software provider. I left my Apple roots in the mid-90s for your brazen swagger and staggering command of the market. Lately it seems like you just don t care. And by lately, I Continue reading "Dear Microsoft: It s not me, it s you" The post Dear Microsoft: It’s not me,…
Ever have a launch that went, well, something other than what you planned? You’re in good company. Consider the story of the Disneyland launch in 1955, and you might feel better about your own personal project issues. On July 17th, 1955, Walt Disney opened the doors to the Happiest Place on Earth. Given Walt’s reputation, Continue reading "Product Development Lessons from the Launch of Disneyland"…
How many articles have you read lately about the upcoming tech bubble? Three? Ten? Fifty? Depending on who you talk to, the bubble is either already here, or it s not coming at all. I say screw the Tech Bubble, it doesn t matter if you have a plan. No, I m not living in some fantasy world Continue reading "Screw the Tech Bubble: What s your Plan B?" The post Screw the Tech Bubble: What’s your Plan…
I ve been doing a considerable amount of candidate interviewing lately and after some serious impedance mismatch on what we got over what was advertised, I decided to browse the general software developer job listings to see if there was a better way to ask for resumes. Turns out this is a hard problem to get Continue reading "Translation Guide for Software Job Listings" The post Translation Guide…
Somehow, I managed to channel my security hero Bruce Schneier, who manages to find all that is amazingly stupid and insane about security, from the TSA to RSA. And I accidentally stumbled across some major privacy violations that didn t appear to be privacy violations on the surface. We take a lot of things for granted Continue reading "Two Major Privacy Violations You Probably Didn t Notice" The…
Happy New Year to everyone, first of all. And second, I hope you managed to get your hands on an iPad in the past 6 months because if you haven t, you re going to want one. Why? Because 2011 is definitely going to be the Year of the iPad. Not by an inch, more like a Continue reading "2011: Year of the iPad" The post 2011: Year of the iPad first appeared on Lessons of Failure .
Have you ever tried going through a recruiter to get hired? Or even worse, have you had to use one to hire other people? If you did, you ve been subject to what I call the Lack-Of-Value Middleman*. Before you write this off as being too harsh on recruiters in general, consider the following math problem Continue reading "Why You Can’t Trust Recruiters" The post Why You Can’t Trust Recruiters first…