Month: February 2009

  • links for 2009-02-18

    FreelanceSwitch Hourly Rate Calculator If you were to go freelance how much do you need to charge per hour. (tags: career work job financial productivity entrepreneurship startup) haineault.com / blog / jQuery.flickrshow.js Slideshow of your flickr images using jquery. (tags: jquery javascript ajax flickr photography) Facebook | Update on Terms Facebook has rewritten their TOS […]

  • links for 2009-02-17

    New Internet? No Thanks. | Freedom to Tinker "The Net, like any large human-built institution, is far from perfect — but that doesn't mean that we would be better off tearing it down and starting over." Totally agree. (tags: internet security nyt dns) SuicideGirls > News > Geek > SuicideGirls Nerds Out at New York […]

  • links for 2009-02-16

    Flash 10 coming to most smartphones in 2010 | 3GSM blog – CNET Reviews "Adobe announced at the GSMA Mobile World Congress here Monday that Flash Player 10, which is the full version of Flash that runs on PCs, will be available on smartphones running Windows Mobile, Google's Android, Nokia S60/Symbian, and the new Palm […]

  • links for 2009-02-14

    What Microsoft can learn about retail from Apple and Best Buy | Robert Scoble's innovator's and geeks' blog | Fast Company Pretty good article talking about how Microsoft should look at their stores to actually make a difference in the retail world. (tags: microsoft retail marketing business technology branding design apple)

  • links for 2009-02-13

    BBC NEWS | South Asia | US 'lost track of Afghan weapons' Good job US, knew we could count on you. (tags: usa afghanistan military weapons) Ben Smith's Blog: Cornyn, found – Politico.com You know who could be bothered with voting on a practically trillion dollar stimulus package. (tags: congress texas johnconryn senate) Too Much […]

  • links for 2009-02-12

    RISK Mismanagement – What Led to the Financial Meltdown – NYTimes.com Really good and lengthy article talking about the lack of proper risk management controls that caused the mortgage crisis. (tags: economics economy usa wallstreet investing finance bailout risk analysis statistics probability) Official Gmail Blog: Four changes to Gmail contacts Gmail, oh Gmail, what would […]

  • links for 2009-02-10

    Squish the Internet Explorer Z-Index Bug :: Brenelz's Web Development Tips :: Winnipeg Web Development Stupid IE. (tags: ie zindex z-index webdesign webdevelopment css design) 10 Web Typography Rules Every Designer Should Know | Webdesigner Depot Indeed, read, learn and understand. (tags: typography font typeface webdevelopment webdesign css design) Create a jQuery Popup Bubble » […]

  • links for 2009-02-09

    You Can Cap The Pay, But The Greed Will Go On – washingtonpost.com "In 1960, the ratio of CEO pay at large companies to that of the president of the United States was about 2 to 1. In 2007, it was more than 20 to 1. In 1980, executives at large companies made about 40 […]

  • 100,000th Knol Published and No One Cares But Google

    Knol is a ridiculous scheme by Google to create a Wikipedia onto it’s own, except one that’s worse. Knol takes the idea that there is actually a single person out there who is an expert on a field and uses them to write an article on it, and through everybody else going, “Hey, great Knol” […]

  • links for 2009-02-08

    xkcd – A Webcomic – Base System What's your system? (tags: webcomics xkckd humor sex) Economic View – It’s No Time for Protectionism – NYTimes.com China's currency isn't an easy issue to work through, here's your starter. (tags: economics economy usa politics china secoftreasury trade international global) BBC NEWS | Business | US unemployment rate […]