March 2012
My first week with the iPad 3
I’ve been using the new iPad since it arrived last Friday.
I have the Verizon LTE version.
I freaking love this thing. It’s become my favorite computer. The screen is so beautiful that it’s hard looking at my MacBook air screen. It’s amazing how many logos on the web are going to need to be refreshed to deal with retina displays going forward.
Battery life is great...
Emailing content to your app
One of the coolest things about Disqus, which powers the comments on
my tumblr, is that I can publish comments via email.
It’s quick and efficient. If I lose connectivity the mail client is
smart enough to try again later on its own.
Several other apps provide a way to email content to their app. During
board meetings I often take notes with the iPads built in Notes app.
After the...
Hiring from the community
Many startups in our portfolio hire their early team by focusing their recruiting efforts exclusively on their community.
In the early days, Twitter and Tumblr heavily favored hiring folks that were active and engaged users of their respective products.
It’s one of the best filters around as far as I’m concerned.
Today I had yet another example of the opposite scenario.
A startup...
YO MITT
fromthemindofateenagewolf:
I’m voting for President Obama because he, unlike you, does not manage to alienate me even more every time he opens his mouth. He also understands that the government can not get rid of private businesses (le gasp) like Planned Parenthood.
In short, I’m voting for President Obama because he knows that the world is changing, and would rather be known as the man who...
Some thoughts about Yahoo
Earlier this week, like everyone else I found out that Yahoo sued Facebook over patents.
I felt sick about it but when i read this story about a former yahoo engineers take on the their patent process, i had to let out this tweet.
Dear Yahoo board. You picked the wrong ceo. Again.
— Bijan Sabet (@bijan) March 13, 2012
And I wasn’t alone. Many folks were upset and angry. My friend Fred...
Podcast noob. Thoughts?
Nabeel and I have been kicking around the idea of creating a podcast.
I’m not sure if we are going to love it, get bored, or get excited by it.
But there is only way to find out.
Before we jump in, I’d love to get some thoughts on best software to make this happen. (not looking to get specialized microphones at this time).
I’m thinking about using Soundcloud on the iphone...
