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9 principles of innovation
Added on 03/13/2008 at 07:36AM
HTTP headers status diagram
Added on 03/12/2008 at 01:11PM
HBase – Open source version of Google’s Big Table
Added on 03/12/2008 at 01:10PM
37 signals vs Don Norman
Added on 03/12/2008 at 01:02PM
17 tips to save money in a startup
Added on 03/12/2008 at 01:00PM
Why apple will dominate next-gen computing
Added on 03/12/2008 at 12:57PM
Seven deadly design sins
Added on 03/12/2008 at 12:56PM
YCombinator – A new venture animal
Added on 03/12/2008 at 12:33PM
Protoflow = Coverflow via Prototype and Scriptalous
Added on 03/12/2008 at 10:29AM
6 ways to increase your confidence as you code
Added on 03/11/2008 at 09:57PM
Google and Microsoft bidding for Digg
Added on 03/11/2008 at 09:47PM
Google contacts API has landed
Added on 03/11/2008 at 09:47PM
37 signals detail how they iterate through many designs
Added on 03/11/2008 at 09:46PM
Why IE8 still sucks
Added on 03/11/2008 at 09:44PM
Optimise for Today
Added on 03/11/2008 at 09:44PM
A litmus test for entrepreneurs
Added on 03/11/2008 at 09:42PM

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Every piece of start advice is a lie (including mine)

Every piece of start advice is a lie including mine: Tony Wright picks up of the fact that there two sides to every approach.

Added on 03/11/2008 at 07:17PM
Overview of ways to hack your website
Added on 03/11/2008 at 06:19PM
7 Dirty Tech Jobs: Heh Onsite reboot specialist
Added on 03/11/2008 at 06:11PM
Microsoft ups the ante of “the database in the cloud” with SQL data services
Added on 03/07/2008 at 04:01PM

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Google gears for mobile
Added on 03/05/2008 at 10:33PM
How to pass a Silicon valley interview:

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Wow! a comprehensive guide to the types of questions they ask in Silicon Valley

Added on 03/05/2008 at 10:18PM
NY Times on teaching boys and girls separately
Added on 03/05/2008 at 10:08PM
7 entrepreneurs whose perservance will impress
Added on 03/05/2008 at 10:07PM
Scaling – two data streams for a happy site
Added on 03/05/2008 at 10:02PM
Web 2.0 experts share start lessons
Added on 03/05/2008 at 10:01PM
How cool is this…
Added on 03/05/2008 at 09:56PM
Interesting… .37 signals try out a 4 day working week
Added on 03/05/2008 at 09:54PM
Top ten US legal mistakes made by entrepreneurs
Added on 03/05/2008 at 09:49PM
If you’re ideas is worth spreading then presentation matters…
Added on 03/05/2008 at 09:48PM
Logo Trends 2008
Added on 03/04/2008 at 09:42AM
Implementing visionary ideas
Added on 03/04/2008 at 08:53AM
Free heatmaps
Added on 03/03/2008 at 03:21PM
Why free is the future of business: Mr Long Tail on why some businesses are making more product free
Added on 03/01/2008 at 10:54PM
BBC now has a customisable website
Added on 03/01/2008 at 10:52PM
11 solid ways to improve your time management
Added on 03/01/2008 at 10:51PM
Spolsky on Innovation
Added on 03/01/2008 at 10:48PM
Google’s Andy Rubin demos Android
Added on 03/01/2008 at 10:47PM
A guide to web typography
Added on 03/01/2008 at 10:41PM
Gmail captcha cracked

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Added on 03/01/2008 at 10:38PM

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Mobile Applications RIP
I agree lack of mobile standards and fragmented frameworks have killed in the space…
Added on 02/27/2008 at 11:06PM
Sun close to buy MySQL for US1B
Added on 02/27/2008 at 10:59PM

Opinion on Paul Buchheits post on “The most important thing to understand about startups and product design.”
Added on 02/27/2008 at 10:55PM
The importance of launching early and staying alive
Added on 02/27/2008 at 10:47PM
Map reduce explained
Added on 02/27/2008 at 08:33AM
Why isn’t university free
Added on 02/27/2008 at 08:33AM
Yahoo announces Open Search Platform
Added on 02/27/2008 at 08:31AM
Make your site run 10 x faster
Added on 02/27/2008 at 08:29AM
How javascript timers work
Added on 02/27/2008 at 08:28AM
CSS sprite generator
Added on 02/27/2008 at 08:27AM
Awesoming up your design
Added on 02/24/2008 at 07:57PM
A start-up that can predict others fate
Added on 02/24/2008 at 07:56PM
Learning from a native speaker
Added on 02/24/2008 at 07:55PM
Cross Browser Widgets
Added on 02/23/2008 at 12:30AM
Feature detection – State of the art Javascript
Added on 02/23/2008 at 12:29AM

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Internet Advertising – The ultimate marketing machine
Added on 02/21/2008 at 10:45PM
Ajax version of Mathematica
Added on 02/21/2008 at 04:18PM
Performance of ajax application on mobile devices
Added on 02/21/2008 at 09:05AM
6 principles for making new things
Added on 02/21/2008 at 09:04AM
11 things you should know about the semantic web
Added on 02/21/2008 at 09:04AM
Gmail add task list: Google gets closer at running my Glife
Added on 02/21/2008 at 09:03AM
Animated gif generator for loading icons
Added on 02/21/2008 at 09:02AM
The rise of web gaming
Added on 02/21/2008 at 09:02AM
Top 10 application design mistakes: Jakob tells it like it is
Added on 02/21/2008 at 09:01AM
Rackspace offers cloud computing
Added on 02/21/2008 at 09:00AM
Stanford drop tutition for some students
Added on 02/21/2008 at 08:58AM
Why a school banned Legos: What the
Added on 02/21/2008 at 08:57AM
VC t-shirts: Wow 100 a t-shirt Still a long way to go before I become a VC :-

Added on 02/21/2008 at 08:55AM
Rails for php programmers
Added on 02/21/2008 at 08:50AM
S3 failed due to overloaded autentication
Added on 02/17/2008 at 06:36PM

1. The hardest logic puzzle EVER
   Added on 02/16/2008 at 12:54PM
   The hardest logic puzzle EVER
2. 5 basic performance tools of Linux
   Added on 02/16/2008 at 12:53PM
   5 basic performance tools of Linux
3. Web trend Map 2008
   Added on 02/16/2008 at 12:52PM
   Web trend Map 2008
4. Applying partial functions in Javascript
   Added on 02/16/2008 at 12:51PM
   Applying partial functions in Javascript
5. Nine javascript gotchas
   Added on 02/16/2008 at 12:51PM
   Nine javascript gotchas
6. Webstock 2008 – Photos
   Added on 02/16/2008 at 12:50PM
   Webstock 2008 – Photos
7. The Killer App for Open Id
   Added on 02/16/2008 at 12:48PM
   The Killer App for Open Id
8. Death of self-rule at Ebay
   Added on 02/16/2008 at 12:48PM
   Death of self-rule at Ebay
9. So you’re going to write an iPhone App
   Added on 02/13/2008 at 08:21PM
   So you’re going to write an iPhone App
10. The 6 of the web that generate 50 of ad clicks
    Added on 02/13/2008 at 08:18PM
    The 6 of the web that generate 50 of ad clicks
11. Telsa – greatest hacker of all time
    Added on 02/12/2008 at 10:38AM
    Telsa – greatest hacker of all time
12. Nginx + memcache improves rails 400
    Added on 02/12/2008 at 10:37AM
    Nginx + memcache improves rails 400
13. Gphone debuts
    Added on 02/12/2008 at 10:36AM
    Gphone debuts
14. new player in the database market – Bigtable
    Added on 02/12/2008 at 10:33AM
    new player in the database market – Bigtable
15. Nokia using people to indicate traffic levels
    Added on 02/11/2008 at 08:59AM
    Nokia using people to indicate traffic levels
16. uTest – get paid to find bugs
    Added on 02/11/2008 at 08:58AM
    uTest – get paid to find bugs
17. Open letter to Steve Ballmer – RE Yahoo
    Added on 02/11/2008 at 08:58AM
    Open letter to Steve Ballmer – RE Yahoo
18. iPhone cachability
    Added on 02/11/2008 at 08:48AM
    iPhone cachability: Optimisation is more important than ever
19. Javascript Library loading speed
    Added on 02/08/2008 at 08:26AM
    Javascript Library loading speed

Here is a collection of links that we’re found around the net in the last week or so.

1. The iTunes effect – AOL consider different bandwidth fees
   Added on 02/06/2008 at 02:31PM
   The iTunes effect – AOL consider different bandwidth fees: The industry is catching up with iTunes hellip
2. IPv6 ‘turned on’ in root servers
   Added on 02/06/2008 at 12:50PM
   IPv6 ‘turned on’ in root servers
3. The best advice about starting a business…
   Added on 02/06/2008 at 11:38AM
   The best advice about starting a business…
4. Cult of bootstrapping
   Added on 02/06/2008 at 11:37AM
   Cult of bootstrapping
5. Thin is in – Ars Technica review of Mac book Air
   Added on 02/06/2008 at 11:36AM
   Thin is in – Ars Technica review of Mac book Air
6. PostgreSQL 8.3 released
   Added on 02/06/2008 at 11:35AM
   PostgreSQL 8.3 released
7. Linus says OSX is utter crap
   Added on 02/06/2008 at 11:35AM
   Linus says OSX is utter crap: Let the flame wars begin
8. Better ways to select random rows in Rails
   Added on 02/06/2008 at 11:30AM
   Better ways to select random rows in Rails
9. Stats on SDD vs HDD driven databases
   Added on 02/06/2008 at 11:27AM
   Stats on SDD vs HDD driven databases: Interesting stats on the next wave on HDs
10. Wiijing
    Added on 01/28/2008 at 06:31PM
    Wiijing : he he he
11. Key to innovation is observation
    Added on 01/28/2008 at 09:12AM
    Key to innovation is observation
12. Deliver a presentation like Steve Jobs
    Added on 01/28/2008 at 09:08AM
    Deliver a presentation like Steve Jobs
13. Roo – Ruby module to access spreadsheets
    Added on 01/27/2008 at 04:49PM
    Roo – Ruby module to access spreadsheets
14. “When Im working on a problem
    I never think about beauty.
    I think only how to solve the…”
    Added on 01/24/2008 at 10:22PM
    When Im working on a problem
    I never think about beauty.
    I think only how to solve the probhellip
15. “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and
    more complex it takes a touch of genius…”
    Added on 01/24/2008 at 10:11PM
    Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and
    more complex it takes a touch of genius hellip
16. “If you chase two rabbits
    you will not catch either one.”
    Added on 01/24/2008 at 10:08PM
    If you chase two rabbits
    you will not catch either one.- Russian Proverb
17. “If one does not know to which port one is sailing
    no wind is favourable.”
    Added on 01/24/2008 at 10:06PM
    If one does not know to which port one is sailing
    no wind is favourable. – Seneca 5 Bhellip
18. How facebook is like Ikea
    Added on 01/24/2008 at 08:13AM
    How facebook is like Ikea
19. State of Linux according to Google
    Added on 01/24/2008 at 08:12AM
    State of Linux according to Google
20. WordPress creator raises 29M
    Added on 01/24/2008 at 08:12AM
    WordPress creator raises 29M

Some useful links (besides the obligatory introductions and tutorials)

• http://www.noobkit.com for ruby, rails api reference all in one site
• http://dev.rubyonrails.org to keep in touch with enhancements with Rails
• http://agilewebdevelopment.com for a good and usable list of plugins
• http://workingwithrails.com for Ruby social networking

Some Rails blogs I have in my aggregator

• http://www.therailsway.com
• http://www.rubyinside.com
• http://weblog.rubyonrails.com

Business

• Interview with Joel Spolsky: What it takes to run a good software company
• How to hire a professional CEO

Tech

• Java compression comparison tool
  
• High performance javascript
• Javascript for all ages
• Squid optimisation
• Drawing with Canvas
• Programmers Need To Learn Statistics Or I Will Kill Them All – A programmer’s rant about statistics
• Data visualisation on Twitter
• Joel on Software – Log everything from high scalability.com

Biz

• Customise your own legal agreements
• Stuck on what communication tool should you use ? Use this flowchart !
• Seth Godin on Business cards
• What is Enterprise 2.0?

Tech:

• RegExPal – A cool regular expression tester
• Reg-ex cheat sheet for javascript
• Banner Blindness
• How ads affect your memory
• Testing your site in multiple browsers

Geek:

• A real shooting star

Business

• Facebook Monetization: Lessons from Google
• 10 Questions with Scott Berkun – Myths of Innovation
• Why startups often beat the big boys
• Techcrunch – How raise money from VC’s
• Why raising money is unproductive
• Paul Graham on the Equity equation  UPDATE Thoughts on Equity Equation (Must read for every startup)
• Seth Godin Lens on tips for email whitelists – (As some who had to email 2M customers every week, using whitelists is crictical to getting email to your users.

Tech / Design

• You tube scalability
• Emerging Web 2.0 design trends
• Rails’ Ridiculous Restrictions, a Rant
• Outstanding start pages
• 70 CSS tips

Stuff

• Eight ways to boost your inspiration
• 80 hour myth
• Get yourself a morning ritual