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I can see the ease of use argument, and that Apple products certainly do well at that. But, thinking on a longer time line, isn't that target audience shrinking. What is the life e…

It is a good example of using a little humor to help defuse a user's frustration.

Aside from the built in stuff like email, calendar, contacts and maps with the traffic view I use the following every day: shuffle as my to do list, and StreamFurious (free version…

I don't think you overreacted. I would find it difficult to trust a consultant who pulled a bait-and-switch on me. An alternative to firing them might have been to re-negotiate the…

Adding more weight to your point, I read that McDonald's divested their stake in the Chipotle chain, giving the reason that they wanted to focus on increasing revenue at their own …

I think the idea that certifying developers and not certifying safety critical software is a non starter. On safety critical projects, certification will add to existing and onerou…

What about certifying the software that Joe the developer creates, rather than Joe the developer? This is the approach the FAA takes with DO178B for the flight software on the jet …

Working in technical support my colleagues and I all knew who were good customers, and who were bad customers. Our manager knew too. He would back us up with raises and options. Ma…

I moved to Los Angeles from Mt. View several years ago. The startup and technology scene is less visible than other industries here, notably entertainment and aerospace. I don't fe…

The article talks about how many embedded projects use C and the need for new developers. I have two thoughts about why embedded developers choose C. One reason for this choice tha…

I've been using the hipster pda. http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/03/introducing-the-hipster-... for a few years. It works well for me. I find that maintenance takes very little ef…

I've built the budget box from Ars Tecnnica and been happy. The latest guide: http://arstechnica.com/hardware/guides/2009/04/ars-technica-...

I like that Aeropress is made by the same people who invented better Frisbees and yoyos. It's got that old school geek charm, which has motivated me to try it out. From a marketing…