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Long Live Safari Books Online

0zach4th Jun 2007Uncategorized,

My Safari Books Online subscription just came up for renewal, and I thought it was worth a quick mention here. There are only More »

Facebook Platform

1zach2nd Jun 2007Uncategorized,

I just saw Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote address from the Facebook developer conference. They have just announced a radical new platform for More »

Markdown 2 Confluence

3zach14th May 2007Uncategorized

I seriously heart Markdown, but on several of my projects, we use Confluence for documentation etc. Here is a script I wrote to More »

Waltzing with Bears

1zach12th May 2007Uncategorized

Lately, I’ve been re-reading Waltzing with Bears. Remember that old jingle, “I’d like to buy the world a Coke™?” Well I’d like to More »

Holy Zeitgeist, Batman!

0zach2nd Mar 2007Uncategorized,

Lance’s post about OpenID was the first time I’d ever heard of it (I should be reading TechCrunch, but I haven’t developed the More »

Flat Spin #1

0zach28th Feb 2007Uncategorized

I have a Wacom tablet now, so I figure I may as well do something with it. In the spirit of this week’s More »

In the Black

2zach27th Feb 2007Uncategorized

I just deposited my first check made payable to Aeroplane Software LLC. Guess what? We’re cashflow positive! I would be super proud, except More »

Say No to Sheepwalking

0zach12th Feb 2007Uncategorized

Seth Godin has just produced an eloquent summary of why I wanted to go into business for myself. Say no to sheepwalking! I More »

Week Zero

1zach7th Feb 2007Uncategorized

I’m finishing up my zeroth week among the self-employed. Things are good. I have a client, so I don’t have to worry (yet) More »

Marketing: Dirty Word?

1zach20th Jan 2007Uncategorized

Among programmers, marketing is a dirty word. Often, you will find us apologizing for even uttering it. I used to feel this way, More »