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Requiem for a Metaphor 29 Jul 2010 | 06:41 am
We use metaphors when what we have to explain may not be obvious. Given the complex nature of software, metaphors are used regularly. Every time you jump on your computer you are looking at different ...
Ballpark Figures Are Like Predicting the Weather 16 Jul 2010 | 01:17 am
If we could only be like the weatherman. Making predictions about the future, talking about the chance of something happening, and never being held accountable for being inaccurate. Ruin someone’s out...
Ideas Are Meaningless 13 Jul 2010 | 07:15 am
A good idea can come from anywhere. People say it all the time because it is true. But, an idea by itself is utterly worthless without someone who knows how to take that idea from dream to reality. E...
Free Work for Sale 2 Jul 2010 | 04:53 am
It doesn’t matter if they are selling paper or pixels. Every salesperson says the same thing. Personally, I have heard it many times and now I am hearing it from other people too. They all say prices ...
None of us is as stupid as all of us 29 Jun 2010 | 05:37 am
We have trouble working together. Within our own groups we share a common language. Marketers, programmers, and designers, contain a dialog among themselves. They distinguish problems differently from...
Tell Them No, Just Never Use that Word 22 Jun 2010 | 02:07 am
I was at an agency meeting some time back, when the head of the company addressed the sales team requesting they take programmers to client meetings as needed. It was at this point I witnessed a lead ...
The Business of Beautiful Code 18 Jun 2010 | 06:44 pm
A little while back I had a technology director tell me it doesn’t matter how well code is written as long as it works without breaking and gets the job done on time. Why sweat it using complicated te...
Never Trust a Programmer 16 Jun 2010 | 05:48 am
Programming is a bit of mystery to people. It breeds a lot of distrust in an organization. In general, when you don’t understand what it takes to make something, anything seems plausible. You might th...
One Bad Apple 11 Jun 2010 | 06:59 am
So the plot thickens. Can consumer focused shinny gizmos change the face of the Web? Apple has created a new policy to keep mobile advertising from Google off the iPod and iPad. It’s been well report...
What I Learned From 9 Years of Advertising 5 Jun 2010 | 07:43 am
I never wanted to work in advertising. I grew up pressing the mute button during commercials. When the music stopped on the radio, I switched channels. And when the DVR came out, I was first in line t...
