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Tech Tuesday: Functions (Part 1)
Albert Wenger – Jul 31, 2012
In the last two posts we looked at control structures as part of the programming series here on Tech Tuesdays. We saw that loops let us repeat a sequence of instructions, which is one way of having to avoid writing [...] Read more
Cybersecurity (Senate Edition): Support Franken and Wyden Amendments
Albert Wenger – Jul 30, 2012
I have written about cybersecurity legislation, covering the House bill called CISPA. This week it’s the Senate’s turn with the Cyber Security Act of 2012 (PDF). One thing that always jumps out at me when looking at these bills is [...] Read more
Feature Friday: Shapeways Redesign and Brand Identity
Albert Wenger – Jul 27, 2012
It may be a bit of a stretch to call a redesign and new brand identity a feature but bare with me for a minute. Earlier this week Shapeways launched a redesign of the site including a complete overhaul of [...] Read more
Power User Infrastructure
Albert Wenger – Jul 26, 2012
This past weekend I finally tackled two projects that I had on my to do list for quite a while. Had I known how easy they would turn out to be I would have worked on them much sooner. The [...] Read more
Citizens of the Internet: A Dilemma and Opportunity
Albert Wenger – Jul 25, 2012
I have been spending a lot of hours driving in the last couple of days as we are on a road trip to the kids’ summer camps. Inevitably when driving long distances my mind starts wandering. In particular I have [...] Read more
Some Points re Sparrow
Albert Wenger – Jul 23, 2012
There has been a flurry of posts about Google’s acquisition of Sparrow. As I was reading the posts, I felt that a couple of important points were missed (or at least didn’t jump out at me). Let’s start with the [...] Read more
Yahoo and Organizational Change
Albert Wenger – Jul 20, 2012
A number of people have published lists of things that Marissa Mayer should fix as the new CEO of Yahoo. Several of these recommendations include firing a lot of people. And we can now also read Marissa's first memo to [...] Read more
Thinking About My Next Laptop
Albert Wenger – Jul 18, 2012
It’s been about 3.5 years since I bought my current MacBook. That’s usually when I start thinking about what to buy next. I like to own the same machine for at least three and possibly four years and so historically [...] Read more
Attention Scarcity, Transactions and Native (Mobile) Monetization
Albert Wenger – Jul 16, 2012
Dalton Caldwell kicked up a fair bit of discussion with his post on paid-for services including a defense of free by my partner Fred. Here is a slightly different take on the issue at hand when looking at “media” style [...] Read more