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Age of Abundance
Albert Wenger – Oct 12, 2010
While I was traveling last week, I had an epiphany: there is a common theme to pretty much everything I have been writing about here on Continuations! The theme is the transition from the Industrial Age towards what I will [...] Read more
Have Been Waiting For This: UMA Comes to Android Courtesy of T-Mobile
Albert Wenger – Oct 8, 2010
So I have still not switched permanently to an Android phone. The main remaining reason has been that I simply have no cell coverage in my house. With my T-Mobile Blackberry I have been able to roam seamlessly onto my [...] Read more
Learning New Things (Git Edition)
Albert Wenger – Oct 7, 2010
It is very easy to settle into a set of development tools and routines and get so comfortable in them that one is loathe to try out something new. One proceeds to justify this behavior (to oneself and others) by [...] Read more
With Great Power Comes … Great Danger (Command Line)
Albert Wenger – Oct 6, 2010
I am a huge fan of the command line. Sure, the learning curve is steeper than for a GUI, but once you know what you are doing, you can be blindingly fast. Because it is generally assumed that folks who [...] Read more
We Need An Internet Bill of Rights (And Fast)
Albert Wenger – Sep 28, 2010
I have met Senator Patrick Leahy in person several times and owe him a personal debt of gratitude. Over the years I have been impressed by how he has conducted himself in politics. He is, however, dead wrong in his [...] Read more
Back to the Middle Ages?
Albert Wenger – Sep 27, 2010
Unlike many other people, I have not been disappointed with Barack Obama’s presidency. There have been many moments of frustration, but it is a damn tough job, especially when so many representatives from both sides seem to have lost all [...] Read more
Shapeways Coming to NY
Albert Wenger – Sep 23, 2010
Excited to be announcing our investment in Shapeways and the relocation of the company’s headquarters to NY. You can read more about it on the Shapeways blog and over at the NY Times. The founders Peter, Marleen and Robert are [...] Read more
Shapeways
Albert Wenger – Sep 22, 2010
Earlier this year we wrote about how there is a revolution going on in manufacturing due to the advances in 3D printing. The New York Times also recently covered the many businesses springing up around this technology. We are excited [...] Read more
Twilio USV Contest
Albert Wenger – Sep 21, 2010
We are excited to be investors in Twilio as they transform telephony from cumbersome, proprietary and expensive into an easy-to-use web service. We also love the team’s creativity in promoting Twilio to developers, including the idea for this week’s contest: [...] Read more