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USB Connection Problems in 2010 – Huh?
Albert Wenger – Sep 20, 2010
I continue to be amazed at the things we have available to us - we generally live in the future. But every once in a while the past intrudes with full force. As in when I tried to connect an [...] Read more
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Albert Wenger – Sep 16, 2010
MongoDB: Agile + Scaling
Albert Wenger – Sep 16, 2010
As I wrote last week, I created Preditter as a project to use some of the technologies that we have invested in. I blogged on Monday about how amazingly easy it is to use the Twilio API. Up today: MongoDB [...] Read more
Twilio Shows Power of Cloud
Albert Wenger – Sep 15, 2010
Last week, I participated in a panel on the implications of SaaS/Cloud for SMEs. One point that was made by several of the panelists is that a big advantage over on-premise software is that you are always on the latest [...] Read more
Preditter Week 1: 10-6
Albert Wenger – Sep 14, 2010
So the results are in on the first week of NFL predictions on Preditter: 10 correct calls, 5 incorrect and 1 inconclusive (tweets were 50:50). Not much to write home about, but kind of fun. Especially since Preditter now shows [...] Read more
Simplicity: When a Change in Degree Becomes a Change in Kind
Albert Wenger – Sep 13, 2010
I have previously written about non-linearity and how it messes with our reasoning. In business non-linearity abounds. One example that has been discussed a lot is the change between going from a price of 2 cents to 1 cent compared [...] Read more
Good News from Apple
Albert Wenger – Sep 10, 2010
It doesn’t really matter whether it is Android’s growth or the FTC’s investigation, but Apple has officially rescinded some of the most onerous restrictions on developers for iOS by allowing third party tools. This is an important change from a [...] Read more
Some Thoughts on SaaS and SMEs
Albert Wenger – Sep 8, 2010
This morning at 8am I will participate in a discussion around the costs and benefits for small to mid-size enterprises (SMEs) from using Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). Here are some of my key thoughts: If there are any great insights that come [...] Read more
Craigslist Adult Services
Albert Wenger – Sep 7, 2010
Craigslist has self-censored its Adult Services section in the US (instead of its usual location the word “Censored” appears and the section is no longer accessible). There has been a lot of discussion of this move already. Two pieces in [...] Read more