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Why you should use paper to protoype a web site: Prototyping tips

try this cute game and watch the relativity[1] of time become a reality… [1] Time passes much quicker when you are engaged in the game

The last weeks must have been a frenzy for Dean and Jason over at TextDrive. They managed to get 200 people to sign up for a hosting package that enabled them to start a company. I have bought into it, and have so far received tremendous good support from Jason and Dean. Even special DNS configurations whishes were executed in “near-real-time”. Sending an email to Jason (who does the sys admin thing) resulted in modified DNS record in less than 10 minutes. Impressive! ...

Back in the old days[1], I worked at a company that imported Mac Emulators for the Atari ST and sold them. We had all kind of fun stuff to deal with, the most notorious being to find old Mac ROMs for the emulators. Anyway - today, it’s easier: Use the Web Based Mac SE without a ROM … [1] and with old, I mean OLD – I just tried to find references on the web to the company, but it’s difficult… The company was called Trillian, and googling for Trillian is a bad idea (if you’re looking for that specific old, Atari ST distribution company. Searching for Marvin (which was one of the related companies yields a bit better results, and if you actually happen to know the name of some of the products that Marvin developed and Trillian distributed you will find one or two references ;-) ...

Software Principles by Google: We believe software should not trick you into installing it. When an application is installed or enabled, it should inform you of its principal and significant functions. It should be easy for you to figure out how to disable or delete an application. If an application collects or transmits your personal information such as your address, you should know. Application providers should not allow their products to be bundled with applications that do not meet these guidelines. Oh yes! This is something that I will sign immediately. These are good rules, and it’s interesting to see that Google is not only saying “we’re not evil”, but saying it in different tongues. ...

The offer that Dean is making is quite good. The business model is intersting too - instead of opting for VC funding, Dean is searching out 200 customers to start with. Each pays $199 and get’s lifetime (of Deans new company lifetime that is) webhosting. 1 GB of disk, 10 GB / month of traffic. Good technical specs. I have signed up for TextDrive and will be migrating my web sites to it peu a peu. ...