• Software vs. Web Applications
    Posted on 18th December 2009

    Software vs. Web Applications

    Today I realized there is two very different revenue and mental models, between 2 seemingly very similar products. The lines between a traditional desktop application you download and install, versus a service you simply use on the Internet through a browser, have becoming very close in the last few years. However in the last 2 months

  • Online revenue tricks.. Going too far.?
    Posted on 18th December 2009

    Online revenue tricks.. Going too far.?

    I am not one to complain about people optimizing their websites for adsense, or the seas of research being done in how close they can get an ad to a place you may click by accident.  For many websites this is a revenue stream. I understand how a website like plentyoffish.com offering a free service

  • The Bandwidth Solution
    Posted on 17th December 2009

    The Bandwidth Solution

    If your a developer you are familiar with the term “Bandwidth” in some for or another.  In essence bandwidth is the amount of data you serve to people usually calculated in MB or TB / month.  A website like Craigslist.org even though it has a lot of users is able to keep its bandwidth down

  • Golden Macbook
    Posted on 8th December 2009

    Golden Macbook

    So I was browsing ebay, one of my typical activities and came across this macbook air. I have always wanted a gold Apple laptop but have never gone actually all the way of taking a case in to get it anodized or coated. Starting bid $3500. Hmmm..  My boss told me that is ridiculous, and in

  • Betsy’s in London
    Posted on 8th December 2009

    Betsy’s in London

    So my beautiful wife has taken off early to visit London England before she ends up back home in Toronto for x-mas.  My freezer full of frozen foods has depleted faster than expected, and now I am on to the canned goods. I cant wait to go home and experience the snow. Seven days is usually