A pretty good video by Jason Fried of 37Signals on how his company avoids, as best they can, the common pitfall of companies: ever-present interruptions.
Posted by Ben Paddock
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
Workplace Interruptions
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
F.C.C.’s ruling in favor of net neutrality is over-turned
A couple of years ago, Comcast was discovered to be dripping molasses into the stream of BitTorrent users. The discovery led the F.C.C. to order Comcast to cease such actions, and then went on to further develop rules regarding net neutrality.
However, that has been changed. Comcast challenged the initial order, and this Tuesday a federal appeals court ruled that the F.C.C. does not have the power to order broadband providers to give equal treatment to all web content. This was in relation to the BitTorrent deal, but has serious implications regarding pretty much all things internet. What was once a level field (more or less) can now be manipulated at the whim of the internet provider.
Posted by Ben Paddock
Monday, March 29th, 2010
The Infamous Photoshop CS5 Sneak Peak
I won’t say much, simply because it speaks for itself. I suppose for the general public it’s pretty amazing. For the Photoshop veteran, however, it could prove to be a little frustrating.
Then again, more powerful tools can’t replace talent. If it’s that easy for the average user to do something that normally took actual skill, then those with actual skill will simply be able to create entire scenes from scrap photos. Hell, that’s already possible, but the bar will soon be raised.
It raises another question though: Can we trust digital photography anymore?
Posted by Ben Paddock
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010