stevoyoung

I think the way they would have gone about with messages/ft alone would have been to continue along their current route. I don't think phone calls and sms messages on your computer was something consumers were banging down the door for. Alternatively, a year from today, I think most people wouldn't be able to "live" with out it.

It's one of those "don't know you love it until you use it" features, like Visual Voicemail. So essentially, I think Apple threw the carriers a bone while making the consumers tied even more to their platform.

Thanks for the clarification.

You might still want to talk about this with a professional accountant or tax lawyer. Even though your LLC didn't make money, it made your IP. Your C corp technically has to buy that IP from your LLC - which cost something.

Once you are small, no big deal, if you get big you might have a problem at hand. Definitely talk with a professional to make sure you are taking appropriate steps in transferring the IP.

What's your thoughts on this? I think it was a smart move by Apple because the carriers will see an huge increase in SMS and voice activity (which should = more money for them if folks have to increase their plans).

It's also a good move because it shows that Apple isn't set on completely cutting them out of the picture. They could have easily gone the "All FaceTime audio/video" route which cuts the carries out of the equation, except from a data perspective, which is probably the most taxing aspect on a network.

But, what does this mean for Apple? Maybe the carriers will be more willing to play ball with Apple because they are not trying to completely exclude them from the equation?

Tabasco for cleaning? Sounds like someone accidentally got their hot wing fingers on the board and discovered it cleaned it nicely.

I completely agree with the markers. Finding the "good" ones made a big difference for me.

I've used Windex for over a year now. For me, there is no difference between the center of the board (lots of windex) and the very edge of the board (no windex).

I'm not sure if this is the same material but I've used what's called "Showerboard" to do this. It was $7 a board if I remember correctly. I put some particleboard behind and made a nice wooden frame for it.

In terms of "erasability" it's more than acceptable for the cost of it. Basically if you erase something within a few day it erases fine with minimal ghosting. If it's longer than a few days then you need to erase a little harder or use windex, which works just like the dry eraser liquid.

Having used the very expensive whiteboards at my previous job I don't see a big difference. The expensive ones still left ghosting and needed to be cleaned every week or so.

Lastly, I would experiment with markers. I've found that some (brand and color) erase better than others.

For what it cost, I definitely recommend doing this.

EDIT: Here is a picture of my whiteboard. https://app.box.com/s/jby2cznhev66ec1izvck

I use the "click to flash" plugin on Safari to block flash. On YouTube, the html 5 video version loads 100% of the time for me. I also have no problem with playing them full screen.

Am I missing something or do I just not watch enough YouTube to come across the problem you are describing?

Just came across this. I remember MakeSpace got some press a few weeks ago. I tried looking for a similar product but didn't see any - this this is definitely one.

...and it's fixed. http://www.macrumors.com/2014/02/25/osx-update-ssl-facetime-...

A good friend used this idea to teach himself Objective C. He did pretty well I think.

Most of the time I do the whole get 4-5 hours of sleep. In fact, last night I went to bed at 3:30am and woke up at 6:00. I did have an hour nap during the day though. I normally like to go to bed earlier (12) and wake up earlier (4:30-5). I find my self a lot more productive early in the morning rather than late at night.

For me, it's not about "get 25% more done". It's more about being able to still spend time with family when I need too and get work done while everyone else is still asleep. It's very much a work life balance tool for me. I can't go weeks on 4 hours though. If I do 4 hours consistently in about 10 days I crash and need a full 8 hours for a day or two.

...and so it begins.

The problem with these are they are (slightly) amusing for the tech folks but absolutely confusing for normal people. I played the video and told my wife to watch to see her reaction. She didn't laugh or smirk, she just said "What the hell is that" and we back to reading her book.

Clickish can do this with GA is you wanted. It's also intelligent with how it routes request back to GA. http://www.clickish.org

1) The app is extremely well designed 2) There are some slick features that are virtually friction less to use such as telling the app to remind you about an email next week. 3) with #1 and #2 combined you have a more pleasant email experience than other clients.

All that being said, the problem with Mailbox as a standalone company is this: http://pandodaily.com/2013/02/11/wham-bam-thank-you-mailbox/

Great article. It seems very simplistic and shallow but if you really think about the points being made they are spot on. I've always said that success is not repeatable, however, the habits to success are. This article does a good job of supporting that theory.

4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42

I agree with this. I think a better way of thinking about MVP is by calling your V1 a "minimal compelling product". Your first version really needs to be minimally compelling so you get good usage which leads to good feedback, like you did. It's really a hard thing to decide but it's very important. Go to minimal and you will fail prematurely - too much and you will never launch. More thoughts here: http://www.stevoyoung.com/post/32933259890/forget-your-mvp-b...

There are all sorts of use cases that might want one thing over the next (display server data vs local data for example).

Keep you API open and flexible for the UX designer to choose what's best when. Also, if it's showing local data do something simple, like give the field a class of "garlic-data". That way the UX designer can choose the best way to differentiate it for their use case.

Is there a way to differentiate between data that's only saved using Garlic (local) vs data that's also been saved to the server? This could be a huge confusion for users if there isn't.

OP here. With HN having a heavy developer base, it would be great to get your feedback on if you think MCP paints a different picture than MVP.

I agree. Are there any numbers available with this phone vs phone type analysis?

Market share is like "users" in a startup, it means nothing. Revenue is everything. Sometimes, market share is directionally proportional to revenues, in the phone wars case, it isn't.

Does any one really think Cook is loosing sleep at night because he wants customers from "android's share"? He wants users from the rite market segment aka the ones who spend money. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say they have quite a bit of those types.

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Rather than trying to answer this here I'll point to a great definition of what UX design actually is. Hint, it's not "laying out a page" or "painting the picture".

http://uxdesign.com/ux-defined

If you can do all of the above and you are a rock star developer, my friend, you are a rare breed.

Why not go straight to code? Iterating through conceptual ideas via sketches, wireframes, research etc to get an experience correct is a million times more effective and efficient than iterating through it in code.

I'm not sure how you've manage to make all of those conclusions base on my post. But anyhow, I'll address them since you took the time to reply.

>"This is what overpaid people in dying industries always say and think."

I would beg to differ. The UX design and developer market is no where near dead. I'm not sure where you've been, but the market is in fact booming. I don't consider myself over paid. In fact, I know many folks that are paid more than I am.

>"The market doesn't care how hard you worked or what you think you deserve."

You are correct, they don't care about what I think I am worth. Well, except when pay me for a gig.

>"Of course, you know this, which is why you made this post and why you want people to think designers doing spec work are 'one step above useless'."

Actually, per the first paragraph of my post, I wrote it because a friend was recently being courted by a very large tech company (not by his doing) and then they sprung a 5+ hour "spec" work assignment on him.

Sure, they could still use 99designs. But if they are in my target market why would I refer them to a competitor? That doesn't make sense to me...

I agree, some folks have a terrible amount of talent and don't know their value. I see it all the time. But, I wouldn't make a blanket statement and say "all designers are equal", which is essential what you are saying.

You can call it entitlement if you would like. I call it I've worked my ass off for many years and now have the luxury of only accepting gigs that I want. This isn't about being a dick, it's about doing what's best for me and my family.

My original point is that if managers took recruiting more seriously and spent more time and money on finding the correct person they wouldn't need to ask for spec work.

My point in this rabbit hole is that doing "free aka spec" work for a lawyer vs designer/developer is completely different. With a lawyer you are talking about possible payouts that can equal to months, or even years of salary. For designers/developers the typical payout for spec work (for freelancers) are more like weeks.

Granted, this whole discussion around lawyers doing spec work vs designers/devs doing it is a bit convoluted. I shouldn't have used lawyer in the example, though I still don't think someone goes into a lawyers office and says "in order to work with me you must complete the following tasks". That's what happens to designers and developers, which I think it BS.

a point of clarification...you (aka employer) do not decide if a lawyer (aka employee) gives you "spec" work. He does. And he only does it if he thinks it will give him a sweet payout or he is guaranteed the $ (win the case). This works well for him because those "sweet payouts" are often in the tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Comparing spec work for designers and developers to a lawyer is, well, not exactly reasonable.

It's more accurate to compare large ad agencies to the lawyer analogy. Which then, makes complete sense.

Back to my analogy. You will never go into a lawyers office and demand he "write a case study and strategy document" for how he plans on dealing with your crazy neighbors because they killed your dog. He will laugh you out of his office, while sending you a bill for wasting his time. But...you can walk in and ask his opinion, get a feeling for his ethics and ask for references. This is akin to the interview for the designer or developer. I see nothing wrong there, on either side.

Hand picking clients to do spec work that can result in tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars isn't a bad idea (aka lawyers). Someone who can take on spec work with the possibility of making two years salary vs someone taking on spec work to make a few weeks worth of salary is completely different. Taking on spec work makes sense if you need the money (I've been there) or you are vying for a very large contract (ad agencies, lawyers etc)...or I guess, if you are positive you can win the work/contract.

I never said spec work doesn't work. I'm simply suggesting that with more care, attention and commitment (especially to spend $) from folks hiring it isn't needed as much ask people think it is.

...and let's be honest here. Folks coming to your site looking for spec work do not fall into the "committed to spend $ on finding the correct person" category. I'm not suggesting that's a bad thing. As one of my replies above state, I think there is room for 99designs, on both sides of the table.

Thanks for taking the time to reply, btw.

Actually, and this in not meant in the dickish way it's going to come across, the designers / developers who do work for $75+ an hour do not lose sleep over 99designs. I would never participate in 99designs but I recommend it to people all the time.

"Hey I need a logo/website, can you help or recommend someone?" "Sure, what's your budget?"

"$350, but I can spend $450 if I reaaaaaaaalllllly need too"

"Oh, that's great. I'm too busy to take any work on but you might have some success with a site called 99designs.com...(explain how it works).."

"...REALLY? that's how it works, that's fantastic. thanks for the recommendation"