December 17, 2008 in Learn
When you fail, it's time to try again
No one is successful 100% of the time. Just look at entreprenuers like Richard Branson (founder of Virgin) and Milton Hershey (founder of Hershey’s Chocolate). They are (were) both extremely succesful and yet they’ve also had some spectacular failures (remember…
April 28, 2008 in Learn
Our idea of success is all messed up
Update: I’ve added a few more web apps to the list at the end. My last post on Web Mission stirred up a lot of discussion so I’d like to expand on my original thoughts. My main point was not…
September 11, 2007 in Learn
How to Price your Web App
Pricing is always somewhat of a black art, and a subject about which there is precious little written with regard to web applications. It’s something I’ve always been fascinated by. The question of how to price our web application, Litmus,…
March 22, 2007 in Learn
Setting & Retrieving Accesskeys with JavaScript and DOM
There are some things in the world of accessibility that appear, on the face of it, to be really wonderful ideas… until you scratch slightly below the service. What may seem feasible when putting together some guidelines on accessibility might…
May 7, 2006 in Learn
The Foundations of Ruby Arrays
An array is a list of items in order (like vitamins, minerals, and chocolates). Those keeping score at home might be interested to know that the Rails website framework makes 771 calls to Array.each, 558 calls to Array.map, and 1,521…
April 7, 2006 in Learn
Will Your Web App Make Money?
Building Web Apps from A to Z, Part 1 This is the first article the series on how to build web apps. Today, we’re tackling the important issue of cashflow and the financial viability of your web app. We’ve learned…