Links Round Up for 12/5/10
Note: This article was published while I was in my early 20s. I was much younger and dumber. Please don't hold it against me. One of the perils of having a 20+ year old website!
- Business Idea [comic] (xkcd): You literally wouldn’t believe what idea I had and started to develop. The only one who would is my cohort, Steve Mekosh.
- For this Business, Bad Publicity is a Good Thing (NYT): This guy is a d-bag, but it’s the pretty classic business model of “any publicity is good publicity.”
- Flickr Hack Makes 3D Model of any City in a Day: So using a computer & Flickr, you can now build Rome in a day.
- RIM sues Kik for Patent Infringement (engadget): The fact that Kik’s founder used to work for RIM doesn’t change my opinion that RIM is starting to realize BBM is the only thing keeping them relevant. It’s a shame they are going the way of Palm. Both paved the way for great technology and then couldn’t keep up.
- Will the Real 4G Please Stand Up?: 4G is defined as broadband speeds (100mpbs moving, 1gbps stationary). For point of reference, Verizon’s LTE network, while MUCH faster than 3G, is 12mbps at most.
- Facebook’s New Messages (appstorm): In case you missed it, web.appstorm published my article about Facebook’s New Messages app, which is currently being rolled out to users.
- Google Releases Chrome 8 (engadget): Â Lots of bug fixes, plus build-in PDF viewer. I’ve been wanting that for a while now.
- Yankees, Jeter Finalize Contract (mlb trade rumors): Thank God.
- Change 2 Settings to Speed Up Photoshop (lifehacker): Thank you, Lifehacker & makephotoshopfaster.com
- Google Reader get Native Android App (engadget): And it’s awesome. My favorite feature: scrolling through articles using the volume buttons.
- Are Stock Templates Good or Bad for Web Designers? (webdesigntuts+): It depends on the needs of the clients. Templates help me offer very affordable websites to those who just want to get online. You should communicate to your clients why they need a custom design vs. a template.