2012 New Years Resolution
- Inbox 0
- Archive and label everything. My inbox is no longer a to-do list of unread messages. In addition, I’ve been using Sparrow which makes this even easier.
- Keep it simple stupid
- Less is more. Less peripherals allows me to be more mobile, but it doesn’t mean my data isn’t safe. I started using Arq instead of multiple external hard drives. It works automatically and backs up everything to the cloud. Less is simple.
- Less baggage
- There’s no reason I shouldn’t be able to pack a backpack, go somewhere, and have everything I need. Less is more; more is burdensome.
- In 2011 I sold the MacBook Pro and picked up a MacBook Air.
- Eat breakfast at least 6/7 times a week
- Already feeling way better. More energy, less crankiness.
- Eat out less & eat in more.
- Not only is it cheaper, but cooking is a great way to de-stress.
Focus on your app, not email
From the PostageApp blog:
After relaying millions of emails for our customers we are now taking the next step: PostageApp is now an end-to-end email delivery engine.
Not only can you offload the chore of sending email and making sure things deliver while monitoring the status, but now you can forget about maintaining an email server entirely and let the pigeon rocket do the work for you.
I’ve been using PostageApp for over a year in all of my projects. It takes less than a few minutes to get up and running and I never have to think about email again.
Louis C.K. releases his sales figures
From his website (not a producer, publisher or agency website):
The show went on sale at noon on Saturday, December 10th. 12 hours later, we had over 50,000 purchases and had earned $250,000, breaking even on the cost of production and website. As of Today, we’ve sold over 110,000 copies for a total of over $500,000. Minus some money for PayPal charges etc, I have a profit around $200,000 (after taxes $75.58). This is less than I would have been paid by a large company to simply perform the show and let them sell it to you, but they would have charged you about $20 for the video. They would have given you an encrypted and regionally restricted video of limited value, and they would have owned your private information for their own use. They would have withheld international availability indefinitely. This way, you only paid $5, you can use the video any way you want, and you can watch it in Dublin, whatever the city is in Belgium, or Dubai. I got paid nice, and I still own the video (as do you). You never have to join anything, and you never have to hear from us again.
My favorite part is that he still owns 100% of his content and doesn’t owe anyone else anything.
Radiohead proved that they don’t need a music label and let the users choose the price that they want to pay They did pretty damn well with this promotion. Trent Reznor has given his music away, sold it himself, and retains the rights to his newer work.
This is a trend that we will continue in the future – mark my words.
Carrier IQ, Apple, HTC, Samsung as well as AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile sued over Federal wiretap laws
From The Next Web:
On Nov. 30, 2011, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary said in a letter to Carrier IQ that “these actions may violate federal privacy laws.” It added, “this is potentially a very serious matter.”
Earlier in the week I mentioned this was a big deal.
It’s becoming even bigger:
This is the third class-action suit to be announced over this issue, two more have been put forth in California and Missouri.
Read the full article here.
Facebook buys Gowalla
Facebook has acquired location sharing service Gowalla for an undisclosed sum, according to a source close to Gowalla.
from CNN Money.
Acquired a ton of designers. First Sofa and now Gowalla.
Business week reported (last year) that Gowalla lost to Foursquare.
Update: Found via Daring Fireball: How to delete your Gowalla account.
A credit card for efficient people
The card is blue, but the edges are green. Makes it very easy to find in a wallet amongst many.
I’ve got an idea for an app
As more and more people got to know that I’m an iPhone developer, I got to hear the following phrase more often: “Hey, you know, I got a great idea for an app”. It started with tech-savvy people saying this, but now it seems like everybody and their mother has an idea.
Great insight into what it’s like once you tell someone you develop apps. Read the full article.
