From the Ashes

Dom Sagolla explains how Twitter was created from a brainstorming session after the firm’s first idea was failing. Sometimes it is better to fail. The results can be more success than you imagined.

Nothing Happened

Hmm, that’s funny. Sounds remarkably like my feed reader, today.

Tea Forte

Occasionally I come across websites that are just stunning — they make me sit back for a second, and really appreciate the thought which went into its design. Tea Forte’s website is one of those. A Finely-designed website, and what looks like great products. I’ll probably be buying

Sound Familiar?

Traumatized by layoffs that have cost more than 1.2 million jobs during the slump, U.S. consumers have fallen into their deepest funk in years. ‘Never in my adult life have I heard more deep- seated feelings of concern,’ says Howard Allen, retired chairman of Southern California Edison. ‘Many,

Tech Downturn

“They just refuse to do anything the same as the rest of the industry.”

Stanford Teaches You

I’ve been a little jealous of the Stanford students who had the privilege of taking an iPhone application development course, and you probably were, too. But we’re in luck today, because the course materials are available online. You can access lecture slides and code snippets from the class.

Microsoft Cuts the Wrong Jobs

ZDNet is hearing that the entertainment division is receiving the brunt of the job cuts , which is unfortunate, because Microsoft’s doing great things with the Xbox and even the Zune. I won’t pretend to know which divisions in Microsoft should receive job cuts first, but this doesn’t

Todays Best News

In its first quarter earnings report, Apple reported that Apple TV sales tripled from last year. That’s great to hear — it means the Apple TV is becoming a success, and Apple isn’t going to abandon it. I will be buying an Apple TV whenever they update its hardware,

The Risk-Takers, the Doers, the Makers

In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of short-cuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted - for those who prefer leisure over work, or

Curmudgeon

If you still have iTunes gift cards from Christmas, or are looking for a new band to listen to, I’d suggest taking a look at Curmudgeon on iTunes. They’re from Southern California, play around L.A. and Orange County, and my brother is the bassist. They’re young

Tags

Tags is a new application from Gravity Apps which allows you to tag almost anything in Mac OS X, through a quick and simple UI. I love the idea, and it looks like a great implementation, and it’s especially exciting to see because I want OS X to move

Jobs Leaves Apple Until June

Jobs is leaving Apple until June because his health issues are worse than he thought. Hope you recover soon, Jobs.