Archive | December, 2007

30 December 2007 ~ 3 Comments

Good Article by 37Signals on Credit Card Processing

Update: See the bottom of the post for some updates.
I was delighted to find this timely article by 37Signals on credit card processing. I’ve been facing the question of how to process payments online and it’s very helpful to hear reports from successful businesses in the trenches.
It’s noted in their approach that they are [...]

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20 December 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Obligatory “Predictions for 2008″ Post

I’ve only got a couple, mainly b/c I find the someone predicts, the more chance they have of being wrong:).

1. The Scala language will get more and more popular – it’s not a fad. I haven’t written a line of it, but man it looks good.
2. Apple will continue to do well, especially in [...]

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16 December 2007 ~ 3 Comments

Web Site Marketing Effectiveness Report, Take 2

It’s time for an update on the perceived marketing effectiveness of SendAlong’s site. Having just released a newly updated beta, let’s hope it does much better.
Alright, the results are in:

Compared to late October’s results, it looks like the grade has improved (although not as much as I would have liked), however there’s still a [...]

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04 December 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Video Games in 3D

Slightly off topic, but…
With the recent release of Beowulf in 3D (the good kind, not the kind that makes you sick after watching), one can only be left to wonder: when will 3D make its way to videogames? People are talking up 3D as Hollywood’s Next Big Thing – if you’ve never seen a [...]

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