Perfectionism is a very dangerous quality in business and in life,
because by being perfectionist about one thing you are, by definition,
neglecting another.
The three days I spent insuring that all icons in CityDesk 3.0 are
displayed with perfect alpha-blended effects came at the price of
having a web site where the descender of the "g" is not a hyperlink.
And both are at the price of working on my next book, or writing
another article for Joel on Software, or making CityDesk publish
really big sites faster.
PC Mission: Big Value, Small Price04/21/2004 09:03 PM For less than $1,000, you can get a desktop PC that will not only
handle basic activities but will also have enough muscle for audio,
video and photo work.
IPod mini's a small wonder, but its price is just too big
Group for User Interface Research - DENIM01/06/2004 02:40 PM Denim is a really interesting-looking early prototyping tool for web
sites. You need to watch the video to really understand it.
Unfortunately (but smartly) it really is designed for tablet input,
which I don't have, so it's kinda hard to try out.
IBM Offers Low-Price Services for Small Businesses (Reuters)
IBM Offers Low-Price Services for Small Businesses (Reuters)04/21/2004 10:04 AM Reuters - International Business Machines Corp.
(IBM.N) on Wednesday launched a service in which small and
medium-sized businesses can have IBM manage their personal
computers and printers, making it easier for them to avoid
viruses.
Johnson's Perfection Bid Ends in Third (AP)05/23/2004 03:08 PM AP - Randy Johnson's bid to become the first pitcher to throw
consecutive perfect games ended in the third inning Sunday.
Apple's Backup 2 -- Near Perfection
Apple's Backup 2 -- Near Perfection12/02/2003 10:15 PM After making Apple's Backup 2 the mainstay of my back up strategy, I
can say it's a must have for anyone concerned with data loss. And it's
free to .Mac subscribers. (Jim Darlymple via MyAppleMenu)
Perfection 4870 Photo
Perfection 4870 Photo06/03/2004 09:11 AM Hardware-wise, it's an awesome scanner, but it's hampered by a flaky
driver prone to occasional fits of amnesia.
By Niko Coucouvanis, MacAddict (via MyAppleMenu)
New Amazon, J&R, Publishing Perfection Hot Deals06/30/2004 11:19 AM Apple's Hot Deals Web site has
been updated with new offers from Amazon.com, like Mathematica 5,
Symantec Norton SystemWorks 3.0 with $90 worth of mail-in rebates and
more. Electronics superstore J&R has new offers like Archos' AV340
MP4 Video and MP3 Music Player/Recorder, Kensington Wireless Studio
Mouse and more. And publishing products company Publishing Perfection
has new offers including Eovia Amapi Designer 7, Wacom Intuos2
9x12-inch Platinum Graphics Tablet and more.
Muddy Perfection for Smarty Jones in Derby
Muddy Perfection for Smarty Jones in Derby05/02/2004 01:31 AM Smarty Jones outran his pedigree and 17 other horses on a swampy track
to win the 130th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.
Review: Epson Perfection 4990 Photo
Review: Epson Perfection 4990 Photo03/30/2005 05:43 PM The Epson Perfection 4990 Photo has lots of great included retouching
software, as well as the ability to scan many sizes of transparencies
on its large, 8-by-10-inch transparency unit.
Epson Perfection 4990 Photo (4.0 Mice) Best Current
Price:$391.49 (via ProductFinder)
Scanner shootout: Epson's Perfection 1260 vs. Canon's CanoScan LiDE 130
Scanner shootout: Epson's Perfection 1260 vs. Canon's CanoScan LiDE 13011/03/2003 11:08 AM Now that everyone seems to have a digital camera it seems like
consumer-grade digital scanners aren't exactly the hot commodity once
were (could you even imagine scanning an entire roll of pictures these
days?), but if you're in the market for one, Hardware Zoom has a
head-to-head comparison of Epson's Perfection 1260 and Canon's
CanoScan LiDE 30 (pictured at right). The Canon comes out on top, in
case you were wondering. Read Amazon - Canon CanoScane LiDE 30 [Via
DesignTechnica]...
Microsoft Celebrates National Small Business Week with Technology and Service Offerings for Small Businesses
Microsoft Celebrates National Small Business Week with Technology and Service Offerings for Small Businesses05/18/2004 01:31 PM In recognition of National Small Business Week and the significant
role the nation's 7.5 million small businesses play in the U.S.
economy, Microsoft is teaming with other organizations that focus on
small companies, including the Small Business Administration, to
provide higher levels of support and services.
Microsoft Solutions for Small and Medium Business: Small IT Solution
In The Broadband Battle Between Speed And Price, Customers Choose Price
In The Broadband Battle Between Speed And Price, Customers Choose Price12/09/2003 03:39 PM Back in October we noted that DSL and cable providers were trying to
differe
ntiate themselves from each other. The DSL providers were
focusing on being the low cost provider, while the cable guys wanted
to be the high speed providers. At the time, we pointed out that this
was likely to backfire on the cable companies. People like the speed
of broadband, but for most applications there's a "good enough" speed
- and many people want it more for the always on connection than the
speed itself. It's looking like we were right. The latest study
shows that, despite cable's commanding lead in the US, many
more people are signing up for DSL these days because of the lower
price. It's the basic "good enough" argument. What DSL offers is
good enough for what most people want to do with their connections
now. Also, the speed difference is minimal right now. You don't get
that much faster speeds with cable, and there's not much you can
currently do with that extra bandwidth. It used to be that people
would sign up so they could download songs, but the music industry is
cracking down on that enough that it's become less of a draw for many
subscribers as well.
Expo: Epson Perfection 4870 Photo and 4870 Pro scanners
Expo: Epson Perfection 4870 Photo and 4870 Pro scanners01/07/2004 02:08 PM Epson announced the Perfection 4870 Photo and 4870 Pro scanners, which
feature 4800 x 9600 dpi hardware resolution with 48-bit color, 3.8
Dmax, and FireWire and USB 2.0 connections.
"Small Business Trends|Analyzing Trends Affecting Small Businesses..."
SAP Software Presentation - "Small Businesses Software Today? Achieving Immediate Gains and Long-Term Growth" - The San Francisco Bay Area Small Business Conference, September 15th, Jack London Square Conference Center, Oakland, California
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Northern And Southern California Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales. These Small Businesses Were Sold By Business Brokers, Small Business Owners, & Real Estate Agents Throughout California.
Migrating from Small Business Server 4.5 or Windows NT Server 4.0 to Windows Small Business Server 2003
Migrating from Small Business Server 4.5 or Windows NT Server 4.0 to Windows Small Business Server 200304/16/2004 12:54 AM To upgrade to Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2003 from
Microsoft Small Business Server 4.5 or Windows NT® Server 4.0, you
must perform a server migration. A server migration includes
installing Windows Small Business Server 2003 on a new computer, and
then migrating data and settings. You can complete a server migration
to either a retail installation of Windows Small Business Server 2003
or to a computer purchased from an original equipment manufacturer
(OEM) that was preinstalled with Windows Small Business Server 2003.
Migrating from Small Business Server 2000 or Windows 2000 Server to Windows Small Business Server 2003
Migrating from Small Business Server 2000 or Windows 2000 Server to Windows Small Business Server 200304/16/2004 01:01 PM To upgrade to Microsoft® Windows® Small Business Server 2003 from
Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 or Windows 2000 Server, you must
perform a server migration. A server migration includes installing
Windows Small Business Server 2003 on a new computer, and then
migrating data and settings. You can complete a server migration to
either a retail installation of Windows Small Business Server 2003 or
to a computer purchased from an original equipment manufacturer (OEM)
that was preinstalled with Windows Small Business Server 2003.
A small gem
A small gem01/17/2004 10:48 PM From today's Ilta-Sanomat, the TV section:
20.15 Usko tai älä
Päähän ammutulta pojalta
poistetaan toinen aivolohko. Amer. viihdeohjelma.
In English:
8.15pm Believe it or not
A brain hemisphere is
removed from a boy after a shot in the head. American entertainment
show.
Entertainment?
We live in a sick and twisted world.
IBM gets small in a big way
IBM gets small in a big way06/09/2004 01:55 PM IBM's PC desktop division continues to think small in a big way
announcing on Wednesday, a desktop system that is 35 percent smaller
than its predecessor with a footprint that takes up less space than
some of its laptop machines.
CRM for Small Biz Gets into ACT! 6.0
CRM for Small Biz Gets into ACT! 6.003/14/2003 01:28 AM Best Software has announced the release of ACT! 6.0, a contact
management application
packed with more than 50 new features aimed at the small business
community. The two most
significant are an e-mail client and tighter integration with
Microsoft Outlook.
Twice the Price
Twice the Price04/09/2004 04:10 PM I noticed a small flood of Gnomedex registrations over the past couple
of days, and I figured I was missing something. That seems to be the
case, as we are moving the price up from $99 to $199 on April 15th
(Tax Day)! It'll be $249 at the door, FWIW. If you're hungry for more
information about the conference, the site should be up by April 5th.
No real word on who's presenting and sponsoring yet, though. We're
still taking suggestions....
PRICE 0.3.0
PRICE 0.3.004/15/2004 11:39 AM A tool for image processing.
How Not To Price05/13/2004 09:23 PM While the mainstream press picks up on the (boring) obvious story that
Six Apart has released version 3.0 of
their popular Movable Type blogging tool, they seem to be missing
out on the bigger story: the pricing structure they set up
is being almost universallytrashedbyloyalMova
bleType
Users. I've never used Movable Type so I have no
opinion one way or the other on the software or whatever they decide
to charge for it. However, it seems that they've screwed up one of
the most basic rules in pricing: never take away features and
charge for them. You can charge for new features - but taking
away features that were included for free before always pisses
off your most loyal customers. They feel suckered. They feel like
you've pulled a bait and switch on them. In this case, many MT users
set up multiple blogs with multiple authors. That's what the software
encouraged them to do. Now, they're looking at the pricing and
realizing to continue doing so on the new platform would cost them
around $600. "Costs more for doing less" isn't a way to make users
happy. One other rule of pricing: recognize the competition. There
are an awful lot of blogging tools out there, and more are coming out
every day. Not all of these are free, and people clearly pay to use
certain tools. However, ignoring competitive pricing (as Six Apart
appears to have done, since the prices they're offering are well above
the competition) doesn't make much sense - especially when the
switching costs really aren't that high. Anyway, it looks like Six
Apart has gone into damage control mode, trying to explain that this
is just a "developer release." However, they (of all people) should
have known how their users would respond to this offering.
Sun: The price is right12/04/2003 02:26 PM ZDNet Dec 4 2003 12:41PM ET Grok Description matches for No Small Price to Pay for Denim Perfection GrokA matches for No Small Price to Pay for Denim Perfection
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