Archive for December, 2009

Sticking with LaunchBar

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

To the LaunchBar vs Quicksilver debate I’ve got an answer: I’m sticking with LaunchBar. During the last 3 years I’ve used Quicksilver, LaunchBar 4, Google Quick Search Box and now LaunchBar 5. Right after I got my Mac people started suggesting I use Quicksilver and sure enough I fell in love with it. I had [...]

TaskPaper and the Pomodoro Technique

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

I’ve been practicing the Pomodoro Technique for about 1 month now. It’s been an incredibly useful tool for me. It’s brought about changes on many levels. One of which is the kind of To-Do lists I create. I’ve loved the GTD methodology since I found it 2 years ago. I’ve used many of the most [...]

How to hire a programmer

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

A great post on how Aaron Swartz hires programmers. I love the way it’s written and I love the approach.

Browser Testing in 2009

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

A great article written by Andy Clarke on how he handles browser testing for the sites he makes. I like the fact that he relies on educating the client to cover his ass about older browsers. I just lived hell myself a few weeks ago when a project practically came to a halt due to [...]