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Sep 05, 2007
Aaron

Testing out WordPress/Lightbox integration

I just installed a Lightbox plugin for WordPress, and I wanted to see how well it works before doing more “real” stuff with it (whatever that means). My girlfriend, Helen, and I wandered over to Discovery Park, a beautiful park on the western edge...

Sep 02, 2007
Popfly

Popfly mentioned in the New York Times

I noticed on Techmeme yesterday that Popfly received a great writeup in the New York Times as part of a broader article in Circuits about mashups. Here’s a quote from the article: Now mash-ups are poised to hit the mainstream, and to spread well ...

Aug 22, 2007
Startups

Startups vs. Microsoft

To be sure, this is an endlessly rehashed topic. Jeff Yee, a former Softie, moved to Red Fin recently and has posted his thoughts about the matter on his Red Fin blog. I think he has a number of interesting points that are worth considering. Almos...

Aug 08, 2007
Popfly

Is Popfly the harbinger of Web 3.0?

It seems to be, according to comments recently made by Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt: Web 3.0 will be "applications that are pieced together" - with the characteristics that the apps are relatively small, the data is in the cloud, the apps can run on...

Jul 31, 2007
Popfly

A chef' perspective on computer science

My boss, John, was recently interviewed by eWeek for an article about Popfly, where it came from, and where it’s going. Here’s one of my favorite quotes from the article: [Part] of the thing about learning to program is at the end you want to be a...