Delirious Visions

"There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it."

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:26:25 -0700

“There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it.”

- Mary Wilson Little

"What worries you, masters you."

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:21:39 -0700

“What worries you, masters you.”

- John Locke

"If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it."

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:06:04 -0700

“If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.”

- John Irving

zefrank - the show - brain crack

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:00:00 -0700

zefrank - the show - brain crack

Fake Rocks, Salami Commanders, and Just Enough to Start

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:54:53 -0700

Fake Rocks, Salami Commanders, and Just Enough to Start:

Merlin Mann, my favorite

Bob Parsons discusses the 5 most important things every...

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:13:01 -0700

Bob Parsons discusses the 5 most important things every entrepreneur must know… in a tacky way, granted.

David Heinemeier Hansson at Startup School 2008

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:22:13 -0700

David Heinemeier Hansson at Startup School 2008

IE6 Must Die for the Web to Move On

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:28:25 -0700

IE6 Must Die for the Web to Move On:

Here’s what’s happening in the next few months and, more importantly, why we must force ourselves off IE6 if the web is to grow.

Lucene.net 2.3.2 Upgrade

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:56:16 -0700

Let it be heard that an upgrade from Lucene.net 2.0 to Lucene.net 2.3.2 is well worth it. During a recent late night session we had (one of many in a row this and last week) trying to launch a massive and highly trafficked web site, we needed to limit down time required to re-index our entire database. A very easy upgrade to 2.3.2 brought us up from an index rate of about 700 records per minute to an impressive 14,000 - 22,000 records per minute. And we aren’t even using advanced methods such as multi-threading yet (though we will soon).

Richard Branson talks to TED’s Chris Anderson about the...

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:35:00 -0700

Richard Branson talks to TED’s Chris Anderson about the ups and the downs of his career, from his multibillionaire success to his multiple near-death experiences — and reveals some of his (very surprising) motivations.

"Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child, Listen to the DON’TS Listen to the SHOULDN’TS The..."

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:30:00 -0700

“Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child,
Listen to the DON’TS
Listen to the SHOULDN’TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON’TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me –
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.”

- Shel Silverstein
Where the Sidewalk Ends

Passpack

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:00:00 -0700

Passpack:

Looks to be a real (and really secure) solution to globally accessible account and password information. I’m only slightly hesitant, as any internet professional should be, but as I continue to use Passpack I am more and more impressed. In fact, I was going to begin building a similar service but after finding them, I see no reason to compete.

The features I currently find most important:

Client side key decryption so even the host can’t discover or compromise passwords
Hosted using SSL
Hidden (masked) password fields so no one can see them over your shoulder
Copy directly to your clipboard so it’s never necessary to make your password visible
A client side application for (perhaps temporary) offline storage & backup

Other password management solutions:

Clipperz
Agatra
Passlet
Axantum Software AB - Xecrets
esoftpro - Online Password Manager
A PHP based script package for use on your own web host
w3pw
Another PHP based project that utilizes your hosting infrastructure

Other articles on the issue:

Social Media Icons

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:42:00 -0700

Social Media Icons:

In need of a set of social media icons? Look no further. I couldn’t be any more thankful for these talented people and their efforts!

Gary Vaynerchuck | Big Omaha | Always an inspiration

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:16:00 -0700

Gary Vaynerchuck | Big Omaha | Always an inspiration

To My Wife

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:29:30 -0700

To the light of my life
The one I call wife
Even through time of pain, strain and strife

On this special day
In my special way
I want you to know and I need to say

That even when blue
Be clear this is true
My devotion, my pride is profoundly in you

You are my peace
My center at least
I am who I am because you increase

The hope in oneself
The chance that I’ll shelf
The unstable nature I find of myself

And beaming and happy
The most one can be
I can’t believe there dawns another baby!

The love in this place
The warmth of our space
Will be augmented right at its base

I can’t the tide
Of feelings inside
But this is the proof that I really tried

And regardless the day
Or in the way
It’s the least I can say

Happy Valentines Day!

Daniel Gerous challenges GoDaddy CEO to dance off.

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 20:42:33 -0700

Daniel Gerous challenges GoDaddy CEO to dance off.:

Dan G is asking for sponsorship of Arizona based Co-Working facility, Gangplank from GoDaddy.

Video

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:10:29 -0700

It's All True

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:09:39 -0700

http://vimeo.com/2116180

All Hail Plesk

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:55:45 -0700

When you can’t have a dedicated rack in a swank datacenter and LiveVault attached to do automated on-the-fly delta differential backups, you’ve always got Virtual Private Servers and Plesk. Gone are the scary days of running a server under the desk with an antiquated tape drive running unconfirmed backups. Today we get world class connectivity, managed off-site backup service and Plesk as a server management tool. Systems have never been so streamlined and efficient. And all of this for amazingly low prices.

Thanks Plesk, because of you I can sleep at night.

http://www.parallels.com/plesk/

Hertz Hurts

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:34:02 -0700

What was the reason for your previous customer satisfaction survey response?

The self check-in kiosks were a complete failure and waste of time. The line to pick up the vehicle was extremely slow though there were only two customers in front of me. The service representatives were coarse and terse. I was asked to downgrade my vehicle selection in exchange for an unneeded GPS device because “it would take some time to access the vehicle of your selected class.” When I declined the downgrade and asked for the wait time suddenly a car was instantly available. Not trusting this service representative after this exchange, I declined one of your refueling options (one I should have selected) and in the end paid more than I should have. Why do you have two or more refueling options? I’m sure you have your reasons, but in my case it complicated matters such that it aided in my complete dissatisfaction with your service. You should aim to make customers happy first by making our selections easy, then work out how to sneak more of our money on things like a “concession recovery fee.”