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Posted by Fred in Featured Articles, Fred on Technology on 11 2nd, 2009 | 2 Comments

Why Kindle will not suffer death by Apple’s tablet

0. The media loves a showdown “….with Apple working on a larger tablet form factor, running on the iPhone OS, we believe Jeff Bezos and team will face significant competition” With articles like this one popping up everywhere it’s no wonder everyone is pronouncing the Kindle...

Posted by Fred in Featured Articles, On My Startup on 08 23rd, 2009 | 76 Comments

The number one reason my startup failed

Disclaimer: As you can tell I really like tea but my real passion is software technology so don’t be alarmed. I think the two go well together IMHO. Section 0: Startup Failure Anonymous? Hi my name is Fred and I failed at a software startup. Is there a Startup Failure Anonymous group I should post...

Posted by Fred in Featured Articles, On My Startup on 08 29th, 2009 | 10 Comments

On Speech Recognition: Web App Integration, Pointers for Newbies, & Lessons Learned from a failed startup

Piece of advice For all of those thinking of integrating speech recognition into their apps I have a word of advice for you: Don’t. But you’re implementing the Star Trek computer you say..? Well in that case it’s absolutely necessary to the core functionality of your solution! Starship...

Posted by Fred in Featured Articles on 09 8th, 2009 | No Comments

Love that dirty water – A look at Tiverias’ GPush

GPush, a subtle game changer..? Every once in a while a piece of software comes along that very subtly changes the lives of millions in the course of a few short months. While Cambridge based Tiverias might not be that far along yet, one can safely say they are within reach. Close to a thousand reviews...

Posted by Fred in Featured Articles on 09 14th, 2009 | No Comments

3 Basic Human Needs Startups Meet

What’s its value to mankind? I’ve seen a lot of discussion on Hacker News recently about the differences between startups like the recently acquired Mint (just sold for $170 million) and startups like Facebook or Twitter, both now valued in the billions. So it’s clear what problem...

Posted by Fred in Featured Articles on 08 11th, 2009 | No Comments

Kindle is my co-pilot

The Review It all started a few months ago when Amazon had announced a price drop on its beloved reading machine, the Kindle 2, to $299. It’s at that moment that I decided: I NEED one!! I went ahead and ordered it only to find out that the case it comes with actually breaks/cracks the Kindle’s...