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Entries from December 2007

Dear Mr. Falsely Idealistic Software Zealot (Who Really Wants Everything For Free)

February 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

Paraphrased e-mail:
“You should be ashamed of yourselves for charging for software built on free software!”
Hey Potential Customer Who Feels All Software Should Be Free,
I wanted to write you a quick note about your “free software stack” jab.
Libraries, frameworks, languages and operating systems are the prime candidates for being open-source software.  Hobbyists, professionals and students can [...]

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Tags: coding · delirium · hard knocks · startup life

Screencasting with CamStudio and Jumpcut

February 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

[[ This is a first draft I posted rather quickly since I needed to share these instructions with a few people immediately. I'll be returning to this article to clean things up. ]]
Putting your screencast on most video sharing sites will require you to use resolutions much smaller than full-screen, high-definition video. It’s [...]

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Tags: how-to · mindshare · reviews · startup life