February 2012
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November 2011
2 posts
Pimp the Finder Sidebar on OS X Lion
I’m really not a big fan of Lion’s sidebar redesign, here is a simple solution to the rescue.
Get Color Sidebar Icons Back in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Finder Windows
Change the Finder and Mail Sidebar Display Size in OS X Lion
Enjoy!
Twitter and Square Guru Jack Dorsey on Steve Jobs,...
October 2011
2 posts
Gidsy Logbook: Gidsy is hiring: join the team! →
gidsy:
Things have been shaping up here at the Gidsy HQ. Meanwhile, our new office is also becoming nicer every day. At the moment, we’re preparing for the big launch. Soon, we can share more good news. But this is only the beginning, and we’re hiring talented people to join the team. We’re…
September 2011
3 posts
Eric Stromberg: Keeping Users Logged In →
estromberg:
It’s no secret that a logged in user is more valuable to a company than a logged out user. A user must be logged in to receive a truly personalized experience, be a content producer, or make a purchase. The beauty of mobile is that once a user connects to an application, they are always logged…
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Wunderlist: Think you’re a power user? With... →
With Wunderlist for desktop 1.2.4, all of you are power users. We’re making your workflow even easier with today’s incredible update.
So, what’s new?
Feature: Smart date - Add dates to tasks using text, right from the input field
Feature: Add tasks to the top of a list by using ALT +…
Just finished reading The Elements of Content... →
Very good first chapters, but not enough detail at the end.
August 2011
4 posts
Why Berlin is home to a new generation of... →
Martin Bryant, The Next Web’s European Editor, visited Berlin and felt in love with some world-class gorgeous startups.
Icon Ambulance by Steve Jobs
That’s an incredible story by Vic Gundotra.
One Sunday morning, January 6th, 2008 I was attending religious services when my cell phone vibrated. As discreetly as possible, I checked the phone and noticed that my phone said “Caller ID unknown”. I choose to ignore. After services, as I was walking to my car with my family, I checked my cell phone messages. The message left was...
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Please reply
readmill:
In our search for a community manager we stumbled over an awesome blogpost by Orson Kent. He is questioning using a no-reply@domain.com address when sending email notifications. And why would you risk missing the opportunity of engaging with one of your users? At Readmill, users is a number one priority.
From today our default address is please-reply@readmill.com. Big thanks to...
July 2011
1 post
Watchtechinberlin:
Reuters: “Startups make Berlin European Tech Hub”
You can find an in depth TechBerlin interview with Soundcloud CEO Alexander Ljung here. For a list of other articles about Berlin becoming the European tech hub click here.
by Nikolas Woischnik
June 2011
13 posts
Action at a Distance: On Apple's subscription... →
actionaad:
Apple finally launched the long-rumoured iOS subscription pricing for content producers. The important bits are:
“Apple today announced a new subscription service available to all publishers of content-based apps on the App Store, including magazines, newspapers, video, music, etc.”
“Apple…
E-Mail and Social Media Infographics
And some more: http://mashable.com/2011/06/21/best-social-media-infographics
Wunderlist: Android 1.0.3 - It gets better. →
wunderlist:
So, with all this Mac App Store talk we must’ve forgotten about our devoted Android users, right? Wrong! We’ve been working overtime to make the Wunderlist Android experience that much better, and we believe we’ve cracked it. For all of you low-resolution users out there (we’re talking…
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Google added "Search by Image" feature - AWESOME!
This happens quite often, you download an image and forget where you got it from. Since years I’m waiting for a feature like this.
5,000,000.
soundcloud:
Wow — so that’s what 5,000,000 feels like. Consider each and every one of you hugged.
Write faster using Shorthand
Write notes faster using Shorthand Writing. Did you know that Michael Arrington is able to write using Shorthand?
Readme Driven Development @6Wunderkinder
lecloud:
During the last weeks, I have been interviewing possible engineer candidates. One of my questions is about the knowledge of readme driven development. Interestingly, not one candidate had ever heard anything about readme driven development, but nearly 90% could precisely explain what test-driven development means.
This small statistic surprised me and opened my eyes to the fact that...
Javascript Frameworks and jQuery (Infographic)
Wunderlist on the Mac App Store. Awesome!
wunderlist:
After months of improvements, fixes and tears (ok, maybe not the last part) we’re finally on the Mac App Store. We know you’ve all been waiting with bated breath, and we’re confident and proud enough to have you grab a copy from Apple’s one-stop app shop right now. For our official word on this awesomeness, please check out our company blog. If you’d like to dive right into the fun,...
May 2011
9 posts
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Carousel: Instagram Mac Tool
Great app for Instragram on Mac! Download here http://carousel.mobelux.com/
Some outstanding product videos
(Actually there is no product behind it)
Great move!
preppeller:
WOOOHOOOO!!! I have resigned from my day job!!
I’ve had an absolutely mad busy year so am going to take a month or so to catch my breath then I will be working FULL TIME on Alfred and other Mac software! If you thought I was developing Alfred fast up ‘til now… well… FULL TIME!
Huge thanks to everybody who has bought the Powerpack and made this possible, you can expect great things...
Zootool iPhone App is available
Congratulations to Bastian, the new Zootool iPhone App just launched today!
Download here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zootool/id435285567?mt=8&ls=1
April 2011
4 posts
http://backofawebpage.tumblr.com/ →
Berlin Buzzwords - The Conference of High...
Berlin Buzzwords 2011 is a conference for developers and users of open source software projects, focussing on the issues of scalable search, data-analysis in the cloud and NoSQL-databases. Berlin Buzzwords presents more than 30 talks and presentations of international speakers specific to the three tags “search”, “store” and “scale”.
The Bible for Founders, Entrepreneurs & Startups
This is one of the most outstanding books I ever read! If you think about starting a new business, buy this book immediately! It will save you a lot of time thinking about your business and your products - and hopefully it will help you avoiding mistakes.
March 2011
19 posts
How Facebook Saves Lives
This is really amazing!
Watchbenjaminmateev:
Better than Flipboard?
A practice run that made it big – the Wunderlist... →
Kane Bennett from Startup Stories invited me to answer some questions about the real Wunderlist Story. Read the full interview on http://www.startupproject.org/2011/03/wunderlist-story/.
Btw. this evening I will give a presentation about Wunderlist and the real development story on Wunderland. You can still join us (hopefully we have enough space!) ;)
iPhone 5 Rumor Roundup
To start with the new iOS 5 and iPhone Rumors, the crew of cacestgang.com created this great infographic. But please ignore the point “bigger resolution” - Apple will definitely not change the resolution within one generation of iPhone.
(via dennis-wisnia.de)
How a Startup got $41 million in pre-launch stage →
Unbelievable - A US-Startup called Color (of course, they have color.com) got 41 million dollar in funding - at a stage where no product was live?!
“$41 million. From Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital, and Silicon Valley Bank. Pre-launch. Or, as the Color team put it, “That’s more than they gave Google.””
Meet some Wunderkinder @ Wunderland in Berlin
Please join our “Late Night Event Wunderland” on March 31st - the location will be awesome, mixed with awesome guests and may some awesome talks on top ;) Could be awesome!
Attend on Facebook NOW! Only 1 week and some places left.
How Tiny Wings has beaten Angry Birds →
By the way, this fantastic game was made by a german dude named Andreas Illiger ;)
Something Ventured Movie
Read more on http://somethingventuredthemovie.com
