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That’s me.  As every store in town has started to decorate for “The Holidays” starting the day after Halloween, I find myself getting extremely turned off by the whole mess.  For that reason, I’ve coined the pseudonym Novembenezer, because I’m … Continue reading →

As a software engineer, it’s easy to spend most of your mental energy thinking about coding.  But truthfully, anybody can slap together some code and get it to work… just keep pounding the keyboard and adding lines until it does.  The … Continue reading →

I’m an appreciative user of Pandora and hesitate to lodge this complaint, but I’m going to anyway.  Sometimes I really think their recommendation engine is just a bunch of high school kids grouping bands together.  Ever noticed that the Beatles … Continue reading →

37signals’ Jason Fried makes an interesting argument comparing software to shoes (and tennis rackets).  Essentially the idea is that most consumers buy what looks good to/on them. Here’s how most people found a shoe and decided if it was right … Continue reading →

As long as we’re passing huge laws, can we make it illegal to glorify startups?  Yes I admit that I’ve been guilty of this from time to time, but I’m tired of it.  I was just reading this essay by … Continue reading →

If you are like me and NOT currently subscribing to Netflix, then you might have come across redbox.  I decided to give it a try last week after our local Blockbuster raised their prices and re-instituted late fees.  Blockbuster now … Continue reading →

Twitter & facebook, I’m saying good-bye.  Well, at least for two weeks.  Just made a pact with my colleague Jim to go two weeks without facebook and twitter.  Possible exception for our company twitter feed to promote blog posts, etc.  … Continue reading →

But I’m Ben! Honestly, I love the Less is More idea.   But you still have to build depth into your products if you want people to remain passionate over the long haul.  Another frustration and waste of time with basecamp … Continue reading →

Been spending what little blogging time I have focusing just on legal technology.  Definitely check us out when you get the chance.  Here’s a link to my most recent post highlighting some of the accomplishments we had at Nextpoint in … Continue reading →

Are you currently NOT making millions of dollars in real estate? Then, you’ve got to hear this. You can become an instant millionaire working from home for only 20 hours per week. I did it and want to share my … Continue reading →