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by samaparicio 16y ago
When we rounded up a few small business people, the things they pointed out that they liked best about Android and iPhone were even more basic than Chad Fowler's report http://www.ringio.com/2010/06/29/iphone-vs-android-getting-o...
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Trendspotting: Mobile apps that sync with their Desktop counterparts(ringio.com)
2 points by samaparicio 16y ago|0 comments
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by samaparicio 16y ago
Pohl... I didn't blog about the hype. I wrote about real differences that make a user's life better. For example: I said that Android's turn-by-turn navigation will lower the chances of you getting lost on the way to the airport. Or that th
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IPhone vs Android: getting over the hype(ringio.com)
1 points by samaparicio 16y ago|0 comments
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by samaparicio 16y ago
I for one am getting tired of all this undeserved attention to things that don't make a difference in anybody's lives. This iphone doesn't make anybody more productive, more empowered, more effective, less frustrated. It doesn't free up tim
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by samaparicio 16y ago
I'm actually quite excited about this and have been waiting for it for 5 years. I think Skype Kit can bring a lot of innovation to software and create a much bigger ecosystem around their network
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by samaparicio 16y ago
How about this? Build a general purpose "backend" interface that allows anybody trying to commercialize a web product to manage their users. Your system should allow: * the creation of superadmin accounts * Map your user model to my user mo
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by samaparicio 16y ago
I work for Ringio ( http://www.ringio.com ) so my advice is potentially subjective. Biggest differentiators: * You get a screen pop on your computer (or your Android) when a call comes in, with the whole interaction history between the call
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by samaparicio 16y ago
Why is every measure of storage always "demystified" with a paper stack analogy? I find it funny that when the paper stack would not provide the right scale, the used a stack of storage devices...
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by samaparicio 16y ago
This is precisely what the "inversion of the telco model" talks about. And ATT ignored. Users want to pay for features, not access. http://www.telco2.net/blog/2008/09/the_inversion_of_the_tele...
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by samaparicio 16y ago
Instead of all this complexity, why not simply NOT COUNT the characters of any URL? There is no reason anymore for 140 characters.
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by samaparicio 16y ago
One way to suck less is to raise angel money after you've made some progress, such as demonstrating some technology viability, some market traction, or at least commitments from other people to join you if you get funded.
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by samaparicio 16y ago
It's actually also here -- http://www.ringio.com/about/pricing/ in our main website. For us the emphasis since we launched a month ago was to get good feedback from customers, and since it has been free for all to try, it felt unnecessary
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by samaparicio 16y ago
The cost of prioritizing the wrong things and ignoring what's important to your customers far outweighs the higher cost of engineers. Also, consider that engineers can fix problems faster.
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by samaparicio 16y ago
Hi Transatlantic... our pricing is very straightforward: $99/mo for up to 4 users and then $25/mo per user if you need more. A detailed pricing explanation is here -- http://support.ringio.com/entries/171337-ringio-pricing-expl...
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by samaparicio 16y ago
(Disclaimer: I work for Ringio) You can be up and running with your own 800 number that routes to employees and pops on your screen who is calling (and match it to a Google Contact) in less than 10 minutes, and try it for free with Ringio.
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EComm 2010 -- the only telecom conf worth attending(blog.aparicio.org)
1 points by samaparicio 16y ago|0 comments
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What is a "fug"? could this word catch on?
1 points by samaparicio 17y ago|2 comments
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Ways to ease yourself into entrepreneurship(blog.aparicio.org)
1 points by samaparicio 17y ago|0 comments
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Discovering the motives behind piracy can lead to innovation(blog.aparicio.org)
1 points by samaparicio 17y ago|0 comments
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by samaparicio 17y ago
I've read full length books in both devices and the Kindle is far superior. The Kindle has much better button placement. The touch screen barely works. You don't want to be holding a pen all the time while you're reading. And that Kindle ke
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The essence of Product Management(blog.aparicio.org)
1 points by samaparicio 17y ago|0 comments
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by samaparicio 17y ago
I think they come from this: http://www.mypersonality.info/personality-types/population-g...
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Some practical questions to ask oneself to get more stuff done(blog.aparicio.org)
14 points by samaparicio 17y ago|7 comments
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by samaparicio 17y ago
The #1 reason for blogging for a programmer should be altruism, since there is so much that programmers learn from blogs. If you only read books, then don't blog. If you ever saved time or got a tip or some code from a blog, then you owe th
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by samaparicio 17y ago
The scary thought is that their "solutions" page doesn't really offer any good solution. TOR = slow browsing, privacy mode = doesn't really help that much, browsing from your cell phone = hell no... With regards to the "privacy mode" of mos
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by samaparicio 17y ago
I have no advice to offer but I there's a discussion over at this thread which may be of use http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1078750
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CTO - what the job is really about(blog.aparicio.org)
3 points by samaparicio 17y ago|0 comments
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by samaparicio 17y ago
If you're talking about this site http://www.lkozma.net/ , I think you already have a very good eye for optimization. So congratulations! I would focus on selling yourself, not selling something. Your Pagerank should help you speak with m
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by samaparicio 17y ago
From what I've learned, that is a good approach. Doesn't necessarily have to be structured as a blog with chronological entries, could look more like a traditional website. An example: let's say you have a time tracking web app. Your conten

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