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Why you wanna make great products
The other day I remembered I wanted to buy an album.
I usually use one of two sites : Amazon and Fnac.com (La Fnac is a big french store chain).
“Great” I think to myself, “I have a few minutes, let’s pop Safari up”.
And then came THE CHOICE.
The fragment of second where you decide who you’re gonna [...]
I Lied
A long time ago (a few posts ago), full of energy and courage and faith, I wrote on this very blog that I would make it bi-lingual, writing in both French an English.
Well, guess what (without looking at the title)…
Yes: I Lied !
Reasons :
The reason I lied : At that time, I didn’t knew I [...]
Mr Anybody’s Computer
Let me introduce you to the Anybodys.
Mr and Mrs Anybody are just that : anybody.
They live in a random so-called modern country, have a decent monthly revenue but not more, and they pass through life influenced mostly by media and assimilated.
(And they are not to be confused with my mother).
Of course, Mr. Anybody has a [...]
In the presence of greatness
A few weeks ago, I was posting about the Best Animation Company in the world, and mainly the people who make it what it is.
And last week-end, I went to see Prince performing the last show of 21 Nights in London.
I’ll pass on the already great experience he was offering to European people : 21 [...]
The Best In The World
The other day, I used the term “The best in the world”, but it felt different.
When you think about it, we tend to over exaggerate our words, using superlatives and all : Greatest, Truly Gorgeous, the most Amazing….
How many times did you say “You gotta see this guys work, he’s the best in the world…” [...]
One TLD to rule them all…
(TLD : Top-Domain Level as in .com, .fr or .org)
If you have to buy a domain name in the future, don’t waste any time wondering, you want a .com.
First, when was the last time you typed http:// ?
Yep, that long…
Then, try and get rid of the www..
If you spend just a few minutes a day [...]
Going the distance
I was at Sly and The Family Stone show in Paris L’Olympia the day before yesterday.
There is so much to say…
First, for frenchies only: I was next to Louis Rego during the show, just behind Sidney, and I went by Jacky Beroyer, Philippe Maneuvre and Romane Boringer…
Apparently, for once, I was at The Place To [...]
Showing Off
Last week, I went to see Prince show in Montreux, at the Jazz Festival.
A 2h30 show, followed by a 40 mn AfterParty (yes a little short, but soooo good).
Nothing special to say about that, just showing off.
I can’t wait to get my hands on the CDs.
(also, during the wait in the Stravinsky Auditorium, I [...]
Second Thoughts
Since my post The best of both world a few things happened.
First, time went by… A lot of it.
Also, I read 2.5 books on Ruby and Rails.
But then I stopped.
The fact is, I can’t practice enough.
Web development is still a “hobby+” and I can only devote so much time to it. But further than [...]
Worth nothing
The difference between an idea and a successful idea, is our ability to make it real.
The same goes for blog posts: even though I have plenty of ideas for good posts, I don’t write them.
So just like an unreleased idea, my blog posts worth nothing…
This is lame. But I’m working on it…
The best of both worlds
Though I don't see myself as a programer, I still do program and learn programing a lot.
I evolve in the LAMP sphere (or should I say MAMP…), and I really dig PHP. It's simple, has a really wide community (even became mainstream according to O'Reilly) and allow quick-and-dirty scripting as well as well-planned-and-thorough coding. I [...]
The Thing with Apple
Ironic: we’re getting used to being amazed by Apple technologies and designs.
But everybody seems to miss one of the true genius part of their designs : Evolution.
Every time they upgrade a product, the previous one seems ugly and old, and the new one sexy.
They change very little things, but it changes everything.
If – as I [...]
My mother should be able to do it
I’m not a software developer. I’m not even what one can call a web developer.
But I use softwares a lot. And I’ve been using them for 20 years now.
So far, you’ll tell me, nothing remarkable.
But for the past 10 years, as an IT manager, I’ve been helping and watching average people using computers.
And that is [...]
(Not so) new generation
And, talking about music, here is the first post about it.
It’s about a few guys and a gal’.
They all deserve a solo carrier, but it’s hard for young musicians these days, so they hang tight, together.
They play a music at the fragile intersection of Funk, Soul and Jazz, remixed with today’s technics.
I have every piece [...]
18 hours a day
There is one thing I do all day long. And when I say all day long, I mean it.
It’s listening to music. It’s just vital for me, like breathing.
I wake, I put on music, and when I arrive at work, I turn the music on before turning the iPod off…
So naturally, I’ll write about music [...]
A few facts about this site
So, let’s introduce ourselves.
I’m young weblog –just a little over a year.
I’m hosted at Media Temple, a cosy-techy condo, not the cheapest, but as usual, you only get what you pay for…
The engine under the hood is WordPress. There’s nothing better right now. Myriads of plug-in, tons of themes…
The theme I use (as of the [...]
Same Person, New Blog !
Hi all,
(actually, two or three people…)
My fans might have a little surprise, checking there favorite blog this morning.
Before today, it was in French, had another style, and was talking angry about everyday life.
But that was very far from the idea I had when I started [probably the reason I was updating it so little].
So here [...]
Le début de la gloire
A mon fan : Merci.
Ca imprime po’
L’informatique est la plus grosse escroquerie du 20e siècle et s’annonce bien partie pour être celle du 21e.
En fait, l’escroquerie c’est de faire croire à tout le monde que l’informatique, en l’etat, est pour tout le monde.
Il faut le savoir : ça ne marche jamais !
Du moins, jamais du premier coup ou jamais tout seul [...]
Désolé, mauvais Numero…
J’achète mes DVDs.
Et mes CDs d’ailleurs.
J’ai un réel affectif avec l’objet, la qualité est incomparable avec celle des téléchargements et on m’a appris assez jeune le sens du vol.
C’est pourquoi j’étais amusé, puis ennuyé et maintenant réellement énervé par les innombrables “disclaimer”, extraits vidéos et autres avertissements que l’on trouve avant d’arriver au menu de [...]