Paul Graham on the Future of Software and Startups

Y Combinator founder, Paul Graham shares his thoughts and predictions on the future of software, startups, technology, the United States, Apple and more at last year’s Business of Software conference. I have noted almost all of the key points from his speech below. – Bio Tech – May be big, you can make money in…

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40 Premium Web Design Resources Bookmarked This Year

I’ve just dived into the Design folder of my bookmarks toolbar and selected the best resources I’ve bookmarked in recent months. I have a preference for tutorials and articles for beginners as well as freebies, icons, textures and WordPress. Enjoy! 14 Free Mobile Application Development Icon Sets Design & Code a Cool iPhone App Website in…

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Inc. Magazine Goes Local for Business Meccas

One of my favorite publications for entreprenuers, Inc. Magazine has just launched 12 local sections for major business hubs around the world. Each city’s local section has 5 featured articles, sub-categories of local topics of interest and a full archive of articles related to the city. For example, the San Francisco local section has a great feature on how…

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Blogging Tool: Aspect Ratio Calculator for Perfect Videos and Images

I find myself using this aspect ratio calculator all the time. It is especially useful when embedding videos within blog posts to get the dimensions just right. Simply type in the original width and height on the left values and your desired width or height on the right. Also useful for scaling large images to…

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Microsoft Introduces WebMatrix Beta for Windows

Microsoft has introduced WebMatrix Beta. It looks to be an overhauled imagining of Frontpage, updated for today’s standards. Website management is starting to get a bit overwhelming for beginners. There are many different CMS options available and an huge array of plugins for common features and functions. WebMatrix runs from your Windows desktop. The software…

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Link Directories Making A Comeback

I’ve just received word from the PHPLD team that a new version is nearing completion. I may do a formal announcement on DotSauce when it is officially released and I get a chance to take a look at new features and updates. The latest word from PHPLD: The next version of phpLD is just about ready….

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Directory of Best Twitter Apps and Resources

I’ve been working on expanding the TweetSocial community site lately and have just released what I think will be an invaluable resource for lots of Twitter users. A fully featured Twitter Directory! The goal of the TweetSocial Twitter Directory is to index all of the best Twitter web apps and tools, mashups, Twitter clients, resources…

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The First of Many Follow Lists to Come

The initial launch of FollowLists.com has been great!   Follow Lists is a free Twitter tool where users can create lists of their favorite people on Twitter and easily share those lists with others. We’ve received positive feedback and lots of suggestions, many of which we will implement soon. You can follow @FollowLists on Twitter…

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