January 2010
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Jan 30th
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The One-armed Marketer →
A blog post I wrote on the Marketcircle Blog (which we recently redesigned) about the iPhone enabling me to work while bed-ridden with a dislocated shoulder.
Jan 30th
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Interesting change on the CNN iPhone web app - “Crime” is now “Justice”.
Jan 29th
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Gruber's iPad Thoughts →
Great comparison, although in the car world, the automatic to manual transition saddens me.
Jan 28th
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Jan 28th
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If you're using a Magic Mouse... →
Make sure you checkout jitouch 2. I couldn’t really picture using a mouse without it. Quick demo video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QV5N1XH-gg
Jan 28th
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Hiring a PR Company? →
My latest article for The Netsetter – talks about the pros/cons of small businesses outsourcing their Public Relations efforts.
Jan 28th
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Jan 25th
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Trailer Fail: Clash of the Titans
Saw a movie the other night, in which the trailer for the upcoming Clash of the Titans movie was previewed – what a let down. a) The trailer direction sucked. b) No flow – not even sure if there was music (I’m sure there was), but it definitely didn’t flow with the trailer, or add anything to it. To draw comparison, when I saw the teaser trailer for Watchmen, the first thing I HAD to...
Jan 25th
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Jan 24th
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Realism in UI Design →
I found this quite interesting, and hadn’t heard of Lukas Mathis before. I’m also super jealous of his living situation: “I live in a small cottage in a remote part of the Swiss Alps”
Jan 24th
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WatchWatch
One of the best drifting videos I’ve seen. Great cinematography, and great drifting. Editing using Final Cut Express. Can’t wait for summer!
Jan 24th
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LOL (Billings Touch Tweet)
Jan 23rd
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Jan 22nd
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Using iPhone to improve patient care.
This is quite a touching iPhone Business Profile. He uses Daylite too :)
Jan 22nd
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Billings Mac + iPhone Review
Federico Viticci just posted an in-depth review of Billings for Mac and iPhone over at MacStories. Check it out here. You can follow MacStories on Twitter for more awesome Mac reviews, roundups, giveaways and more.
Jan 21st
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Don't be one of the frustrated. →
I have family members that fall into both of these categories – trust me, you don’t want to fall into the latter.
Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
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Billings Mac Sales Raise $7,000 for Doctors...
Thanks again to Indie+Relief for coordinating this great event.
Jan 21st
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Netsetter Articles
The three articles I’ve written so far – more coming soon. No More Nine to Five – talks about working flexible hours to help put you ahead of the competition. How to Make First Contact – some do’s and don’ts for reaching out to PR contacts for the first time. Mechanics Need Tools – discusses the importance of using the right tools (both hardware and software) to work...
Jan 21st
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Jan 21st
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Some more Billings love →
Billings Mac review on Enjoy Your Mac.
Jan 20th
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Billings Touch Review on FreelanceSwitch →
Review of Billings Touch by Thursday Bram on FreelanceSwitch.com
Jan 20th
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My Home Screen on First & 20
When Tory Hobson asked if I’d like to be featured on First & 20 I jumped at the opportunity. Didn’t realize I’d end up writing a short novel, but it was fun ;) Check it out here: http://www.firstand20.com/homescreens/ryan-cash/
Jan 20th
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Indie+Relief
Today Marketcircle will donate all proceeds from Billings Mac sales to Doctors Without Borders. A big thanks to Indie+Relief for setting this up this donation event. They’ve gone out on a limb to bring developers together to help Haiti in this time of crisis. You can read more about Marketcircle’s participation here.
Jan 20th
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Great Examples of Pricing Tables →
Some great examples of well designed pricing tables. With pricing it’s important to: clearly define the benefits for each product range allow the user to easily identify dollar amounts present this data in a user friendly manner ensure your buyer buys the product that suits them best (you don’t want refunds, pricing complains, or the bad press involved in too much up-selling)
Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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Jan 20th
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Apple Loves Billings
Apple’s featured Billings Mac on the Apple Downloads homepage (as well as being the featured application in the Business & Finance Downloads section). Billings Touch is featured in the “New and Noteworthy” section in iTunes, and is featured under “Featured > New” in the mobile App Store. It’s a great day for all of us @ Marketcircle. Thanks...
Jan 20th