http://myownpirateradio.com Intermittent broadcasts from Oshoma Momoh Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:06:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the big challenges in running a small software startup is service availability and support. This was, perhaps, a little easier in the bad old days when software shipped in boxes and "support" meant picking up a phone between 9-5 on business days, then mailing out a CD or ... http://myownpirateradio.com/2008/06/17/24x7-software-mustget-sleep/ I promised a few weeks back to join Katrin on the Mukodu Blog. This is my first Mukodu post, co-authored with Katrin, and cross-posted on MyOwnPirateRadio. Sorry, no pictures. :-) People have been asking what we're up to with Mukodu. While we can't talk in detail yet on the ... http://myownpirateradio.com/2008/06/06/fire-it-up/ Hi all, I have some exciting news to share. Some of you know that Katrin and I have been collaborating on putting together a web startup. We are extending the core idea she's been blogging about on Mukodu: namely, discovering local “good stuff” by tapping into ... http://myownpirateradio.com/2008/05/15/spring-has-sprung-and-mukodu-is-growing/ If you're working at home, I strongly encourage you to think about a shared or "co-working" arrangement for at least part of your week. I am bumping into a lot more people these days who are working at home or considering it. Perhaps it's just coincidence, or maybe ... http://myownpirateradio.com/2008/05/14/work-shifting-work-where-you-want/ A friend asked me the other day, what does "Beta" mean in the software industry? I wasn't really sure what to answer at first. "Beta" used to mean an interim test phase on the way to a "final" and "supported" product release. But over the last five years or ... http://myownpirateradio.com/2008/05/01/the-new-beta-is-forever/ Rogers announced this morning that they finally struck a deal with Apple to support the iPhone in Canada. We're thrilled to announce that we have a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to Canada later this year. We can't tell you any more about ... http://myownpirateradio.com/2008/04/29/iphone-in-canada-finally/ Mike Zintel just published a great blog post on Mesh, the project he's been working on at Microsoft the last few years with Dave Treadwell. Now I know why they couldn't tell me anything about work, other than cryptic stuff like, "It's going to be cool," and, "it's pretty hectic", ... http://myownpirateradio.com/2008/04/23/microsoft-ships-mesh/