Webslinger
Funny how things have come full circle: Apple releases iPhone, tells the market that third parties should make web apps The market isn’t ready for web apps, pressures Apple into releasing a native app SDK and distribution channel The market can’t tolerate Apple’s control over the app store, circumvents it with web apps (Kindle and Readability moved to web … Read more
There’s a vulnerability in a piece of software called timthumb.php that is used by some self-hosted WordPress themes and plugins for image manipulation (not WordPress.com.) If you have shell access to your web server, go to your web root directory and run: find -name timthumb.php (If you can’t do it through the shell, check your … Read more
My vacation in Puerto Rico had a short solo leg in San Juan (photos) followed by a week on the island of Vieques with some of my family. It was at the same time relaxing and adventurous, filled with trips to Vieques’ myriad beaches, a rainy night in the bioluminescent bay, and rum cocktails on the Malecón, the Esperanza village’s harbor promenade.
While we’ve learned a huge amount by launching very early prototypes in Labs, we believe that greater focus is crucial if we’re to make the most of the extraordinary opportunities ahead.
Translation: “We need to leave ‘release early, release often’ behind.”
I wonder if it’s because they catch too much flak for exposing prerelease features to the public, or because they’re trying to adopt a more holistic approach to their product cycles.
