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An Interview with author and MX Speaker Scott Ber


I recently had a chance to speak with Scott Berkun — designer, author, contrarian and MX 2009 conference speaker about something that has interested me for a long time, but we don’t generally talk about in the design community: failure. We build...
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Comparing observed behavior to project management


Coming back from a vacation is never easy. I have been trying to finish this post for the last week and time was just in short supply. Anyhow, I have finally caught up and gotten back to normal. In the last post I decided to embark on an experiment...
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Embed YouTube Videos in WideScreen Format


Google has added some new options in YouTube that makes it easy for you to embed YouTube videos that are available in Widescreen 16:9 format. You can access these new options by clicking the customize icon next to the embed code as in the...
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Back your Tumblr Blog


Learn how to create a backup of all your tumblr blogs to the hard disk including photos, video, chat sessions and even songs. Unlike WordPress or Blogger, Tumblr does not have an official export feature yet, so moving your Tumblr blog to a different...
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Google's Campfire for App Engine


Appirio was thrilled to participate in tonight's Campfire One event, hosted by Google to showcase the new capabilities of Google App Engine. Google gave 3 partners (IBM, Oracle, and Appirio) early access to these capabilities, and asked us to kick...
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SaaS is bad...


I've written quite a bit here about the dangers of adopting single vendor suites in terms of vendor lock in, and about how SaaS applications present a compelling value proposition for businesses as well as a disruptive threat to the existing...
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