How can we use 2-week sprints to build trust with clients and foster a collaborative relationship? It all begins with a jar of marbles…
How to Build Trust With Clients - One Sprint (or Marble!) at a Time
12 Jun 2023
Cognitive Bias Cheat Sheet
7 Sep 2016
A list of cognitive biases from Wikipedia that have been grouped by Buster Benson. Plenty of reading for the next few days/weeks/months...
How long have we all been working with Ruby on Rails?
1 Jun 2016
One of the questions we asked in the recent survey was "How many years have you been developing with Ruby on Rails?". The purpose of this question is to get a very general idea of the shift in experience across the community.
Why is Ruby On Rails a Good Fit in 2016?
5 Apr 2016
An overview of why we use Ruby on Rails and why it is a good framework for the people we work with.
Rails Hosting Survey 2016
29 Mar 2016
The Rails Hosting Survey is back for the fourth time! This is your opportunity to share your thoughts with the community and gauge current trends in Rails hosting.
CKEditor and Word Counts
4 Mar 2014
In a project we’re currently working on, we created a form builder that could publish complex forms that include features such as:
- Logic that can be applied to different fields, sections and pages
- Configurable validations
- Word counts by field, section or complete form
- Option to allow some textareas to have WYSIWYG content
Things I Learned at PhoneGap Day
21 Jul 2012
With the release of 2.0, I decided to give PhoneGap another look and head off to the launch talks. Here is a list of what I found interesting…
Happy Birthday Carl!
16 Jul 2012
Today we celebrated Carl’s birthday!
Correction – Today, we celebrated having missed Carl’s birthday, which was yesterday. Carl, being a good sport, promised that he would one day be able to move on past this disappointment, and hopefully lead a life similar to the one he had before.
Google+ Fuss
24 May 2012
Guy Kawasaki releases What the Plus!, in which he explains what “makes Google+ as special as Macintosh”.
I was a little surprised when I first read about this, as my experience of Google+ so far has been like walking down a deserted street, complete with tumbleweed and whistling wind. In all honesty, I’ve probably not been fair with it and wrote it off quite quickly. However, when somebody as well-respected as Guy Kawasaki makes such a bold comparison it did make me want to go take another look at it.
One of the points he makes is the clean interface, with plenty of white space. Google’s interfaces are not for everybody – often being described as utilitarian, but my feeble brain tends to prefer this style. The most important aspect though is whether or not there is any activity, and several months on (with admittedly small circles) I’m still seeing barely any activity. Going there makes you feel like you chose the wrong party. The few people there are standing at the edge of the room, and its all disturbingly quiet.
My prediction? The next Wave.
High time for Highrise
13 Jun 2007
Earlier today, 37signals, posted an article, which referenced an in-depth review of Highrise by Robby. This review has various tips for getting started with Highrise, and how our team has integrated it into our internal workflow. We’ve been able to use a little GTD along with the Mail.app Act-On plugin to painlessly keep track of our new inquiries.
After trying many other products, none of which ever met our needs, Highrise has become a major fixture in our process for sales, contact management and networking. Also, Basecamp recently received a little spit and polish to give both products a common look and feel, which has made the integration all the more seamless.