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Switching internet providers

21 Jan 2010

Switching internet providers

This discussion between Carlos and I took place on Campfire last week. As you can see, our internet connection is now much faster.

One of gripes with our old building was that we only had a few DSL options to choose from. Our internet at work was always sluggish. When we found our new place we were pleased to find out that we could switch over to Comcast Business as an internet provider. We were also able to move our phone lines to them, which means we’ve consolidated three bills into one… and the best part? We’re saving $50/month now.

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We've moved!

20 Jan 2010

We've moved!

Pardon our dust… but we’ve been in the process of moving to a new studio in downtown Portland. After four years in our last building, we thought it was time to upgrade our digs. We now have a full kitchen, bath, and a nice view of a park across the street. Here are a few photos from our first days in the new space.

Be sure to follow us on twitter or subscribe to our blog feed as we’ll be announcing a studio warming party in the near future!

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Our Podcast

19 Jan 2010

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Puzzles

17 Jan 2010

Puzzles

We recently had to take our puzzle apart. We’ll miss you!

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First hosting customers

16 Jan 2010

First hosting customers

Back in 2004, we started to add pins for each unique location where a customer was from. We stopped updating this board in 2005 and it had been hiding in a closet. We recently repurposed the cork board for something new but made sure we got a photo first. Perhaps you were one of our pins. :-)

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Temporary housing

15 Jan 2010

Temporary housing

We’re in the middle of an exciting change and we’ve had to take over the ping-pong table.

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Predators don't take risks

15 Jan 2010

The truly successful businessman, in Villette and Vuillermot’s telling, is anything but a risk-taker. He is a predator, and predators seek to incur the least risk possible while hunting.

Malcolm Gladwell from The New Yorker

Another reminder to focus on small, measurable goals versus large, risky ones.

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Our first business card

14 Jan 2010

Our first business card

We started Planet Argon in 2002 and this was our first business card. The pyramid hasn’t been used in creative work since that era… perhaps it’s time to bring it back.

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Gruber on The Tablet

10 Jan 2010

If you’re thinking The Tablet is just a big iPhone, or just Apple’s take on the e-reader, or just a media player, or just anything, I say you’re thinking too small — the equivalent of thinking that the iPhone was going to be just a click wheel iPod that made phone calls. I think The Tablet is nothing short of Apple’s reconception of personal computing.

John Gruber from Daring Fireball: The Tablet

Refreshing commentary on how our predictions about the new device from Apple are likely short-sighted.

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