Fuzz of the week is a weekly column where I give a shout out to a company or product that deserves some recognition. My pick for this week is OpenGL. For those of you that don’t know OpenGL is an application programming interface (API) for graphics applications. OpenGL got an early start back in [...]
Author Archives: Ben Demott
The First Rule of Fight Club Is …
April 17, 2008 – 2:45 pm
One of my favorite movies of all time is Fight Club; and I’d like to revisit it through some great quotes!
Tyler Durden: Guys, what would you wish you’d done before you died?
The Fear of Free Part 2: Overcoming Objections.
April 16, 2008 – 1:14 pm
Last week we introduced the topic of open-source or “free” products in the corporate environment, and this week we are going to identify and address some of the reason for resistance when it comes to adopting free solutions in a business environment and how to overcome them.
Standing Behind Your Product Means Admitting When You Are Wrong
April 14, 2008 – 11:59 pm
A Case Study.I will tell a brief story about my experience dealing with one of the world’s largest router suppliers, and making a large investment in the technology. – I am telling this story because this is the corporate attitude, this is how corporations think, act, and behave in large part – this describes the [...]
The Fear of Free Part 1: Corporations and Open-Source Software.
April 12, 2008 – 1:08 am
Martha froze as she drew her finger back slowly from the keyboard … what was this, no registration required? – as short shivers ran down her back she though “I can’t believe it!” All her life Martha had been bombarded by offers for ‘enhancement’ drugs, free shipping, and diet pills. She had punched the [...]
How Many Beers Fit in That Computer?
April 10, 2008 – 1:14 am
Today on this blog I will sadly admit something about my work history, during college, I worked for the Geek Squad - I was a shameful corporate pawn, but this post isn’t about that, it’s about the lessons I learned while dealing with 40 - 50 ‘users’ a day.
When you ask [...]
Inaugural Fuzz of the Week: Zend
April 10, 2008 – 1:09 am
Each week in this column, I’ll be highlighting a cool company or product from the technology world and awarding it with our “Fuzz of the week”. To start things off right in our inaugural post let’s jump right in.
My weekly fuzz this week is directed at Zend “The PHP Company”. Hit up [...]
