If the freemium or other free business model pattern interest you, check out this interview of Chris Anderson about his upcoming book.
http://www.geekentertainment.tv/2009/07/02/chris-anderson-speaks-for-free/
The freemium pattern can also be modelled on the business model canvas
checkout http://bmdesigner.com for more.
FREE (full book) by Chris Anderson
The problem
More and more universities publish courses as podcasts on iTunesU and neglect to give a direct access to their content. This hinders sharing of knowledge, because of the obligatory Apple’s iTunes application needed to access iTunesU.
The solution
Emulating the iTunes client: the script can be tested at
http://www2.unil.ch/itunesu/index.groovy?handle=[itunesU url]
It only needs the url which would open [...]
I found a new way to use the Google Chrome browser without having to install or use a proxy.
The solution is called http://www.adsweep.org/
Since I use the developer preview channel, I installed adsweep as an extension/plugin.
Quick steps for Chrome-dev with adsweep extension:
Switch chrome to dev channel with the Google Chrome Channel Changer (more info)
Download AdSweep extension [...]
[update 2]
Check adsweep an adblock extension for chrome
[update]
other alternatives to my original solution:
http://www.admuncher.com/
http://bfilter.sourceforge.net/
http://proximodo.sourceforge.net/
http://www.adsweep.org/
Privoxy solution:
I love the new Google Chrome Browser, especially the…:
- really fast render speed,
- new tab page
- and the ability to create a new window from a tab that you drop outside chrome.
Naturally, I am missing all my nice add-ons from Firefox, mainly [...]
Here is the list of add-ons I use to make my Mozilla Thunderbird Mail client more usefull.
New Features
Folder Account
Lets you associate user accounts and identities with specific folders.
Remember Mismatched Domains
Adds a “Don’t warn me again about this certificate for this domain” checkbox to the Domain Mismatch and Expired Certificate warning windows.
MinimizeToTray
Minimizes Thunderbird windows into the [...]
Suddenly Mozilla Thunderbird started crashing on me. I found out that it was the webmail addon “Hotmail 1.2.15 (live)” which creates the problem. The solution is to upgrade to the newer version 1.2.17, but unfortunately this has to be done manually:
1) download the new version of the addon http://webmail.mozdev.org/installation.html (right-click save as).
2) start mozilla thunderbird [...]
While testing seaside when loading the pages locally in firefox I had a long delay. After some digging,
it turns out that the slowness is caused by an IPv6 issue with DNS and can easily be resolved by turning IPv6 support off in Firefox while doing localhost testing. To make the change, type about:config in [...]
After watching most of the videos of the LIFT event available at www.nouvo.ch/liftvideo here is my personal selection:
Eric Favre, the co-inventor of Nespresso (Speech in French)
Interesting story about the invention of the “capsule” and its future in tea.
Mieke Gerritzen
Strange talk but a fresh look at the intersection between nature and technology.
Paul Barnett, the creative director [...]
The loading will get to the point where you click to continue [Mission Splash screen] once you click, the screen goes blank and you hear what sounds like an explosion then nothing. Only a black screen.
I found a solution in the relic forums
DragonRR:
Fix for this issue:
Go to this folder:
My documents\My Games\Company of Heroes\Savegames\RelicCOH\Campaigns\cxp2\
Find the [...]
Think again!
Advanced Topics in Programming Languages: Java Puzzlers, Episode VI – Google Tech Talks July 23, 2007
Many other interesting talks at: Google Video Tech Talks