Archive for September 2006
Startups for the rest of us
Like thousands of other software developers, I have read the majority of Paul Graham’s blog both past and present. He’s a fantastic writer. He has great insights into software startups and building a startup software company. I even went to one of the Startup School presentations that he helped organize at Harvard last October, and…
Read MoreDefault Passwords aren’t safe?
I just read a Wired news article that illustrates yet another case of blatant security stupidity. It turns out that some ATM’s used by a specific vendor were configured without changing the default passwords. This allows you to essentially reprogram the ATM machine using nothing more than the ATM screen and a copy of the…
Read MoreOffice VPN: The Network Strikes Back
Well, a week or so after getting my VPN up and running I’ve found myself out on the road at a very large client. Attempting to put my newly created VPN to good use has yielded some problems though. It turns out that I didn’t set up the WINS or DNS server properly when I…
Read MoreOffice VPN
After nearly a week of trial and error, I finally have a working VPN up and running from my new office. I can get in, access other computers, do my thing, and everything else I need to do using just the Windows VPN client. It doesn’t sound nearly as impressive now that it’s over. But…
Read MoreSoftware Startup Myths Debunked
When it comes to software startups, it seems there are a lot of common misconceptions floating around. I’ve sat idly by and watched as these misconceptions are repeated as fact time and time again. I’d like to take a few minutes to dispel the top five myths of software startups. Myth #1: I need to…
Read MoreNew blog format
Well, I’ve finally transferred what I think are all of the entries from my old blog into the new one. For those of you who don’t know, SubText is an offshoot of the original .Text project. I don’t know all the details, but apparently, after the .Text project was abandoned, it was taken up again…
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