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Archive for the 'In Eighty Days' Category

The Low-Battery Woes

Are you one of those travelers that must bring a laptop, iPod, and digital camera with you at all times?

by Andrew M. Lin on July 28th, 2006
Bad Business Decision #2: Not Paying Employees

This should really go without saying, but there are many angles that I can attack here. First off, you should always pay your employees. Even if you don’t like the end result of their work, the questions you should ask yourself are: did the person do the job to their best ability? And, if the […]

by Andrew M. Lin on July 26th, 2006
Bad Business Decision #1: Being a Backseat Designer

Essentially what is means is that if you want to be a part of the process of design, you need to have some experience in design.

by Andrew M. Lin on July 24th, 2006
TripTie’s Audible Brand: Which do you like best?

Brand. I think a great example of a successful brand is NBC, the television station. It just makes you feel good. And how do you know when to feel good? It’s those darned NBC chimes! Those chimes are an audible brand that have evolved over the years. I wanted something like that for TripTie. Lucky […]

by Andrew M. Lin on July 13th, 2006
TripTie Screencast: Adding Items to Your Trip Plans

Here’s the second installment in the TripTie screencast series. As you can see, they are evolving a bit: Adding Items to Your Trip Plans (6 mins, 9 megs)

by Andrew M. Lin on June 16th, 2006
TripTie Screencast: Creating Trip Plans

So what I decided to do, was start to put together a collection of short video screencasts, describing how you can use TripTie. Here is the first of hopefully many short, informative videos.

by Andrew M. Lin on June 14th, 2006
Apologies, but it’s a good thing. Really.

I’m sorry that for the moment, this blog has fallen a bit to the wayside. It’s not that I don’t care for it, I really do. Sometimes life takes those unexpected spills; it’s really like that board game Chutes and Ladders. And sometimes life brings you those “ladders,” where you feel a bit of accomplishment. […]

by Andrew M. Lin on June 10th, 2006