Daily Reading from March 11, 2008

11 Mar 2008

Links to what I’ve been reading recently.

Another Software Practitioner Against Software Patents
How I spend my time as an Industry Analyst — "I’ve been an Industry Analyst for 5 months, and I think I have a bead on what the job entails as a Senior Analyst. Why I’m Sharing I often advise clients to share behind the scenes at their job, giving …"
DropBox makes online file storage and sharing more simple — "updated DropBox, a Silicon Valley company that is trying to make online file storage and sharing more simple, has come of out of secret testing and is sending out invites for people to use it. We’ve seen DropBox in use, …"
Credit crunch hits start-ups: Comerica accounts frozen? — "The national credit crunch is starting to hit Silicon Valley start-ups. We’ve heard that venture-backed companies with Comerica money market accounts have had their accounts frozen, and when we asked Comerica spokesperson Sara Snyder, she didn’t deny it. Snyder didn’t …"

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The importance of being good Starbucks is pulling CD burning stations from their stores. That says something interesting about their brand.
Movie marketing on a budget Mark Cuban's looking for more cost effective ways to market movies.
Rounded corners in CSS There lots of ways to create rounded corners with CSS, but they always require lots of complex HTML and CSS. This is simpler.
Embrace the medium The Web is different than print, television, or any other medium. To be successful, designers must embrace those differences.
Simplified Form Errors One of the most frustrating experiences on the Web is filling out forms. When mistakes are made, the user is often left guessing what they need to correct. We've taken an approach that shows the user in no uncertain terms what needs to be fixed.
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