Archive for June, 2007

Are you using OpenDNS? You should be!

by Josh Fraser on June 28, 2007


Earlier this year I started using OpenDNS and it has completely revolutionized the way that I navigate the web. In the old days I accessed websites by typing in the URL or by searching for the link in a mess of bookmarks. Now I use OpenDNS shortcuts. For ...

I’ve not pulled this many all-nighters since sophomore year!

by Josh Fraser on June 27, 2007


We had our one-month demos last night. It was a lot of fun seeing what the other teams have been working on this summer. I am blown away by the vision and talent of the other companies here at TechStars. It's been cool to see the friendships developing ...

One blog that every team should be reading

by Josh Fraser on June 26, 2007


My general expectation for blogs is for them to provide me some basic value. Every now and then you should probably post something insightful, interesting or funny to keep me coming back, but I certainly don’t expect you to blow my mind with every ...

A quick break from coding…

by Josh Fraser on June 25, 2007


Notice anything funny about this picture? I think there's a life lesson here: think ahead! Ok, my blog break is over. Time to get back to coding. And by "coding", I mean, fighting stupid IE css bugs. If you haven't signed up for our mailing ...

Want a sneak peak at EventVue?

by Josh Fraser on June 23, 2007


We are not going to have a public launch of our product until the end of this summer. The good news is that our friends, advisers and loyal blog readers will be offered sneak previews long before then. If you want to be in on the fun, just ...

Platypus update

by Josh Fraser on June 21, 2007


This is what happens when Facebook adds your application to their directory: Here is a quick summary of the other numbers from the Platypus experiment: 416 people have looked at it 227 people have installed it 158 people are currently ...

Watching and learning

by Josh Fraser on June 20, 2007


Last night I got to sit in and watch companies pitch to an angel network from CTEK. It was an amazing learning opportunity for us. Here are some of the things that really stood out: Know your business Last night one of the presenters made the following ...

#1 on Google

by Josh Fraser on June 19, 2007


If you search for "online aspect" on Google my blog comes up as the 1st result out of 92,800,000. Thanks Google. You made my day.

Content aggregation: Am I missing something?

by Josh Fraser on June 18, 2007


With new web services appearing every day our information is increasingly spread out over a myriad of different platforms. As a result, active web users are forced to log into dozens of different sites to keep up with their online life. There are ...

The story of how I became a programmer

by Josh Fraser on June 17, 2007


The story of how I became a programmer is really a story about my dad. As long as I can remember, my family has had a computer in our house. My entrance into the programming world started when my dad bought me some books on how to program our Apple ...