Author Archives: Matt Goyer

links for 2008-09-25

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Matt Goyer

Outdoors | Flying high under I-5 at the new mountain bike park | Seattle Times Newspaper (tags: biking) A Newbie’s Guide to Startup Compensation (or “Stock Options will Make Me Rich!”) – Tony Wright dot com (tags: startups stock) Consumers … Continue reading →

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Kids, Protect Your Ears!

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Matt Goyer

The last thing my mom warned me about was the threat to air quality posed by Zambonis. The last thing she wanted me to blog about but I didn’t was asking you all to make donations to World Vision in … Continue reading →

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Choppy DVD Playback For Dell Studio Hybrid

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Matt Goyer

My Dell Studio Hybrid living room PC replacement arrived today. I was pleasantly surprised how well the setup went only to be stymied when I went to watch disc three of Big Love tonight. Turns out Dell likely mis-configured the … Continue reading →

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Dell Sucks – My Last Order From Dell

Posted on September 16, 2008 by Matt Goyer

After a few weeks of debate I ordered Dell’s newly released Studio Hybrid to replace my dying living room PC/Media Center. Unfortunately, weeks later I still have not received it from Dell… September 3rd – I ordered a Studio Hybrid … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-09-12

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Matt Goyer

Cell phone firms queried on rising texting rates – Yahoo! News (tags: cellphones) blog.pmarca.com: Quote of the week: Why brainstorming is a bad idea (tags: ideas) How to Chrome Your Industry – Umair Haque (tags: strategy business)

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Seattle Neighborhood Blog Ads

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Matt Goyer

With the growing popularity of neighborhood blogs there is also a growing popularity in monetizing what for some is a hobby and for others is a full time gig. As Urbnlivn, my Seattle condo blog, continues to suck hours of … Continue reading →

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I Will Only Buy From Amazon

Posted on September 8, 2008 by Matt Goyer

Curious about how to design better web forms I bought Web Form Design by Luke Wroblewski from the publisher, Rosenfeld, because the book then would come with a PDF for the same cost as buying it from Amazon. I ordered … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-09-05

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Matt Goyer

AIArchitect This Week | As Housing Market Weakens, Homes Are Getting Smaller "Key findings from the AIA’s Home Design Trends Survey for the first quarter of 2008" (tags: architecture) Crosscut Seattle – Extreme Seattle "New demographic figures make clear what … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-08-31

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Matt Goyer

Craigslist Buying and Selling Etiquette (tags: craigslist) Lets go fishing card – redfin for the web [PDF] How to catch a Redfin in Australia (tags: redfin) Microsoft switches to compostable utensils, cups in cafeterias | Seattle Times Newspaper "It starts … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-08-24

Posted on August 24, 2008 by Matt Goyer

Firefox to get massive JavaScript performance boost (tags: firefox performance) New Gears Geolocation API powers mobile web sites (tags: mobile mapping) Danes win 49er gold with assist from Croatia (tags: sailing olypmics) Skins (TV series) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia … Continue reading →

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