Dot-Com Business Plan Archive

The Economy seems to be picking up here in the greater Boston area. Just about everyone I know seems to have more work than they can handle, which is great if you're a freelancer. But beware the mistakes of the past that threaten to drag us down once again! Enter the Business Plan Archive:

The Internet boom and bust of 1996 to 2002 was the most important business phenomenon of the past several decades. In the wake of this historic period, we have an unprecedented opportunity to learn from our past mistakes and successes.

To help us learn from history, we are creating the Business Plan Archive (BPA) to collect business plans and related documents from the dot com era. These plans – the “blueprints” that lay out the assumptions and strategies of Internet entrepreneurs – will enable entrepreneurs and researchers to conduct both qualitative and quantitative research.

Sounds pretty cool! Registration required, though. Via slashdot.

Introversion 3.14…

Online buddy Tim forwarded me this site for contemplation.

I like it! But I am soft in the head for this kind of stuff. For usability, some may find it inaccessible and daft. But that's not what it's about...

You could look at this as an expression of introversion... a very private type of interface, created to please its creator first. Each bloop and blurp is a pure expression of delight in motion. You're certainly not invited into the site like a Walmart with carpet spread wide. You have to grapple to extract any meaning. You either get it, or you don't. But if you put the effort into it...it becomes accessible bit by bit. Very lovely. The motion work is awesome too...click on everything!

Signs of Winter

Today, as I was leaving Active Edge, my car dashboard went "bing!" Looking down, I saw that the little "warning! temperature is close to freezing!" light had gone on. For me, this is the official notification that Winter is coming. Thank goodness I have heated seats.

Pure CSS Slideshow

Read on Joel on Software about this pure css slideshow called s5. It seems like it would be a good tool for one's client extranet, in sweet compliant CSS. Think of it as an engine for creating slide-style presentations on the web, just the kind of thing that might be nice for presenting a series of mockups or even online proposals. The default templates are not much to write home about, but you can of course customize them.

Burning Coffee

A slow-burning log for your fireplace, that's made out of coffee grounds. I wish I had a fireplace. Via Brand Autopsy.

Kat

Here's Kat, mellowing out by the sofa.

First Comment Spam

Irking. Thanksfully, WordPress has a bunch of comment spam controls built-in, and I've turned it on. Am also starting to look at the various spam control plugin filters, like Three Strikes and You're Out.

Sox Win!

And the Red Sox win their first World Series since 1918. Whoop! Tomorrow is going to be a de-facto holiday.

What a difference a few years makes in Boston sports.

Abby!

Kind of a funny picture of Lao & Harlan's cat Abby, sometime in 2001 I think.

Allergy Free Cats in 2007!

Seen on Slashdot: Allegedly, ALLERCA will be producing genetically engineered, hypoallergenic cats. So if you're allergic to the regular kind of cat, these cats won't induce sneezing and swelling.

Weird!