About a month back I decided to move from Unblock US to Overplay.net for accessing Netflix and other media content from around the world. In short, it has been a great experience. One thing that is difficult to know in advance though is the level of customer service you can expect. Although Overplay supports more locations and more of the services I use on a daily basis than Unblock US does, they did not have support for the Google Play stores....
The New Yahoo » yahoo: By Marissa Mayer, CEO of Yahoo! Photos tell the stories — stories we’re inspired to relive, share with our friends, or capture simply to express ourselves. Collecting these moments is a part of our everyday. Since 2005, Flickr has become synonymous with inspiring imagery. Today, we’re... Perhaps Yahoo will become a serious player, once again? I'm starting to like what I see :) So, where to store your precious photos?...
texburgher: LinkedIn “Profile Strength” If you fill the circle all the way up, you advance from “All-Star” to “Baller” but nobody’s ever done it and lived to tell about it. True story. This has been a mild annoyance for me, as I had no clue how I to fill the circle 100%. Turns out it's not possible. I guess it's LinkedIn's way of telling you that your profile will never be perfect, and that there is always room for improvement....
Wakeup Hero Feature Test: Hero Call » wakeup-hero: At Wakeup Hero we’re big fans of the Lean Startup methodology. As a result we test our assumptions before building a finished product. One of our assumptions is that a personal wakeup call (dubbed the Hero Call), is a nice and effective way for our users to make sure they get out of bed when they have something important to do (such as an exam, a meeting, air travel, etc)....
For a few years now, I've been contemplating changing my name. Or at least adding a middle name that I can use as my last name outside of Norway. Why? My last name is virtually unpronounceable in any language except Norwegian and maybe Swedish. Try to pronounce it yourself: K j e m p e r u d. I bet that if you're from any other country than Norway or Sweden, you have no idea how to even approach that....
Dan Ariely on how meaning motivates....
Validation planning in progress #wakeuphero – View on Path....
I watched The Art of Flight yesterday, and perhaps the best thing with the whole movie was this soundtrack. Check it out :) (Source: Spotify)...
How To Design For Android Devices (Meng To Design Blog) E-mail First Startups (Ryan Hoover) It's not e-mail that's broken, it's you (Tidbits) 7 things entrepreneurs should consider when setting up social media accounts (Treehouse Blog) Negotiating your startup job offer (Robby Grossman) ...
Other than the GTD methodology, the Pomodoro technique is my favorite productivity tool for actually getting stuff done. In short, it's a way to maximize the time where you're highly concentrated and productive and minimize both internal and external distractions. It helps you achieve this by time blocking (typically 25 min intervals) and a strict set of rules that help you keep focused. I've been using it for a couple of years now and it really complements GTD well....