GothamGeek's Blog

Have to Have in Apple Appstore

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:38:23 -0500

Hello all you shoppers out there. Need a place to keep track of all your needs, wants and desires? Check out our latest addition to the #iphone appstore.

2012: A Shopper's Odyssey

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:12:34 -0500

2012: A Shopper's Odyssey:

Great article by @carlaholtze in the HuffPost. @havetohave is AWESOME!

Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:52:21 -0500

Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child :

Best quote: “Programming (for kids) is absolutely fundamental. Debugging code is the closest thing to learning about learning.”

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:28:39 -0500

Sheryl Sandberg: Why we have too few women leaders:

Great talk for anyone raising a daughter.

Goldman Munching Naan Marks Cafe Spice’s Quest to Feed America

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:33:06 -0500

Goldman Munching Naan Marks Cafe Spice’s Quest to Feed America:

I think it is really interesting that they are seeing Mexican food as an on-ramp to Indian. Can’t say I disagree! Beats salads and sandwiches any day.

SOPA and PIPA | American Civics | Khan Academy

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:28:17 -0500

SOPA and PIPA | American Civics | Khan Academy:

Leave it to Khan to lay it all out there, nice and easy.

Steve Wozniak: Android Is Better Than the iPhone in Some Ways

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:37:09 -0500

Steve Wozniak: Android Is Better Than the iPhone in Some Ways :

As expected, real tech people prefer Android.

The man who wants to translate the Web

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:00:13 -0500

The man who wants to translate the Web :

Yet another example of how hard work and using your brain solves the worlds’ problems.

Where 94% of CS grads get jobs.

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:57:50 -0500

Where 94% of CS grads get jobs.:

Woot! Go CS geeks.

Is this the year social commerce actually comes out big?

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:28:38 -0500

Is this the year social commerce actually comes out big?:

I thing so… @havetohave for 2012!

M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:41:14 -0500

M.I.T. Game-Changer: Free Online Education For All:

Now there is no excuse to get an awesome education.

Corporate Refugee: 10 Words StartUps Should Resolve to Give Up 2012

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:02:08 -0500

Corporate Refugee: 10 Words StartUps Should Resolve to Give Up 2012:

kristalbergfield:

Well, because everyone else is doing their wrap up lists for 2011 and trend predictions for 2012, who am I to not jump on that bandwagon and try to get some page views and followers out of it? Thus, I give to you my view of the words that people in start ups say that - like those nasty smoking,…

http://tech.mit.edu/V131/N57/khan.html

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:46:56 -0500

http://tech.mit.edu/V131/N57/khan.html:

This ought to be great. Kahn academy rocks!

Starbucks apps account for 26M mobile payments and $110M in card reloads

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:09:59 -0500

Starbucks apps account for 26M mobile payments and $110M in card reloads:

I might count for about half of this… I have to say, Starbucks has done this mobile payments right. Really simple. On the phone. No fuss, no muss.

Coding - the new Latin

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:48:58 -0500

Coding - the new Latin:

I am not sure about being the new Latin (isn’t that a dead language?). But if you can’t code in the future, I think you will be at a big disadvantage.

Aussie hacks Siri to automate home

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:37:53 -0500

Aussie hacks Siri to automate home:

emergentfutures:

Sydney man Marcus Schappi, 28, spent just over $120 on a gadget set-up which enabled him to hack Siri and use voice commands to turn on a lamp and open web pages.

Video with ads via the link

Full Story: The Age

First-Time Founder? 9 Things You Ought to Know

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:36:02 -0500

First-Time Founder? 9 Things You Ought to Know

The Rise of Developeronomics

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:35:00 -0500

The Rise of Developeronomics

It never ceases to amaze me how much good, free code there is out there on the internet.

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:33:16 -0400

It never ceases to amaze me how much good, free code there is out there on the internet.

A good reminder that an MVP is not always a simple version of the product.

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:22:23 -0400

A good reminder that an MVP is not always a simple version of the product.:

It is all about collecting data!