Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. You Don’t Need a Master Plan — You Just Need to Start – “Starting something in the hopes of making an extra $1,000 a month is every bit as worthy as trying to colonize Mars. Start small and give your ambitions room to…
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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. How Artificial Intelligence Will Redefine Management – “While oncoming disruptions won’t arrive all at once, the pace of development is faster and the implications more far-reaching than most executives and managers realize. Those managers capable of assessing what the workforce of…
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Let’s talk about debt. You’re most likely aware of technical debt. You’ve possibly heard of UX debt. You may have even heard of product debt. If you’re not familiar with these terms, let’s use the following definitions: Technical Debt: those internal things that you choose not to do now, but will impede future development if…
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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. What Last Week’s Internet Shut Down Really Means (Thanks to Cat Nyberg for recommending this article) – “While we’re patching those insecure home DVRs, routers, and webcams, let’s back up and talk about the implications of IoT for public values generally….
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Note: This year we have two interns at Don’t Panic Labs, Maggie Witzenburg and Tara Brookhouser. They recently attended the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Houston, TX. We’re honored to have them as part of our team this year and appreciate the time they took to share their experience. This past week…
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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Good code is its own best documentation – “Bad code is like a car that promises to be able to reach 200MPH, but has a stereo that only accepts cassette tapes and the cupholders have tilted bottoms. Any time you try…
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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. How To Make A Netflix Doorbell So Trick-Or-Treaters Don’t Kill Your Vibe – “Netflix data shows that pause rates across the country increase up to 30% during trick-or-treating, peaking at 7:29pm. We can all agree there’s nothing more infuriating than an…
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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Can an App Make Staying in Touch Too Easy? – “But the progression of communication platforms that make it increasingly easier to get in touch made me wonder whether it’s time to apply the brakes. As we try to mine the…
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Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. 8 Ways Billionaires and Elite Athletes Perform at the Highest Level (Thanks to Brian Zimmer for recommending this article) – “Average is over. The middle-ground has all but dissolved, leaving you in one of two positions: among the leading few or…
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In one of our current projects, I needed to set up our Xamarin.Forms builds on Visual Studio Team Services (VSTS). What stumped me was the following error when I was setting up VSTS for a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app: C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v14.0\AppxPackage\Microsoft.AppXPackage.Targets(3516,5): error APPX0105: Cannot import the key file ‘Windows_TemporaryKey.pfx’. The key file may…
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