Small is essential

TIME magazine on 37Sigs. "Small is essential" is a good philosophy. Small can also be part of "big" - a big company w small stand-alone units can do wonders.

One small error in the story - the author claims that using Ruby on Rails is the reason why the 37Sigs' apps have a consistent look. Apart from that, it's a good read (4 minutes of your time).

Binder clip cable organizer

I came across this video over at WWD. Brilliant, problem solved.


Simple Binder Clip Cable Organizer!

Preview feature in NNW 3

In October I wrote a short post on how to improve the feed reader. Looks like one of the features on my wish list, and that I had heard off being in the works for another reader, is making it in to the next version of NetNewsWire - the preview thumbnail of the blog/site your subscribing too.

BlogSigs

I like the idea of what BlogSigs can do, and how it was created.

So what is it? Well, the app lives up to its name by adding your latest blog post to your outgoing email's signature. Simple, smart.



But here's the part I really like. BlogSigs is yet another clever app created by outsourcing the development (and even the site design) by the people who came up with the idea. In this case VCs David Feinleib and Tom Cole.

'Course this is common in bigger ventures, but also increasingly so in small dev projects. I like this trend. It gives hope to people like myself - Entrepreneurs with pathetic coding skills.

More on the app here
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Twitterrific 2.1 beta

The 2.1 beta of everyone's favvo Twitter app is now available. Look for it on the Twitterific Twitter page.