Comments for With The Band http://zviband.com Notes on Tech, Social Media, and Entrepreneurship ... Are you with the Band? Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:47:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 Comment on Work/Life Balance by Life Coach Melbourne http://zviband.com/2008/06/26/worklife-balance/#comment-5349 Life Coach Melbourne Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:01:54 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/06/26/worklife-balance/#comment-5349 Balance is important. When one aspect of our life becomes too dominant we loose that balance and experience conflict and unhappiness. Balance is important. When one aspect of our life becomes too dominant we loose that balance and experience conflict and unhappiness.

]]> Comment on Ideas We’d Like to Fund by Victoria Pickering http://zviband.com/2008/07/23/ideas-wed-like-to-fund/#comment-5347 Victoria Pickering Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:31:22 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/07/23/ideas-wed-like-to-fund/#comment-5347 Zvi - Great list - thanks for posting it. Some things I'd like to see: 1. Easy and seamless text-to-audio converting device: so you could read something on the subway, then listen to it while walking home, then start reading it again at home, then listen to it while walking the dog, etc. - with the audio picking up at the place where you stopped reading and vice versa. 2. Something that built a knowledge base (expert system, wiki, etc.) for an organization out of its existing materials. I'm thinking of something that would work for a law firm, medical group practice, volunteer organization, etc. - where a lot of time is spent training new people or not being able to remember, access, or build on useful information and knowledge from previous work. This tool would take all of the existing paper and digital materials from the organization - work products, memos, manuals, emails, presentations, etc. - and turn it into a knowledgebase that was structured and classified and searchable. 3. more sophisticated tools for extracting information from images 4. for the ADD in all of us, something that worked well to keep your place in everything you get interrupted from - so that when you went back to each thing, there would be a marker there showing where you left off reading or doing it, so that you could get back into it more quickly (maybe built off of eyetracking?) 5. power tools for learning - some tools that helped get information into our brains fast. Like say that there was a specific subject you wanted to learn, this tool would help by organizing the information (electronic versions of outlines, flashcards, etc.) and then finding a way (tests or equivalent) to continuously figure out what you had mastered and what you still needed to learn, and then continuously re-organizing the learning material to focus on the parts you had not yet mastered. 6. easy ways for organizations of people without technical abilities to work collaboratively (I'm thinking of people who are intimidated even by simple tools like Basecamp) - but could benefit from solutions that created to-do lists out of their information, or connected them up remotely to work on documents simultaneously, or found best available times for their meetings, or all the other organizational needs - many of which there are good existing solutions for, but only for groups which are more technically-savvy. Zvi -
Great list - thanks for posting it.
Some things I’d like to see:
1. Easy and seamless text-to-audio converting device: so you could read something on the subway, then listen to it while walking home, then start reading it again at home, then listen to it while walking the dog, etc. - with the audio picking up at the place where you stopped reading and vice versa.
2. Something that built a knowledge base (expert system, wiki, etc.) for an organization out of its existing materials. I’m thinking of something that would work for a law firm, medical group practice, volunteer organization, etc. - where a lot of time is spent training new people or not being able to remember, access, or build on useful information and knowledge from previous work. This tool would take all of the existing paper and digital materials from the organization - work products, memos, manuals, emails, presentations, etc. - and turn it into a knowledgebase that was structured and classified and searchable.
3. more sophisticated tools for extracting information from images
4. for the ADD in all of us, something that worked well to keep your place in everything you get interrupted from - so that when you went back to each thing, there would be a marker there showing where you left off reading or doing it, so that you could get back into it more quickly (maybe built off of eyetracking?)
5. power tools for learning - some tools that helped get information into our brains fast. Like say that there was a specific subject you wanted to learn, this tool would help by organizing the information (electronic versions of outlines, flashcards, etc.) and then finding a way (tests or equivalent) to continuously figure out what you had mastered and what you still needed to learn, and then continuously re-organizing the learning material to focus on the parts you had not yet mastered.
6. easy ways for organizations of people without technical abilities to work collaboratively (I’m thinking of people who are intimidated even by simple tools like Basecamp) - but could benefit from solutions that created to-do lists out of their information, or connected them up remotely to work on documents simultaneously, or found best available times for their meetings, or all the other organizational needs - many of which there are good existing solutions for, but only for groups which are more technically-savvy.

]]> Comment on Work/Life Balance by nat http://zviband.com/2008/06/26/worklife-balance/#comment-5232 nat Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:29:41 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/06/26/worklife-balance/#comment-5232 I can definitely relate to that. It all changed for me when I got married and had kids. It's amazing how fast your priorities change. All I can say is, if your work is something you enjoy and are passionate about, despite the long hours, then you are probably well on the way to a balanced life. If you find your mind wandering to other things then look at your priorities and make some changes. You may be heading for a burn out. I can definitely relate to that. It all changed for me when I got married and had kids. It’s amazing how fast your priorities change.
All I can say is, if your work is something you enjoy and are passionate about, despite the long hours, then you are probably well on the way to a balanced life. If you find your mind wandering to other things then look at your priorities and make some changes. You may be heading for a burn out.

]]> Comment on Two years out… by Leslie Bradshaw http://zviband.com/2008/05/23/two-years-out/#comment-4958 Leslie Bradshaw Mon, 26 May 2008 02:41:56 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/05/23/two-years-out/#comment-4958 Zvi -- you are an absolute rock-band, Zvi Band, rockstar. I do not know what JESS3 would do without you. In just a few short weeks, you have made a huge impact -- can't wait to see what else is in store! PS: You also make my job a million times easier. Thanks for always staying up late and getting up early. That is the way to be! An inspiration to us all :) Zvi — you are an absolute rock-band, Zvi Band, rockstar. I do not know what JESS3 would do without you. In just a few short weeks, you have made a huge impact — can’t wait to see what else is in store!

PS: You also make my job a million times easier. Thanks for always staying up late and getting up early. That is the way to be! An inspiration to us all :)

]]> Comment on Taking Opportunities by John Brennan http://zviband.com/2008/04/10/taking-opportunities/#comment-4595 John Brennan Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:06:18 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/04/10/taking-opportunities/#comment-4595 you finally made the leap -- congrats!! I called ya this weekend. we should catch up soon. you finally made the leap — congrats!! I called ya this weekend. we should catch up soon.

]]> Comment on Taking Opportunities by Zvi Band http://zviband.com/2008/04/10/taking-opportunities/#comment-4590 Zvi Band Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:13:13 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/04/10/taking-opportunities/#comment-4590 Thanks all! Thanks all!

]]> Comment on Taking Opportunities by Jesse Thomas http://zviband.com/2008/04/10/taking-opportunities/#comment-4589 Jesse Thomas Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:15:50 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/04/10/taking-opportunities/#comment-4589 I always wanted a band I always wanted a band

]]> Comment on Taking Opportunities by Leslie Bradshaw http://zviband.com/2008/04/10/taking-opportunities/#comment-4588 Leslie Bradshaw Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:10:35 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/04/10/taking-opportunities/#comment-4588 Congratulations once again Zvi, we are so excited to have you on board. You have already helped in so many ways, to have you full time is like a dream =) Congratulations once again Zvi, we are so excited to have you on board. You have already helped in so many ways, to have you full time is like a dream =)

]]> Comment on Taking Opportunities by Joseph LeBlanc http://zviband.com/2008/04/10/taking-opportunities/#comment-4587 Joseph LeBlanc Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:21:36 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/04/10/taking-opportunities/#comment-4587 Congratulations on the career move! And yes, you can learn from working on government contracts, despite some oddities. Congratulations on the career move! And yes, you can learn from working on government contracts, despite some oddities.

]]> Comment on Taking Opportunities by Bob http://zviband.com/2008/04/10/taking-opportunities/#comment-4580 Bob Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:22:21 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/04/10/taking-opportunities/#comment-4580 Congratulations and good luck. Congratulations and good luck.

]]> Comment on Apple’s Design Guide by Zvi Band http://zviband.com/2008/03/25/apples-design-guide/#comment-4525 Zvi Band Thu, 27 Mar 2008 12:12:25 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/03/25/apples-design-guide/#comment-4525 Thanks Jared! Thanks Jared!

]]> Comment on Apple’s Design Guide by noinput.net | plug it in » The Eco-Safe Foundation http://zviband.com/2008/03/25/apples-design-guide/#comment-4523 noinput.net | plug it in » The Eco-Safe Foundation Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:12:11 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/03/25/apples-design-guide/#comment-4523 [...] It’s taken off in the blogosphere as well, quite a few people have already put it on their blogs.. and thats just a [...] […] It’s taken off in the blogosphere as well, quite a few people have already put it on their blogs.. and thats just a […]

]]> Comment on Apple’s Design Guide by Jared Goralnick http://zviband.com/2008/03/25/apples-design-guide/#comment-4521 Jared Goralnick Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:37:00 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/03/25/apples-design-guide/#comment-4521 Very cool link. And these are extremely important things to consider. By the way, your blog's looking awesome :-) Very cool link. And these are extremely important things to consider.

By the way, your blog’s looking awesome :-)

]]> Comment on I Made a Fire Eagle Application by Zvi Band http://zviband.com/2008/03/08/i-made-a-fire-eagle-application/#comment-4511 Zvi Band Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:31:48 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/03/08/i-made-a-fire-eagle-application/#comment-4511 rabble - no worries! I just felt that you guys could have used a little more time to flesh out and solidify the API before releasing it - but you guys prolly had no control over that. Thanks for commenting! rabble - no worries!

I just felt that you guys could have used a little more time to flesh out and solidify the API before releasing it - but you guys prolly had no control over that.

Thanks for commenting!

]]> Comment on The Facebook Flea Market, or Why Diversification is the Only Free Lunch by Zvi Band http://zviband.com/2008/03/19/the-facebook-flea-market-or-why-diversification-is-the-only-free-lunch/#comment-4510 Zvi Band Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:30:45 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/03/19/the-facebook-flea-market-or-why-diversification-is-the-only-free-lunch/#comment-4510 Parasite... good term! I completely agree. "Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner." - Robert DeNiro in Heat Parasite… good term!

I completely agree.

“Don’t let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.” - Robert DeNiro in Heat

]]> Comment on The Facebook Flea Market, or Why Diversification is the Only Free Lunch by Keith Casey http://zviband.com/2008/03/19/the-facebook-flea-market-or-why-diversification-is-the-only-free-lunch/#comment-4489 Keith Casey Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:01:57 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/03/19/the-facebook-flea-market-or-why-diversification-is-the-only-free-lunch/#comment-4489 The question we kept getting for WGS was "why don't you just build this on FB" and we kept pointing out the same things. FB is great as an end point, but being wholly and completely dependent on someone else isn't a business model, it's being a parasite... symbiotic or not. The question we kept getting for WGS was “why don’t you just build this on FB” and we kept pointing out the same things. FB is great as an end point, but being wholly and completely dependent on someone else isn’t a business model, it’s being a parasite… symbiotic or not.

]]> Comment on I Made a Fire Eagle Application by The Facebook Flea Market, or Why Diversification is the Only Free Lunch - With The Band http://zviband.com/2008/03/08/i-made-a-fire-eagle-application/#comment-4482 The Facebook Flea Market, or Why Diversification is the Only Free Lunch - With The Band Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:22:14 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/03/08/i-made-a-fire-eagle-application/#comment-4482 [...] in the way things work can throw everything off-kilter for you, and you have no control over that. That happened to me last week, and, as responsive as they may have been, I still had no technical ability to stop it or change it [...] […] in the way things work can throw everything off-kilter for you, and you have no control over that. That happened to me last week, and, as responsive as they may have been, I still had no technical ability to stop it or change it […]

]]> Comment on I Made a Fire Eagle Application by rabble http://zviband.com/2008/03/08/i-made-a-fire-eagle-application/#comment-4457 rabble Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:42:21 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/03/08/i-made-a-fire-eagle-application/#comment-4457 Hey Zvi, We're really sorry about breaking things on you. We've been having discussions about how to try and improve the way we alert developers about changes. We're also going to try and give plenty of forewarning if things are going to break. The first thing we're doing is setting up an announcement list for everybody who's a developer of an app on fire eagle. Please bare with us as we go through the beta testing. -rabble Hey Zvi,

We’re really sorry about breaking things on you. We’ve been having discussions about how to try and improve the way we alert developers about changes. We’re also going to try and give plenty of forewarning if things are going to break.

The first thing we’re doing is setting up an announcement list for everybody who’s a developer of an app on fire eagle.

Please bare with us as we go through the beta testing.

-rabble

]]> Comment on FireEagle and thoughts on location sharing. by I Made a Fire Eagle Application - With The Band http://zviband.com/2007/11/05/fireeagle-and-thoughts-on-location-sharing/#comment-4426 I Made a Fire Eagle Application - With The Band Sat, 08 Mar 2008 22:41:50 +0000 http://zviband.com/2007/11/05/fireeagle-and-thoughts-on-location-sharing/#comment-4426 [...] last year I mentioned that Yahoo was coming out with it’s own location management platform. They launched it last week in private beta. At this point - it really is just that, a platform. [...] […] last year I mentioned that Yahoo was coming out with it’s own location management platform. They launched it last week in private beta. At this point - it really is just that, a platform. […]

]]> Comment on Fight the Maryland Tech Tax by Keith Casey http://zviband.com/2008/02/13/fight-the-maryland-tech-tax/#comment-4142 Keith Casey Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:02:11 +0000 http://zviband.com/2008/02/13/fight-the-maryland-tech-tax/#comment-4142 The traffic over here isn't bad if you don't have to drive in it. The traffic over here isn’t bad if you don’t have to drive in it.

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