Truth #4

Looking around you, how many brand names can you spot? From my vantage point… Microsoft Siemens Dell Motorola Tornado Firefox WordPress iTunes Tylenol Sharp Brother Samsung AMD RedHat

Tornado is looking for a Linux administrator to assist our company with a new project that requires a Linux box be installed at a location in uptown Phoenix. If you know someone local or you yourself are interested please contact our office. The project would take about a half day to a day and would…

Apple/Pixar CEO Steve Jobs comments on what makes Pixar different: “Everyone in Hollywood says the key to good animated movies is story, story, story. But when it really gets down to it, when the story isn’t working, they will not stop production and spend more money and get the story right. That’s what I see…

Should Tornado specialize in a specific industry? I’m not sure why I ask because I’ve suggested specialization to customers. I’ve known a lot of people who have done this very thing. It’s a very powerful statement to be able to say “we specialize in x industry.” One reason is it is much easier to get…

This idea reminds me of another… the 80% is good enough for now rule (I made that up). It goes this way: It’s better to have something 80% done today, even if it isn’t perfect, than to have something 100% done and have it be late. Full story, on design.org. Not to be confused with…

Have you ever worked with a client who decided they were the better designer and decided to direct the design process? Of course you have, we all have! That’s why we say the client is playing designer. Somewhere along the line when you’re handling a clients project some dynamic changes and suddenly you have no…