Author Archives: Michael Koby

Twitter vs. FriendFeed vs. Jaiku

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Michael Koby

Lets start with the basics, because many people might now know what Jaiku is. Jaiku is a combination microblog and life streaming service that was purchased by Google and is currently invite only. The thing is, Jaiku’s lifestreaming feature was similar to FriendFeed but was around before FriendFeed. I will say that FriendFeed definitely implemented the lifestreaming idea better than Jaiku. Continue reading →

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links for 2008-06-02

Posted on June 2, 2008 by Michael Koby

Open Source Software in C# (tags: c# opensource .net development) Service Oriented Enterprise: Why Enterprise Architecture is a Joke (tags: business enterprise architecture toread)

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links for 2008-05-31

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Michael Koby

Patterns in Practice: The Open Closed Principle (tags: patterns development c# oop msdn .net) Foundations of Programming – pt 8 – Back to Basics: Exceptions – Karl Seguin (tags: exceptions programming c#) Search – CodeBetter.Com – Stuff you need to … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-05-30

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Michael Koby

Fans Rip Metallica a New One | Listening Post from Wired.com (tags: blogidea) Webmonkey | Android_Comes_to_Life (tags: google android cellphone)

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The Death of Common Sense

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Michael Koby

Occasionally you get a really nice forwarded email that you can’t help but share with the world. Edit (2009-01-16): The original author,  Lori Borgman, of this piece has commented with a link to the entire piece. Below is the obituary … Continue reading →

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links for 2008-05-29

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Michael Koby

b# – Screencast – Test Driving an Inventory Screen (tags: .net c# development screencast tdd) Why isn’t Jaiku discussed much as a serious Twitter competitor? I just took another look and I hate the UI. Plus it’s ssslllooowwww. – FriendFeed … Continue reading →

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