Any engineer can produce code that 'works', what distinguishes crap from those that are capable of writing maintainable code efficiently that supports a business long term is an understanding of design patterns, and the experience to know how to solve problems simply and in a clear and maintainable way.

Let’s dive into the PMF Flow Chart and why 'running with it' is the crucial step many miss—straight talk from a tech veteran on turning product-market fit into your startup's rocket fuel.

Ran into a snag with Bluetooth speakers on Ubuntu giving me lousy sound, then found out it's a Pulseaudio hiccup when switching to high-quality A2DP mode. Here's a quick band-aid fix involving a tweak in the daemon.conf file—might just save your day too.

From dreaming of firefighting and accounting to diving deep into the startup world, and eventually finding my way through Google, WiFast, and racing cars, I've realized it's all about the journey. Now, I'm off to China with Tencent, ready to explore a whole new chapter and embrace every moment of this incredible adventure.

Just spent a marathon session getting my new Lenovo to dual-boot Linux and Win8, and let's just say, it was full of surprises—none of them pleasant. Between Windows 8's glacial pace and Ubuntu's graphical hiccups, it's a tech saga I didn't sign up for. Here's to hoping the tech world gets its act together, because this isn't the 2000s anymore.

This post is for all the folks who, like me, have tried (and failed out of frustration) 20 different times to stream local audio from an Ubuntu machine to some other thing on the network via HTTP.

Piracy isn't the real issue; it's a hint that your product or service isn't cutting it. If your work's being pirated, it's time to innovate and offer something so good that people would rather pay than pirate. Let's focus on making our content irresistible, not on complaining about competition.

A year with my Boxee Box and I'm mixed: loving the new Spotify and Netflix support but baffled by worsened Pandora, a broken YouTube app, and ongoing issues like UPnP glitches and random crashes. And where's Amazon Video on Demand? It's high time for better social features, faster UI, and fewer button presses. From 'Pretty Good' to 'Excellent' seems a missed step for Boxee.