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Freshbooks is running a two parter from me about remote working and the toolset and strategies that make it work. Check it out!

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Using your finger is the best way to interact with apps on the iPad, no doubt about it. But for drawing and creating sketches? The finger is sadly lacking. It blocks your view, is not accurate, and it can be tiring to use it as a pen all day. Enter the iPad Stylus. But, for [...]

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What can you learn about employee freedom and values from a company that is known for promoting both? Culture View more presentations from Reed Hastings.

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Click for the large version. My Grandpa sent this letter to a friend a long time ago, and it just made its way to me via an email from my dad. Typed, on what looks like it may have been an electric typewriter, it gives instructions, with inline commentary, on how to make a soup. [...]

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I work for http://www.couchsurfing.org and we are 100% remote with no central office. We have 30 full time contributors spread over 15 time zones in every contenant but Antartica and have been working this way for over a year. Our critical toolset consists of:  Basecamp: Project collaboration and task management. This has proven to be a valuable assest as [...]

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Originally posted on Quora: I envision a situation where interface design will involove more conceptual work based on user personas. We currently use AB testing to find the best design for a particular goal, but it is becoming possible to track user trends across multiple sites thanks to the interconnectivity of the social graph. This would [...]

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