SyneRyder (aka Kohan Ikin) is a software developer, songwriter, entrepreneur and advocate of punk ethics. Kohan is the founder of namesuppressed, a graphics & audio software business. His software has been published in magazines worldwide, his music was nominated in the 2003 WAMi Song Of The Year awards, and he has been interviewed on BBC World radio. SyneRyder is the creator of the Kenny Translator and a fan of Nirvana. Need even more details? Need to contact me?
What's New With SyneRyder?
- Cloud Computing is an Adjunct, Not a Replacement
- After today's outage from Toodledo, and previous outages from Google, Amazon and other cloud computing companies, is cloud computing in trouble? Can it ever fully replace the desktop? Is the cloud still the future of tech?
- Beta Test Postmortem
- Throughout August I had a group of 25 people test my latest program and provide feedback. On the surface it was a successful test... but behind the scenes there were many problems to contend with. An insight into a month with namesuppressed, and a cautionary tale to indies and micro-ISVs planning to run their own beta tests.
- Solving HP Photosmart C7180 Printer Driver Problems
- How I solved problems I had installing the Windows drivers for my new HP Photosmart C7180 printer... another reason why Macs are clearly better than PCs.
What SyneRyder is reading today
Kohan's favorite articles from the blogosphere and across the web:
- Lazy instantiation marketing
Andy Brice takes a programmer-centric view of what is known elsewhere as "Just In Time fulfillment", what Tim Ferriss calls Microtesting, or what the rest of the world calls "testing if customers are interested in your idea". - 43 internet business things you should stop caring about
It might be a feelgood numbered list post, but there's some real home truths in this list. I bet there's a few points that make you think "Yeah, I really should work on that more". I wish I'd been as smart as this guy is at age 18. - Why you need your own company | Derek Sivers
Derek's latest blog post echoes my own thoughts on business - running your own company gives you the opportunity to experiment with your ideas, the big projects you've dreamed about and wish that someone would create. - If they can break the law, why can't we? • The Register
The Register has picked up on the mood and sentiment of the times. When the laws get in the way of people trying to do good, maybe the laws are wrong. Remember the laws that oppressed Rosa Parks. It seems now is an ideal time to re-read Thoreau's essay on Civil Disobedience. - Naturespace
If you enjoy ambient soundscapes and find them relaxing (I sometimes find they make me more productive), then you might enjoy this website and its corresponding iPhone app.
SyneRyder: Latest Thoughts
Thoughts on running a software business, tech, the economy, philanthropy, politics and music.
- [Jul 2 3:06am]: As JB HiFi stops selling CD Singles, they share stats on how many sales you need to be #1 on the charts: http://tr.im/qvlW
- [Jul 2 6:57pm]: Apparently you can't search for a phone number in your Contacts on the iPhone (eg to ID an unknown number)? That could be a dealbreaker....
- [Jul 2 9:06pm]: I'm not the only one who noticed Google changed their UI, right? More whitespace, smaller logo? I haven't seen anyone else mention it yet.
- [Jul 3 6:36am]: LOL, Trent's had an influence on developers: http://tr.im/qGo3 Got a troll? Feed them to the crowd. That's the 2nd example I've seen today.
- [Jul 3 7:45pm]: Reading: Lessons Learned Selling on the iPhone App Store: http://tr.im/qKri
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