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First rule of user research: Never ask anyone what they want.~Erika Hall, author of “Just Enough Research” It is popular to view entrepreneurs as risk takers. After 20+ years running WisdomGroup, I’m not sure that’s an accurate view. From what...

What an adventure… WindyCityRails 2015 achieved record attendance. Feedback has been amazing. Thank you speakers, sponsors, and attendees for making everything happen so well! Here’s a 2-minute video recap of WindyCityRails 2015:  

WindyCityRails is on track to sell out this year. You could be part of the group that achieves the goal. Use discount code CHICAGORUBY for $50 off before 9/5/2015. Register now.

Something we should know about putting an “@” in the first character position on Twitter… Limited Visibility When you start a tweet with a Twitter handle (with the “@” in the first character position) Twitter interprets that as a message...

Parallella is a single-board computer roughly the size of a credit card or Raspberry Pi. It runs Linux. It has 18 processor cores, two ARM and sixteen RISC. You can buy this device online for about $150.00. The Madison+ Ruby...

Experimenting with Parallella? Then you might need a way to protect it. The original acrylic cases are no longer available. Fortunately, 3D printing offers a solid alternative.