Category: Business

Episode 2 of The Building of Jetrecord

Episode 2: Tell Me a Story, is out now. How do you know what you’re building is what people really want?

Episode 1 of The Building of Jetrecord

I’ve just posted the first episode of my developer series on building version 2 of Jetrecord. If you’re interested in application development, this is for you. There’s not much code in this one (actually, there’s no code), but one of the hardest steps to take in any project is the first one. That’s what this [...]

The Redesign Will Be Televised

I recently redesigned Jetrecord on paper and have come to a major decision point: I need to write the code again from scratch.
Why? Two reasons.
One, the redesign is enough of a change that it actually warrants a new foundation for the software. The user system is being changed to support accounts with multiple users, account [...]

Delete Your Account, Flights, Aircraft, and Routes

If you want out, you should be able to get out clean. That’s my philosophy, anyway. I have accounts on quite a few web properties, like Del.icio.us, Flickr, Twitter, BrightKite, Github, and on and on. At most sites like these, they make it as easy as pie to get signed up and get started.
Well, Flickr [...]

Transparency in Business and Internet Explorer 6

I think transparency in business is a good thing and as much as is warranted I plan to run Jetrecord that way. I’ll try to show off features here before I implement them if it’s worth it. If I have a decision to make that will affect most users, I’ll bring it up here. If [...]