All posts by ajohnson

Links: 6-6-2014

Leadership Lessons from the Code Conference | Psychohistory
Does your message elevate to the point where everyone understands the tangible benefit of living in a world where your company is successful?
(categories: value business meaning marketing )
How Slack Onboards New Users | User Onboarding
Didn’t notice slackbot gathering first name / last name / title when I went through the signup, but that’s really nice.
(categories: ux design onboarding registration ui )

Disk Inventory X
Exceptional little tool for figuring out where you’re using disk on OSX.
(categories: mac osx software tools )
Twitter / pamelafox: PSA: You can toggle browser …
Command Option I for Chrome Developer Tools… money.
(categories: chrome tools software tips )

The Internet With A Human Face – Beyond Tellerrand 2014 Conference Talk
Quote: "Advertising, or the promise of advertising, is the economic foundation of the world wide web." Sad but true.
(categories: advertising internet privacy surveillance )

A Critique of “Don’t Fuck Up The Culture”
Quote: "… there is a presumption among many executives that culture is an asset created and managed like technological resources, which is a mistake. Culture is emotional. It is based on trust and even (platonic) love between people. It is hard to describe culture rationally or in the same easily measurable terms the business world operates on, which explains why so many attempts by business leaders to control and scale culture ultimately fail."
(categories: culture airbnb business management leadership )

TLS Server Name Indication.
Great little blog post (from 2005!) on TLS and what servername does for you.
(categories: security protocol reference ssl https tls )