David Ulevitch

"Separation of services has been a long-standing best practice in the security community, and it..."

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:59:55 -0800

“Separation of services has been a long-standing best practice in the security community, and it applies now more than ever. In that vein, I’ll reiterate my view that I think Google controlling search, the browser, and the network or DNS layer is a dangerous trifecta that the consumer will probably be best served avoiding.”

- David Ulevitch (via twanvanelk)

The excuses people make...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:52:02 -0800

inasap:

My roommates nephew died unexpectedly, and she’s flying out for an emergency flight to Ohio today. I had to make arrangements with her for taking care of her cat, and some heating work she’s having done on our house this week. Be in shortly - shouldn’t be too much later than about 10ish.

Former Google SVP Of Engineering Bill Coughran Joins Sequoia Capital As Partner

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:31:06 -0700

Former Google SVP Of Engineering Bill Coughran Joins Sequoia Capital As Partner:

roelofbotha:

Welcome, Bill!

Timing

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:55:27 -0700

I rarely write posts, but I did yesterday. About Apple’s iPhone 4S launch of all things. An hour or so later we learned the Steve Jobs passed away.

I don’t have much to add that won’t be said and that we don’t already know. The world benefitted tremendously from his vision and execution and I’m thankful for the amount of time we had with him on this planet.

It’s not uncommon to hear stories about cancer patients holding on until the after the conclusion of an important event or unfinished chapter. Stories about people waiting for their children to get married, graduate from school or to see the birth of a grandchild.

I’d like to think that Steve watched the Apple launch on Tuesday, sent a note to Tim Cook congratulating him on a job well done, and then turned to his family to say goodbye, knowing his baby was in capable hands.

Thanks Steve — You enriched the lives of everyone.

Tim Cook's base hit

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:59:00 -0700

Many were disappointed by Apple’s product announcements yesterday, in particular the lack of an iPhone 5. I was happy with the announcement and I think people will see the improvement, much like we did with the iPad 2. People thought that was a weak release and yet it made the iPad an amazing device for me.

There are lots of theories as to why the iPhone 5 wasn’t released. I’m confident the right answer is that it wasn’t ready, but I have my own alternate theory:

This was Tim Cook’s first product launch without Steve Jobs at Apple. If Cook had launched an amazing iPhone 5, most of the credit would be directed towards Steve Jobs, perhaps accurately or perhaps out of reverence and respect. More importantly, Tim didn’t actually need a home run yesterday, he’s in the honeymoon phase and he just needed a base hit. And a base hit is exactly what he hit.

In about 6 or 9 months though, he may very well need to show people that he can deliver a home run, and that’s when we’ll see an iPhone 5 with Tim proudly and deservedly receiving the credit.

I’m not suggesting the iPhone 5 is ready to go today and that Tim Cook deliberately held it back – I’m suggesting that they wanted to give Tim a base hit before they give him a home run so there is some transition time for his leadership to ramp up “organically.” If Cook hit a home run less than two months after Jobs stepped down, the credit would unquestionably be allocated to his predecessor. This way, we have seen him have a successful, albeit modest launch, and he’s now on deck to knock it out of the park.

I can’t wait.

As an aside, of course Tim deserves a lot of credit for all the iPhone releases as he’s been integral to Apple’s success for a long time, but we know that the buck always stops at the CEOs desk, good or bad.

"One of the best pieces of advice I ever got, back when I was 23 and newly out of school, is this:..."

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:21:21 -0700

“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got, back when I was 23 and newly out of school, is this: look around and figure out who you want to be on your team. Figure out the people around you that you want to work with for the rest of your life. Figure out the people who are smart & awesome, who share your values, who get things done — and maybe most important, who you like to be with and who you want to help win. And treat them right, always. Look for ways to help, to work together, to learn. Because in 20 years you’ll all be in amazing places doing amazing things.”

- John Lilly (via parislemon)

Adorable.

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:57:19 -0700

Adorable.

This pretty much sums up my approach to the game of life.

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:57:36 -0700

[Flash 10 is required to watch video.]

This pretty much sums up my approach to the game of life.

An on-site Dashboard?

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:31:14 -0700

I don’t want it in the cloud. Sorry Ducksboard, Geckoboard, Chart.io. You all look great. But I want to host it myself. What are my options?

"Perfection is unachievable, but it’s indistinguishable from the constant pursuit to achieve..."

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:44:17 -0700

“Perfection is unachievable, but it’s indistinguishable from the constant pursuit to achieve perfection.”

"Life will suck if you are always wishing you’re doing something else. Life will rock if you realize..."

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:40:06 -0700

“Life will suck if you are always wishing you’re doing something else. Life will rock if you realize you’re already doing the best thing ever.”

- I have always had this internal lens on my view of the world that is similar to this. It doesn’t mean I’m always satisfied, far from it — but it does mean that I rarely brood, stew or wallow.

How to Be Happy Anytime | zen habits

It’s not my fault your ideas are terrible.

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:00:00 -0700

It’s not my fault your ideas are terrible.

"It’s as if they had a car without any brakes, and they’re worried about building the perfect..."

Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:56:36 -0700

“It’s as if they had a car without any brakes, and they’re worried about building the perfect cupholder.”

- Users Know: Stop Worrying About the Cupholders

"Why do people care about what S&P, Moody’s and Fitch have to say? These are the same..."

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:39:43 -0700

“Why do people care about what S&P, Moody’s and Fitch have to say? These are the same idiots who blessed CDOs and subprime!”

- Twitter / @davidu: Why do people care about w …

Flat, simple icons for interface design

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:30:34 -0700

Flat, simple icons for interface design:

Good icons aren’t full of drop shadow, they are simple and explicit.

Tough luck Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, IBM, CA

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:12:25 -0700

Tough luck Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, IBM, CA:

The top 5 are losing ground for the simplest of reasons: Competition from newcomers (like OpenDNS)

“Kenny Powers is New K-Swiss MFCEO” Watch this...

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:11:14 -0700

“Kenny Powers is New K-Swiss MFCEO”

Watch this video. Right F’ing now.

Do you know Mike Joseph Hogan or Jeffery Carter/Sterling?

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:27:18 -0700

Nope.

"I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you."

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:27:00 -0700

“I didn’t say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.”

- Some of My Favorite One Liners

Where do you see OpenDNS in 5 years?

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:30:40 -0700

~200% growth Y/Y for the next 5 years is our stated internal goal.