“Getting Real” book

I’ve been waiting for this book for almost two years now. Although I know 37signals since 2001 I really got excited about this company when they lunched Basecamp. Before they have been mostly a web design and consulting company.

Since Basecamp the web world has changed a lot. And I would say it was before the “Web 2.0″ hype that these guys new where the web will go. The way of doing business on the web, creating web applications, and especially a lot new ways of looking at different other topics have made this company one of the most valuable companys during the last year.

When I met Jason Fried last year at Reboot I was really impressed about his attidute and David Heinemeier Hansson and his passion about writing software. Now they share a lot of their knowledge in a wonderful book.

Getting Real

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How to identify yourself with analytic tools

There are several statistic tools out on the web.

All of them share one problem. They count you as a visitor. To overcome this when using Firefox there is a simple solution.
Just change the version informatin Firefox sends and you can filter yourself from the statistics.

How it works

  1. Open Firefox
  2. Enter about:config in the adress bar
  3. Search for general.useragent.vendorSub
  4. Change to a version number that does not exist

Wait for your money

How long do you usually wait to get your money at an ATM. You don’t know? I’d say too long at most ATMs.
My bank account enables me to use ATMs from 4 different banks without extra charges. So I never have a problem to find one. After using all of them several times I have a clear favorite – HypoVereinsbank. Why? Cause it only takes a minute to get your money by hitting 5 buttons. 4 buttons to enter your PIN, one to select the amount (which is usually 50 Euros).

Other banks require you to hit up to 10 buttons until you get your money (same amount of 50 Euro). It might be not that big of a thing, but if you count the number of people that can get money during an hour it’s less. If your ATM is at a good location in the city center (and assuming there are some people that have to pay fees) it’s better to offer a fast system to get as many customers as possible.

What are your experiences with ATMs?