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This is the sort of fantastically elegant solution, to a tricky problem, that we have come to expect from 280North and Cappuccino.

The killer feature here is that "you won’t have to change a single line of code". I love how seamless this is to implement! Oh, and that the images are sent as encoded text - pure awesome.

I couldn't agree more with Francisco's comments - it's not native controls that users want, it's controls that feel "native". As someone who used to work extensively on an enterprise app in Flash, I can say first hand that users just expect certain behavior from the UI controls.

I have had to implement countless hacks to circumvent the (many) limitations of Flash; like getting the mouse scroll wheel to work in a scroll view. Once users realize the control conforms to certain usability and accessibility expectations, they are far more appreciative of the app design.

Cappuccino provides a perfect compromise, with controls that look consistent across platforms, but behave predictably, like so-called native controls.

Based on your project spec, the logos from snipp seem to be the most successful. I like how they use a similar set of colors to your screenshot. They are simple, elegant and compliment your app's UI.

If I had to choose, I would probably pick logo number 120. It's playful and modern. And I like the typeface!

But don't listen too much to other people. Part of the fun of running a startup is getting to choose your own logo! ;)

Firstly, congratulations to Posterous. They are one of my favourite startups.

It's impressive how their platform lets you post via email, but at first I didn't quite see how this was special, besides the ease-of-use angle.

But use cases like this (Coca-Cola) clearly show that by factoring out the common entry-point of email (which everyone understands), they not only have an elegant unique value proposition, but a viable commercial product too. :)

Obviously there are great online resources, but I'd like to crack the spine and smell the pages of an actual book.

-I'm new to Ruby, but a fast learner.

-I've had enough of PHP.

-I understand object orientated coding and MVC design principles.

-I want something that gets me up to speed on the idiosyncrasies of Ruby and the Rails framework.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks :)

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Remember that because Objective-J is a superset of Javascript you can still write native JS code in an app. This is the beauty of Cappuccino: it provides the benefits of a framework (consistency, robustness etc) with the flexibility to pretty much still do whatever you want.

The 280 North guys are the first to admit that CP isn't for every web app, but it serves a specific need exceptionally well. And, personally, I think its' application and adoption will only broaden.

I can't wait to part with my $20! They have to monetise somehow, and if this helps the next year of development - hell, make it $40!

It would appear they are doing some server side magic to determine which stuff shows up (hence the need for their own server):

"...Well, it has a set of algorithms that are looking for highly engaged items. You know, items that have lots of comments, likes, or retweets. It also has an algorithm that senses photography that’s been linked to from Facebook status messages and it lays those photos out."

Quoted from: http://scobleizer.com/2010/07/20/exclusive-first-look-at-rev...

Valuable information, concisely explained. Thank you.

I have now learnt that I have 100 shares of preferred founder's stock in my own company which has 100 shares outstanding!

This is equally as useful for potential employees at a startup as those looking to recruit. I will certainly be referring back to this one when the time comes to talent hunt!