Ever since Rick Segal pointed out Gaping Void, I’ve been reading Hugh MacLeod’s funny, and often pointed cartoons, daily. Drawn on the back of a business card, they have a kind of punk ethos about them, which appeals to me. Imagine his latest — "Have a Nice Death Dinosaur" — as a tune by the Sex Pistols with snarling guitars and Johnny Rotten shouting out the words.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.




