Tag: Ben Kittrell

The WTF Series: Compute Midwest inspires with floating trains, NASA’s plans

By Tommy Felts / November 3, 2016

On a daily basis, Ben Kittrell translates the jargon-filled world of technology for clients of his tech consultancy. The Words that Frustrate (WTF) series aims to offer readers some clarity in an industry dominated by techies’ confusing argot. On Wednesday, Compute Midwest brought world-class innovators to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas…

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A ‘Doodle’ in the rough: Ben Kittrell unearths a global business

By Tommy Felts / August 11, 2016

What initially began as a desire to help his friends build websites has now blossomed into a startup with a booming international presence for Doodlekit co-founder Ben Kittrell. And it took gaining thousands of users a month to give Kittrell a wake-up call that it was time to refocus on a business he often let…

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The WTF Series: Chatbots to anticipate your needs

By Tommy Felts / May 3, 2016

On a daily basis, Ben Kittrell translates the jargon-filled world of technology for clients of his tech consultancy. The Words that Frustrate (WTF) series aims to offer readers some clarity in an industry dominated by techies’ confusing argot. At Facebook’s latest developer conference, F8, Mark Zuckerberg announced they are adding Application Programming Interfaces to Facebook…

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The WTF Series: Encryption and Apple’s predicament

By Tommy Felts / March 21, 2016

For those of you who have been living under a rock the last month, there’s a “little” snafu going on between Apple and the FBI. The FBI handed Apple a court order demanding access to the password-protected iPhone of a mass shooter. In an open letter to customers, Apple CEO Tim Cook explained that the…

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The WTF Series: Triple constraint

By Tommy Felts / March 10, 2016

One of the hardest parts of software development is managing stakeholder expectations. Of course, everyone wants as much as they can get, as fast as possible, for the lowest price.  Why wouldn’t you?   The problem is that most programmers get frustrated when a stakeholder asks for too much too fast, and don’t know how…

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