Monthly Archives: October 2009

October 19, 2009 by Zack Kushner

Humor: Let’s Be Friends

I’ll admit, I’m not really much of a gamer. I have weak spot for Beatles Rock Band, but that’s only because I have zero musical talent and no one else wants to play the drums. Over at GameSpy, they’ve got … Continue reading →

October 16, 2009 by Chris Kohlhardt

Minor update to Gliffy JIRA Plugin

In our October 6th update to the Gliffy JIRA Plugin, we changed the way Base URL’s were calculated in Gliffy. These URL’s are important because they are used to launch the Gliffy editor, symbol libraries, and more. Unfortunately, this change … Continue reading →

October 15, 2009 by Zack Kushner

Humor: Small Talk

Until recently, I lived in Australia. There, like in America and elsewhere, small talk has a certain predictable pattern. You ask, “How you doing?” (or, in Australia, “How ya going?”) You ask about how your conversational partner knows the host, … Continue reading →

October 14, 2009 by Zack Kushner

Gliffy Original: Is My T-Shirt Work Appropriate?

No, seriously. You’re wearing that out of the house? While there’s no accounting for taste, one can account for the possibility of another stern visit from your friendly H.R. rep. Let’s avoid that, shall we? To that end, we proudly … Continue reading →

October 13, 2009 by Zack Kushner

Humor: What Kind of Artist are You?

Are you frozen by your creative potential? So overwhelmed by your artistic genius that you can’t choose which direction to jet off in first? Don’t worry. H. Caldwell Tanner has your back. His original flowchart/cartoon, What Kind of Artist are … Continue reading →

October 12, 2009 by Zack Kushner

Flowchart Excellence

You don’t have to be fancy to get your point across, but there’s a reason graphic designers stay in business; beautifully presented information is more likely to be looked at, understood and enjoyed. Take a look at these two flowcharts … Continue reading →

October 7, 2009 by Chris Kohlhardt

Gliffy Confluence and JIRA Plugin Licenses – $10 for 10 Users

We’re happy to announce a great new program in conjunction with Atlassian that has a huge double benefit of helping small teams to get started with great software, and to help build libraries and schools for children in developing nations. … Continue reading →

October 7, 2009 by Zack Kushner

Humor: We Understand

At Gliffy, we spend a lot of time thinking about how to present information in a visually compelling fashion. We’re not the only ones. All over the net people are creating funny, fantastic flowcharts and diagrams. Starting today, we’ll be … Continue reading →

October 6, 2009 by Chris Kohlhardt

The Gliffy JIRA Plugin is ready for JIRA 4.0

Today Atlassian released the next major release of their world class Enterprise Issue Tracking software, JIRA 4.0. With JIRA 4, Atlassian has moved to user-based pricing instead of the previous model which was based on Standard/Pro/Enterprise Editions. As always, we … Continue reading →

October 5, 2009 by Zack Kushner

Gliffy Heads to Singapore, Plays in the Sandbox

Gliffy is stretching its legs and making moves! Sim from Akeles Consulting in Singapore just took the time to post a shout-out about value of the Gliffy Confluence Plugin. Thanks Sim! And if that post perks your interest, we’ve made … Continue reading →