Jun
17
Pledge to Download Firefox! (but use IE to do it)
June 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The fine folks at the Mozilla Foundation are encouraging everyone to pledge to download Firefox 3, when it’s released later today. If you’re interested, you can pledge at the Download Day 2008 web site. It’s a nice site, with a real-time map showing pledge totals per country, and it has a lot of juicy, AJAX-y […]
Nov
28
Learn Ruby on Rails: Free Book Giveaway
November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Sitepoint is giving away a free copy of Patrick Lenz’s Build Database Driven Web Applications with Ruby On Rails. It’s a free download of the complete book in PDF. If you’re interested in learning the capabilities of Ruby on Rails, it’s a great introduction.
The book’s only available until the end of day on November 30, […]
Sep
24
If life were like YouTube…
September 24, 2007 | 1 Comment
Brilliant parody video showing what life would be like if meetings were conducted like a typical Internet comments thread:
http://www.43folders.com/2007/09/21/if-life-were-youtube
WARNING: VERY NSFW! (language)
I have to try this at my next meeting.
“Pwnd!”
“I still don’t know what that means!”
HAT TIP: 43Folders.com
Aug
3
BarCamp Orlando
August 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The central Florida area is getting it’s first BarCamp! BarCamp Orlando is scheduled for September 23, from 1pm to 10pm. Admission is free, but you have to register to attend. Registration opens on Monday, August 6, at 10am EST.
Seats are limited. Should be a good time.
More information is available at BarCampOrlando.
Jun
29
It’s here: June 29, 2007
June 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment
It’s here.
The months of hype, the reams of speculation about success or failure, the arguments between the gushers and the bashers have all come down to this day.
This evening, those willing to wait in line and plunk down their money will be able to behold something beautiful.
It’s elegantly designed. Every detail was sweat over, deliberated […]
Jun
23
Cult of Zune - Population: 1
June 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
I’ll grant that iPod fans have been known to go to extremes to profess their love for their MP3 players. But Zune fans? First off, how many die hard Zune fans are there?
Apparently, one, at least.
mszunefan, as he’s known now has 2 Zune tattoos. Since he’s so devoted to all things Zune, he’s going to […]
Jun
21
A$^#*@e Driven Development
June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Scott Berkun (The Art of Project Management and The Myths of Innovation) has outlined the development methodologies that we all know, but never discuss. For example:
Asshole Driven development (ADD) - Any team where the biggest jerk makes all the big decisions is asshole driven development. All wisdom, logic or process goes out the window when […]
May
16
Hi, I’m Ruby on Rails…
May 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
While the details may only appeal to the uber-nerds, everyone can admire the passion these guys have for a web development framework!
The guys at RailsEnvy.com have created a series of ads based on the “Hi, I’m a Mac, and I’m a PC” ads from Apple. Yes, they’ve actually created ads where they play web development […]
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