Free Microsoft developer & designer tools for kids April 8, 2008
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Microsoft has an amazing offer for kids & students that want to make use of the latest developer and designer tools for free. Check out Microsoft DreamSpark on the Channel 8 site. What fun it would be to be a kid these days.
Amazon Kindle for Avid Book Readers November 21, 2007
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For as many books as I read, I have been quite keen on the idea of an electronic book reader that really works. It looks like amazon really got it all together with the Kindle, easy on the eyes, easy to use, and transparent wireless networking to download media. Take a look at Kindle:
Do you agree this is the best e-reading device ever?
Jeff Sutherland on the roots of Scrum October 12, 2006
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Jeff Sutherland has posted a 60 minute video from a presentation he gave in 2005 at JAOO. Jeff focuses on the Japanese connection to the origins of Scrum. It also makes it clear that I need to study the processes Borland was using with their development of Quattro. This presentation is very complimentary to the one that Ken Schwaber recently gave at Google. See the video at InfoQ: The Roots of Scrum
Ken Schwaber on Scrum (video) October 12, 2006
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Here’s an outstanding 1 hour video presentation by Ken Schwaber on Scrum. This was a tech talk at google. I found it very interesting to learn that the video game industry uses Scrum heavily.
Scrum et al. – Google Video
gadget freaks unite September 17, 2006
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If you have a tivo, you’ve probably already enjoyed the CNET tech tips and reviews videos. Now you can also get these videos online.
Schneier on Security: USBDumper August 27, 2006
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Schneier on Security: USBDumper
Be careful not to insert USB drives into untrusted computers. You could end up unknowingly leaving a copy of everything on the drive behind on the PC.
Bill Gates’ Think Week August 27, 2006
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The Seattle Times: Business & Technology: Microsoft’s “Thoreau” takes to woods to ponder future
Here’s a great idea from Bill Gates, take time to get away from it all for a few days and do nothing but read about a variety of topics. Who wouldn’t like quite time away in a secluded cottage to read and think?
See where the Internet lives August 27, 2006
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[video] See where the Internet lives | CNET News.com
Watch this fascinating look inside a giant data center with huge power consumption.
Build AJAX apps in the Java language August 26, 2006
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Google Web Toolkit – Build AJAX apps in the Java language
This is a fantastic innovation by the folks at google!
What Is a Wiki (and How to Use One for Your Projects) August 26, 2006
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O’Reilly Network — What Is a Wiki (and How to Use One for Your Projects)
Good wiki intro and some best practices…
The lightweight collaboration platform is taking hold August 26, 2006
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From the CIO Council to the CIA the lightweight collaboration platform is taking hold—but it’s not a no-brainer
CIA has 12,000 wiki pages scattered throughout its top-secret network
InformationWeek: Business Processes: Wikis In The Workplace March 10, 2006
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Ok, I admit it. I am a wiki fanatic. I like everything about them. I believe that they are great tools for team communication, process improvement, and archiving of useful information.
This InformationWeek article is interesting in that it reflects very closely my own experience with starting a workplace wiki.
galleon.tv – Home January 5, 2006
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galleon.tv – Home
Galleon is a VERY COOL and free open source media server for TiVo® which allows you to enjoy many kinds of content and interactive applications right on your TV. The server runs on your home computer and organizes your media collection so that they can be viewed on your home network. Galleon also brings Internet content and applications to your TV.
Freeway dept adopts agile development techniques October 17, 2005
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It seems that the California Highway Dept has adopted some agile practices for the latest I-15 freeway expansion project. The construction contract was signed with only 60 percent of the work designed on paper.
MAME – The Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator October 17, 2005
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MAME allows people to enjoy the long-lost arcade games and even some newer ones. The main purpose of the project is to document the hardware (and software) of the arcade games.
