John Gruber responds to Tim Bray’s posting (see earlier link) and makes a pretty convincing case around why Apple would have a hard time open sourcing its apps.
Category Archives: Remaindered
Feedback on Review of Agile and Iterative Development: A Managers Guide
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Someone found my review of the book Agile and Iterative Development : A Managers Guide. Seeing the phrase “The Evidence chapter in
and of itself is worth the price of the book” in the review, he shot me this link from xprogramming.com called Misstating the Evidence for Agile and Iterative Development.
Alistair Cockburn on Agile Software Development
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Tom the Architect pointed me to this podcast on IT Conversations featuring Alistair Cockburn talking about Agile Software Development and his new methodology Crystal Clear.
Tim Bray On Switching From Apple
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Tim Bray talks about why he is contemplating Ubuntu over the Mac. Some pretty interesting points here.
BostonHerald.com – Technology News: Gates to give up daily role at Microsoft
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Bill Gates to give up daily role at Microsoft – Article from the Boston Herald.
The Nightmare of Cancelling AOL
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Vincent Ferrari recorded his attempt to cancel his AOL account. Its really something to listen to. The original article can be found currently on DugMirror, due to the fact that Vincents servers are currently getting a lot of traffic.
Another Interesting Use of Second Life
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Check out this picture for another interesting use of Second Life. Just think about how much a company could save on travel expenses!
The Downside of Certification
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I found this article, The Downside of Certification, over on Slashdot. Its about time that people stop looking at how many pieces of paper one has and instead on what they can actually DO. Certification programs have always bothered me because of the implication that if you have the certification you are more qualified than someone who has been doing the job for years. Glad to see people are wising up a bit.
Google Launches Calendar Application
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Google finally launches their Google Calendar application beta. You can check it out at http://www.google.com/calendar. Steve Gillmor must be just beaming about this one!
The Art of Customer Service
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I found a link to this article by Art Kawasaki called The Art of Customer Service. I found the link on The Social Customer Manifesto. Its a great article that really makes you think and ask the question “How many of these things does my company / business unit / department” do for both internal and external customers?
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