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Archive for February, 2006

Many, Many, Monitors.

Sick Monitor.
Too bad the site is a complete ripoff of Apple’s Website.

Cell - Stephen King

I’m not usually a Stephen King fan, but I figured it’d been years since I’d enjoyed one of his bestsellers. I was overdue for an experiment to see how my tastes compare with those of popular american culture.
Wasn’t a stellar experience.
The writing was good, but I failed to take anything away from the book. Other […]

Fon: User Supported Wireless Network

I hope this takes off, I would love to share my wireless so that I could use other people’s.
Fon
For a brief highlight, check out the Linux Journal Writeup.

DHTML Lemmings

From one of my feeds - can’t remember where:
DHTML Lemmings
I used to love this game on the apple ii back in grade school.
Check out the link for a bit of nostalgia.

The Apple Way - Jeffrey L. Cruikshank

Not as good as I was hoping.
In Willie’s words - “Not as much of a lovefest - but not as interesting”
Also a no buy.

The Google Story - David A. Vise and Mark Malseed

“Inside the hottest Business, Media, and Technology Success of Our Time.”
In Willie’s words - “this book is a lovefest - I can’t read it”
No Buy.

Lead like Jesus - Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges

Nothing against “the man” - but not my style.

Building Effective Teams - Duke Corporate Education

This passage made me buy this book:
From Pg 29:
Consider doing a five-step gap analysis
1.Describe your team’s current set of responsibilities and the tasks that they accomplish now. Note the skills needed to complete these tasks effectively.
2. Desrcribe the set of tasks you think your team will be responsible for a year from now. Note the […]

Effective Coaching - Marshal J. Cook

Looks good. Bought it.
More later.

iCon - Steve Jobs - The Greatest second act in the history of business

Not going to buy tonight - but when I have more free time or am more interested in Steve Jobs and his failures and successes - I’ll probably read it. Decent writing, and an interesting story - but less life lessons than I was hoping for and more biography ( objectively - this is probably […]