This is geared towards the developer, but I couldn't stop laughing at work. Absolutely hilarious.
http://martinvalasek.com/blog/pictures-from-a-developers-life
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
On getting better and making progress
I recently met with an old coworker who is making some big life changes by moving to another country and team. It was great to catch up and share about some of the decisions we've both made in the last year to learn/experience new things, better support our families, etc. As we were parting, she made the comment along the lines, "as long as we're getting better, that's what's important". The "getting better" part has been bouncing around in my head, stirring up some thoughts.When we say that we're "getting better", what do we mean? Similarly, when does it really mean for someone to "make progress" or to be "progressive"? I believe all of these phrases assume some sort of end state or goal. When we say them, are we thinking about the end, or are we following a cultural current to make the same decisions as those who came before us? For example, Patrick, who is 3 years older than me, was a level X in his company at my age, and now is a level Y, so that is what I'm shooting for too. Or Bill and Mandy did Z by the time their first child was one year old, thus we should as well.
At some point (and ideally sooner than later), we need to ask ourselves what the objective is - what's the point of all our toiling and labor? Unless we have clarity on this, we can't claim to be making progress. C.S. Lewis takes this one step further by bringing up "right" and "wrong" in his discussion on progress:
We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.Are we willing to humbly explore with ourselves and others whether we're on the "right road"? What is the right road, and how do we know if we're on it? I by no means have all or many answers here, but let me know if it's a topic you want to dialog on. I certainly welcome it as an invigorating and worthwhile discussion!
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Agile @ Home
Was recently turned on to this presentation about "Agile @ Home". This is way too good not to pass along:
Blog post:
Presentation (pdf):
The good description with examples is in the presentation. Enjoy!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Work for Amazon from home
This seems to good to not pass on. Amazon's customer service department (supporting everything from digital products like the Kindle to more standard order questions) has "work from home" openings in both agent and management positions for both part time and full time. Check out http://www.amazon.com/csjobs. While I'm not involved with the customer service side of the business, I'm happy to speak the many merits of working for Amazon. Seems like could be a great opportunity for college students out there and/or stay-at-home mom's.Friday, April 27, 2012
Microsoft Document Connection's Cache Location
If you are in the rough place of having to engage with Microsoft SharePoint on a Mac, you're hopefully at least using Microsoft Document Connection (MDC). While this is still much improved over checking documents in and out from the browser, the experience isn't flawless, and I've had cases where after saving and closing an Office document, I get some error message that my file wasn't saved back to the server. When this occurs, I have wanted to hunt down where MDC is caching files to hopefully recover manually. Quick Google searches yielded no results, but found this through Activity Monitor. MDC caches files at:
~/Library/Application\ Support/Microsoft/Office/14.0/Document\ Connection/Document\ Connection.mdccache/sharePointHostName/subDirectory/fileName
Hopefully this can help with your recovery efforts!
~/Library/Application\ Support/Microsoft/Office/14.0/Document\ Connection/Document\ Connection.mdccache/sharePointHostName/subDirectory/fileName
Hopefully this can help with your recovery efforts!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Recommended Android apps
My brother and Dad just got Android phones. Here are my app recommendations:
Sunday, January 9, 2011
A couple of great links about work in the community
I came across both of these this week, and liked what I saw in both:
- A few vignettes on how the internet has helped 6 people on the street: http://www.ranker.com/list/6-awesome-homeless-people-saved-by-the-internet/joanne
- The Bicycle Shop - a Whatcom County non-profit that is using as a place for kids to learn responsibility and healthy living. I really admire what they got going, and will inquire to see if can be of assistance for weekend rides.
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