Archive for January, 2008

Open Letter to Recruiters and Headhunters

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Dear Recruiters and Headhunters,
Many of you are discovering the miracle of e-mail and the over-hyped ZoomInfo.com site. To anyone looking to hire a person in a web-related field (or I daresay any IT-related field), a friendly tip: stop using ZoomInfo. It’s great that you’ve found us, we’re flattered you’re interested in our skills. However, it [...]

Do You Have COWS?

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Sometimes I can’t help myself. I have a tendency to learn by osmosis and I’m often not aware it’s happening until the damage is done. Call it the list of useless skills.
I see too many photos of cows on a daily basis. I can tell you if they are wet or dry, an approximate age [...]

Thursday Finds

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Today is also a non-technical day, filled with well-written white papers. Grasp the finer details of web development issues, from a business-oriented standpoint:

Short version of The Beekeeper – a gentle and intelligent introduction to open source and how it fits into business. James Dixon quashes misconceptions surrounding open source and illuminating the potential in the [...]

Food for thought: Supporting the Fair Tax

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

When I need a break from solving a problem on a project, I tend to read something completely unrelated to the subject I was working on. I fell down a rabbit hole and just finished reading an excellent article at Change Your Tree: I Support The Fair Tax (And Why You Should Too).
It’s already known [...]

If inspiration is for amateurs…

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

…then I enjoy being an amateur designer.