Today I used The Pomodoro Technique at work and for the first time. I had heard of the technique before, as well as the Pragmatic Programmer book Pomodoro Technique Illustrated. Thanks to fellow geek Rachel Ober I was made aware of the free Pomodoro book, which I promply downloaded into the Books folder of my [...]
I’ve always had a passing interest in electronics but the most electronic work I’ve ever really done was fixing the cracked solder of an input of a multitrack recorder I had when I was in high school. Other than when I used to build my own computers, I haven’t done much else. Recently my friend [...]
I recentely tried to start a book club for developers at work. The idea was to read through a book together, chapter by chapter, and get together to discuss what we read, ask questions and share experiences. Unfortunately the turnout has been very low. So, in the spirit of my recent love for Meetup.com, I [...]
Last Friday I worked form the city again and by the evening I found myself eager to do something that night. Being stuck in a cast for several weeks tends to make you a little stir crazy. I started scouring meetup.com for things to do that evening. There was a Battlestar Galactica Finale party that [...]
