I’m at Write the Docs today in Portland and will be posting notes from sessions throughout the day. These are all posted right after a talk finishes so they’re rough around the edges. After the morning break Erin started things off by talking about how to help you… Continue reading →
I’m at Write the Docs today in Portland and will be posting notes from sessions throughout the day. These are all posted right after a talk finishes so they’re rough around the edges. Michael works on the SUMO project which is short for support.mozilla.org. He’s a content manager… Continue reading →
I’m at Write the Docs today in Portland and will be posting notes from sessions throughout the day. These are all posted right after a talk finishes so they’re rough around the edges. Kenneth, who works at Heroku, kicked off the morning at Write the Docs.… Continue reading →
I got back from a week in Maui on Tuesday morning. The rest of the trip was a blast. I posted some earlier notes and, before I forget the details, wanted to recap the rest. After that day 2 recap we got a lot more snorkeling… Continue reading →
I’m really excited to be a mentor for Code with me, a 2-day workshop in all things HTML, CSS, and Javascript for journalists without coding experience. The event’s in Portland on May 4th and 5th and costs just $85. That’s ridiculously affordable for 2 full… Continue reading →
2 full days are in the books now and Maui is wonderful. We’re staying in a condo Daniel got just south of Lahaina. Nice spot with a full kitchen, BBQ, laundry, and one row of houses back from the beach. The first day was pretty low… Continue reading →
I’m still working my way through Foucault’s The Order of Things and have made slower progress than previous weeks. Busy weeks at work and lots of travel will do that. As I was working through my notes from the last 100 pages this quote caught my eye:… Continue reading →
It’s almost 7 years old now but through the show notes of a Back to Work episode I ran across this interview Merlin Mann did with David Allen in 2006. It’s a compilation of 8 short conversations they had about everything from procrastination to priorities. Something… Continue reading →
I listened to the Long Now Foundation lecture from Benjamin Barber this afternoon. The lecture, titled “If Mayors Ruled the World,” is an interesting look at the growth and power of cities that I’d highly recommend listening to. I took a few scattered notes below. Enjoyed… Continue reading →
I typically read about a book a week. The majority of those are nonfiction with an occasional fiction one thrown in as well. Some of my recent favorites are The Power of Habit, Salt, and Moonwalking With Einstein. Those are all great but they’re also… Continue reading →