iCommit: PHP app for doing GTD
June 30th, 2006
iCommit: PHP app for doing GTD.
Getting Things Done [iCommit.eu]
Rainer Bernhardt has put together a nifty little PHP app for doing GTD via a web interface. It lets you wrangle projects, next actions, calendar items, ad hoc lists, and all the other tactical building blocks of GTD all via your (non-IE) browser. The interface is pretty [...]
Discovering a world of resources
June 30th, 2006
Discovering a world of resources.
Over the past couple of months, my interest in HTTP, resources, and the effects of a CRUD-constrained approach to controllers have lead to a profound simplification in how I develop Rails applications.
I've been putting all of these thoughts to use in my work on Sunrise, the next application from 37signals, [...]
WinFS is Dead
June 25th, 2006
WinFS is Dead.
Quentin Clark
delivered the news, wrapped in flowery non-sense. Frankly, I don't understand
why they insisted on doing it the hard way, raising an entire building to add a new
floor. [Don Park's Daily Habit]
FactCheck.org
June 25th, 2006
FactCheck.org.
Check out FactCheck.org (and add it to any politics/elections resources lists you have). I have heard reference to this site before, but this is the first time I've actually used it–and I'm impressed. Devoted to actually checking all the facts that politicians spout off in their speeches and addresses, it's pathetic how [...]
FileChucker: AJAX File Uploader
June 25th, 2006
FileChucker: AJAX File Uploader. “The best way to accept file uploads on your website!”
[xBlog: The visual thinking weblog | XPLANE]
Cubicle Culture: How brainstorming works best
June 25th, 2006
Cubicle Culture: How brainstorming works best. “‘If you leave groups to their own devices, they’re going to do a very miserable job,’ says Prof. Paulus. But if people brainstorm alone after the group brainstorming session, it can be productive, he says, adding, ‘It’s ironic: You tap the benefits of groups alone. Everyone still presumes the [...]
Jolt Award: Considering Dynamic Categorization via Tagging
June 25th, 2006
Jolt Award: Considering Dynamic Categorization via Tagging.
The Jolt Awards are the major industry award for software development tools (compilers,
libraries, etc.). One problem we face every year is proper classification of tools.
Traditionally, we try to refine / fine tune the previous year's categories (Development
Environments; [...]
Garden Point Ruby.NET: True Compiler Available for Download
June 25th, 2006
Garden Point Ruby.NET: True Compiler Available for Download.
“[Wayne Kelly is] pleased to announce the preliminary Beta release of the Gardens
Point Ruby.NET compiler. Note: this is not just a Ruby/.NET bridge, nor a Ruby Interpreter
implemented on .NET, but a true .NET compiler. The compiler can be used [...]
Is Now the Time to Dump Microsoft and Fire Your IT Manager?
June 25th, 2006
Is Now the Time to Dump Microsoft and Fire Your IT Manager?. “A few weeks ago I was doing a research project for a nonprofit organization with thirty employees. I struck up a conversation with the full-time IT person while she set me up with an Outlook account, a tedious process that took almost an [...]
Yet Another Risk for BigLaw?
June 25th, 2006
Yet Another Risk for BigLaw?.
BigLaw manages risks of all kinds. Records retention and discovery are the new biggies, but let’s not forget conflicts and insider trading, among others. Now, firms can consider a new risk.
Common Spreadsheet Errors Can Be Found With More Testing, Some Double-Checking (6/13/05) in the Wall Street Journal reports [...]