Personal Notebook
Never has the default SharePoint UI looked so good! As previously discussed, next on the list for implementation in the lab was Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, otherwise known as MOSS, which is now complete.
In addition, SharePoint Designer (now a free download) was added alongside to complete the Microsoft experience:
With this addition, the lab now has a robust range of web platforms suitable for experimentation.
Fundamentally, humans are all designed in a similar way, so products that make life easier for one group are likely to help others too.
Will Your Talent Pool Fix You Or Ruin You When Growth Returns?
From InformationWeek, this article highlights some good thinking about preparing for the growth period after the recession, thinking ahead about your talent pool, and taking advantage of growing markets like healthcare and green IT. Now is the time to prepare!
This InformationWeek article highlights some good thinking about preparing for the growth period after the recession, thinking ahead about your talent pool, and taking advantage of growing markets like healthcare and green IT. Now is the time to prepare! (Source)
Daring Fireball: Obsession Times Voice
A talk with Merlin Mann about finding what you’re best at–or rather obsessed with–and building identity in this long tail world.
A talk with Merlin Mann about finding what you’re best at—or rather obsessed with—and building identity in this long tail world. (Source)
Gary Hamel: The Facebook Generation vs. the Fortune 500
This caught my eye considering how often these elements crop up in my Fortune 500 existence. Here are the 12, but the details in each are worth reading in the article…
(thanks @DanielPink)
As an avid student of strategy games, my latest focus has been on the ancient game of Go. As with chess and poker, my practice is to read the seminal books on the game, and find software with a reasonable AI to practice against. Once I have a solid understanding of the rules, I seek out fellow (human) students to play and learn with, and senior practitioners or teachers I can learn from.
As I start the journey with Go, here are some of the resources I’ve come across:
and please pass along (you can use the comments below or email me at go at mcbreen dot net) any other recommendations you may have–or let me know if you’d like a match, online or otherwise!
Bill Joy in Conversation with Brent Schlender from Whole Earth Films on FORA.tv
A talk with Bill Joy that includes some gems on disruption in the marketplace, passion replacing greed (in the Gordon Gekko sense), lateral thinking and techniques for online research he uses at Kleiner Perkins.
A great FORA.tv program with Bill Joy that includes some gems on disruption in the marketplace, passion replacing greed (in the Gordon Gekko sense), lateral thinking and techniques for online research he uses at Kleiner Perkins. (Source)