Entries from May 2005

Wednesday, May 18th, 2005

Day 2: Communications

David St.Lawrence was writing the other day about communications. Well, about getting another person to listen to you, which is partly about communicating. As the guys in the sessions I taught would probably tell you — I know I said it more than enough times throughout the course — there’s something I consider paramount to […]

Monday, May 16th, 2005

Just Write It

Woah. I just came across this in an old draft that I apparently never finished for posting:
I don’t remember if I’ve recently pointed to Mark Bernstein’s 10 Tips on Writing the Living Web or not, thanks to Alwin for reminding us of it:
…a great guide for anyone who is either starting to write a weblog. […]

Saturday, May 7th, 2005

Watch It Anyway

Jon Udell: “I suspect few outside the geek community read those postings or “got it” if they did.”
I agree that a single password used everywhere is A Bad Thing, and this is a reasonable solution to the problem. I’m not sure how many “outside the geek community” are going to get past the ‘bookmarklet’ example, […]

Friday, May 6th, 2005

Elements of My Philosophy

As with many things, this is a work in progress as I attempt to put my brain into bits.

Knowledge is not power

If your worth is determined by what you know today, what will be your worth tomorrow when things change?

Value the ability to learn

Reflect upon what worked and what didn’t.

Learn through differences

Read both all sides […]