Last week my manager asked around at work for input on LastPass, a password management service. There are other similar password tools, yet LastPass seems to come out on top among Lifehacker readers. Given that I don’t know anyone that…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 6
Dates covered: February 2-8, 2015 (week 6 of 52) Career Common Career Wisdom That Isn’t Completely True (via Lifehacker) The Burdens of Expertise (via Scott Berkun) Job Hopping Might Hurt Your Job Search More Than Unemployment or Age (via Lifehacker) Programmer IS a…
February 2015 BODYJAM Mix
This month I’ll continue teaching the most recent release, BODYJAM 71 (10 Years Turnt Up) with the BODYJAM team. When I teach on the 27th, I’ll be doing the Mash It track list. (You can also check out my comments about…
February 2015 RPM Mix
Here’s my RPM track lists for February 2015. I’ll be teaching the extended length mix on Sundays. Normal RPM Length [table] Track,Title,Artist,Time,Release Pack Ride,Pumpin Blood,NONONO,4:32,63 Pace,The Spark,Afrojack feat. Spree Wilson,4:59,63 Hills,Tonight,Manian & Nicco,6:21,62 Mixed Terrain,Cheating,John Newman,4:58,63 Intervals,Love Me Again,John Newman,6:04,62 Speed Work,This Is…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 5
Dates covered: January 26-February 1, 2015 (week 5 of 52) Career Career Death by Management (via Elisabeth Hendrickson) What to Do When You’re Stuck in a Death March (via Pluralsight Blog) Being the Best (via Phillip Andreason) How Safe Is Your…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 4
Dates covered: January 19-25, 2015 (week 4 of 52) Career Hone Your Craft, Raise Your Hand (via Jim Holmes) Open Source: The Whys and Hows (via Phillip Andreason) Letters to Junior Developers (via Cameron Presley) What I Wish I Knew When I…
Thoughts about Digital Les Mills Release Kits
As Les Mills instructors, each quarter we pay for a release kit (one for each program we teach). The kit is a clamshell with an audio CD, DVD of the masterclass and educational videos, and liner notes with the choreography. In the…
Professional Development – 2015 – Week 3
Dates covered: January 12-18, 2015 (week 3 of 52) Communication Stop Serving the Compliment Sandwich (via Lifehacker) That’s a Great Question! (via Freakonomics Radio) Culture Letting Go of Efficiency Can Accelerate Your Company — Here’s How (via Software Lead Weekly) Early Reflections…
Developer as survivalist
You just got assigned to a different project, or maybe you just landed a new job. What’s your first action? With the dizzying array of programming languages, hardware platforms, tool stacks, and processes at your disposal, it’s important to keep your…
A Comment about Visitors (Pathfinder Series)
I’m currently listening to Visitors, the third novel in the Pathfinder series by Orson Scott Card. Although I’m not versed in philosophy, human interaction fascinates me. Orson Scott Card’s writing is full of variations of how groups of people work…