Nov 15, 2010Archive
Why You Should Use a RSS Reader
The sheer amount of content is growing, thousands of websites launch each day and the days of visiting your favorite sites are over. A few years ago it was normal…
Writing — 225 essays
Cultivating ideas at the intersection of Engineering and Systems Thinking.
A collection of essays, frameworks, and early-stage thoughts on engineering leadership, distributed systems, and the human side of software.
Systems Map
Core architectural nodes of research.
account_tree
Platform Org Design
Scaling engineering teams via structural abstraction.
biotech
Feedback Loops
Entropy management in high-velocity CI/CD environments.
psychology
Human Factors
Cognitive load and its impact on system availability.
architecture
Pragmatic API
Designing interfaces that survive generational shifts.
history
Legacy Refactor
Social strategies for technical debt retirement.
Thinking in Public
225 NodesNov 12, 2010Archive
Website Update: New Menus and Navigation
This is one of a regular series of posts on website updates and maintenance. This week I worked on the menus and page navigation. New Menu Location: I'm trying to…
Nov 11, 2010Archive
The Best Music Player for Android
Just about a week ago I was introduced to the PowerAMP music player for Android. The only thing that I have to say is... WOW!. So many music players are…
Nov 10, 2010Archive
Why I Blog
Lately I've been reading a lot of how-to articles for new bloggers and almost all of the topics are the same: "Why should you blog?" So instead of keeping my…
Nov 9, 2010Archive
Building a Better Tool for Google Buzz
I just submitted a ticket to the creator of Buzz Comments for Wordpress regarding a bug, and I also let him know that I would love to help him out…
Nov 9, 2010Archive
Decoration of Dreams Part Deux: Goals for 2011
This month marks my second year of blogging and every year I want to set out at least 10 achievable goals for the upcoming year: to stay focused and continue…
Nov 8, 2010Archive
How To: Replicate Every Feature of Twitter with Google Buzz and More
To keep this post simple and precise I will just provide you with a data table with 3 columns: List of features Where to find it with Twitter Where to…
Nov 5, 2010Archive
Looking To Be A Guest Writer On Another Blog
As of this month I've been blogging for a year and I've accomplished many goals. Now before I can call my first year of blogging a true success I have…
Nov 4, 2010Archive
My Content Management System Software Of Choice
I have had many people and clients ask me what content management system (CMS) that I prefer to use and I thought I would share the answer with everyone and…
Nov 3, 2010Archive
Sending Google Buzz Posts Via Any Email Address
We all love our social media tools to be easy to use, especially Google Buzz users. One of the understated features about Google Buzz is that you can email into…