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March 18th, 2006 by alephnaught

Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web

Title: Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web Author: David Weinberger Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Perseus Books Group; 1st edition (March 2002) ISBN: 0738205435 This is a good read, especially if you either didn’t grow up along with the web or want to remember what the web should be about. There weren’t […]

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September 20th, 2005 by alephnaught

Managing IT as a Business: a Survival Guide for CEOs

Title: Managing IT as a Business: a Survival Guide for CEOs Author: Mark D. Lutchen Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (October 3, 2003) Language: English ISBN: 047147104 This book is a good overview of things a CIO should consider to make the CEO’s, and the company’s, life easier. I scanned three images […]

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September 11th, 2005 by alephnaught

Seeing What’s Next: Using the Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change

Title: Seeing What’s Next: Using the Theories of Innovation to Predict Industry Change Author: Clayton M. Christensen, Scott D. Anthony, Erik A. Roth Hardcover: 312 pages Publisher: Harvard Business School Press (May 1, 2004) Language: English ISBN: 159139185 This book is written by the guy that wrote The Innovator’s Dilemma and The Innovator’s Solution. The […]

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September 11th, 2005 by alephnaught

Software Craftsmanship: the New Imperative

Title: Software Craftsmanship: the New Imperative Author: Pete McBreen Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 1st edition (August 23, 2001) ISBN: 0201733862 I had been looking for a book that captured some of the ideas that had been revolving round my head for the last couple of years.  I’ve been involved with a few software […]

September 11th, 2005 by alephnaught

Death March

Title: Death March Author: Edward Yourdon Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR; 2 edition (December 7, 2003) ISBN: 013143635X Two things of interest I found in Death March by Edward Yourdan: Formal risk management — This is a concept I’ll discuss later in this chapter. Agreement on interfaces — hardware interfaces, software interfaces, and […]

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September 11th, 2005 by alephnaught

Under Pressure and On Time

Title: Under Pressure and On Time Author: Ed Sullivan Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: Microsoft Press; 1 edition (April 4, 2001) Language: English ISBN: 073561184 Under defining requirements (p. 143), Ed suggests defining general requirements and then more and more specific sub-requirements. Then, on p. 150, Ed draws a rectangle for categorizing requirements (pp. 148 ­ […]

August 16th, 2005 by alephnaught

What the CEO Wants You to Know

Title: What the CEO Wants You to Know Author: Ram Charan Hardcover: 144 pages Publisher: Crown Business; 1st edition (February 13, 2001) ISBN: 0609608398 This book is really good. Its a great primer on how basic business works. I think the four prime values of cash, margin, velocity, and growth are important to remember.

July 13th, 2005 by alephnaught

Dutch Judge Protects Privacy of File Swappers

Article from Reuters

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June 4th, 2005 by alephnaught

The Executive Guide to Information Security

Title: The Executive Guide to Information Security: Threats, Challenges, and Solutions Author: Mark Egan with Tim Mather Paperback: 288 pages Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (November 30, 2004) ISBN: 0321304519 I think this is a great introduction to information security for a busy executive. There’s a lot of good information and places to start in improving a […]

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April 19th, 2005 by alephnaught

Survey of XML file editors

Found a cool article on XML editors

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