Ubiquity: turning us all into power users
Ubiquity was officially announced this week. I installed it and I find myself using it all the time for really […]
gnome, open source, Web/Tech
August 2008
Books, open source, Would you do it again for free?
Social Norms vs Market Norms
Social norms govern whether you are willing to help a friend move or cook dinner for your family. Market norms
Business
501(c): (3) versus (6)
501(c) organizations are US non profit organizations. 501(c) is actually the name of the IRS tax code that defines non
gnome, open source
Fundraising for a technical nonprofit
The GNOME Foundation is a nonprofit organization, a 501(c)(3), and is funded by donations from individuals and companies. So as
Travel
How do you decide if business travel is worth it?
Deciding where to spend my time and money is never easy. I struggle with a number of things when deciding
Career
How to figure out a company’s culture during an interview
Gregory Waldorf, the CEO of eHarmony.com, has a great idea for how to judge a company’s culture during an interview.
psychology
Why putting the other guy down works
I’m a big fan of selling yourself instead of putting the other guy down. I agree with Seth Godin: John
kids
It’s not even going in one ear …
My stepson is a very bright kid but he doesn’t always listen. I’m convinced it’s because he doesn’t even hear
open source, volunteering, Would you do it again for free?
Are volunteers more dedicated than paid staff?
As many of you know I’m fascinated not only with how the open source software model works but how companies
open source
Where will open source lead?
In his LinuxWorld keynote, Bob Sutor said that open source hasn’t really reached the enterprise application space yet. I used