Talk Like a Pirate Day - 19 September
It is Talk Like a Pirate Day this week on 19 September - shiver me timbers! More people should talk like pirates on this day, I might even dress up this year.
Kate Carruthers
Past Notable Women of Computing
This site lists some of the women pioneers of computing - Past Notable Women of Computing
Good Career Management Tips - Document your accomplishments
This tip from the Cubicle Warrior on career management is to document your accomplishments. It is good advice as I can never recall all the fabulous things I've done when pushed. Clearly it would be easier to note them as I go.
GE Reunion
We had a bit of a GE reunion dinner in Sydney on Friday night - at the Bavarian Bier Cafe. It was nice to see everyone again, but I think that the mixed Bavarian Platter was a mistake (essentially multiple kinds of meat with sauerkraut & potato). Luckily I did not
Information Architecture Institute
The Information Architecture Institute has some really good info on IA, inlcuding some easy to use templates like this one which is based on Excel so it is very accessible.
Sysadmin humour
Well, without the layoff part, maybe something like this:
"I am hired because I know what I am doing, not because I will do whatever I am told is a good idea. This might cost me bonuses, raises, promotions, and may even label me as "undesirable" by
Collaboration in the world of Web 2.0 Conference
Spoke at the Ark Group's Collaboration in the world of Web 2.0 Conference today - the topic was online collaboration (copy of the presentation here). It is very helpful to do things like this as it really forces me to think about the issues. It all came down