Teaser video for Confessions book: now up!
The first in a series of videos O’Reilly Media has made for the book is up. This also appears…
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I need your help: important
There is something important I don’t say very often. I need you. Yes you. Not the guy in the…
Wednesday linkfest
Here are this week’s links: Surround yourself with whiteboards – For years this has been my fantasy – to…
How to write a book, part 2
A popular posts on this blog is how to write a book: the short honest truth with over 900 comments. It’s the…
An open letter to the micromanaged
Robby Slaughter has a nice response to my open letter to micromanagers – and it’s called an open letter…
Biggest myths in world history? Help a school teacher
What do you think are the biggest myths in world history? I’m trying to put together a good list…
Sneak preview of my new book
I don’t think I’ ve ever seen amazon.com do this before, but if you head over now to the…
An open letter to micromanagers
Dear Micromanager: Owners of thoroughbreds never stop their horses mid-race, every ten seconds, to remind the horse and jockey…
Wednesday linkfest
Here are this week’s links: How the spaceship got its shape – All innovations someone fought for over years…
Why do people make bad slides?
For years experts in psychology, design and even technology have decried Powerpoint and its many evils. Every few months…
How to keep your mouth shut
I have a disorder of a kind known as “can not keep my mouth shut.” If I think someone…
What copyeditors do
Few people understand the process of completing a book. Everyone understands the ideas of drafts, but the process of…
Magic numbers of project management
No matter where I go, or what industry I’m talking to, if I ask enough questions of people who…
UI14: Ten reasons you should go (Nov ’09, Boston)
One of my favorite UI/UX conferences is the User Interface Conference, now in it’s 14th year. It’s held in…
Wednesday linkfest
Here are this week’s links: The mathematics of movies – a nice, breezy essay on the various ways theories…
The new serendipity?
One old argument in the history of tech progress is the tragic loss of a side effect of an…
Site update and move complete
If you see this post, it means you’re looking at the new, improved, ISP-upgraded scottberkun.com. There are a few…
Microsoft and Making things happen
One common criticism, often mild, I hear about my book Making Things happen is it’s a Microsoft flavored book.…
Help needed: Boston/NYC book tour, Nov ’09
The new book, Confessions of a public speaker, is wrapping up and will be out late October / early…
Confessions (new book cover and more)
The new book is on it’s last lap. Copyediting is mostly done. Photographs and layout are in the works.…