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XML Crash Course

~1 year ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
A non-nerdy friend of mine (yes, they exist, moving on) changed jobs at her company last week and had a question: So, it appears that i will have to learn...

Craftsmanship Tour: 8th Light

~1 year ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
The second stop on my craftsmanship tour was last Friday at 8th Light. They’re a local Chicago consultancy that’s active in the software craftsmanship...

Craftsmanship Tour: Obtiva

~1 year ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
Last month when I started planning my travels of indefinite duration, I ran into the blog On Being a Journeyman Software Developer by Corey Haines. He spent...

Social Pastimes

~1 year ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
In a previous post I wrote: I look at the most popular Facebook games and only see pastimes, idle toys requiring action with little thought, minimal direct...

The Dog That Didn’t Bark

~1 year ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
Silver Blaze is one of the most popular Sherlock Holmes stories, in part because (spoiler alert for a 118-year old story you can read by clicking that first...

Book Licenses

~1 year ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
One downside to the web being interactive is that it can turn everyday activities into legal agreements. If you bought or were given a manual for an ARM...

Spreadsheet Errors

~1 year ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
Last week the magazine The Nation hurried to correct a story that they had suffered the worst drop in advertising of any weekly magazine. Their loss was...

Twitter

~1 year ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
I’ve starting using Twitter as @pushcx. I’ve been reading a few people for a while, but not really contributing. Any longtime readers will know...

Investing in Cloud Computing

~1 year ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
A friend forwarded me an sales email he received from The Motley Fool about why “cloud computing” was poised to disrupt to the market. I ranted...

Travels of Indefinite Duration

over 1 year ago by Peter Harkins on Push cx.
Starting January 1st, 2011, I’m going to do some traveling. I have definite plans out through March and will choose and plan new destinations as I...