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Staying home

almost 5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
So, the Microsoft Technology Summit started today, which I was invited to. I had to cancel my trip late last week so that I could help out the design and...

Review: Highrise, part 2

almost 5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
It’s been five days since I posted my initial review of Highrise, that shiny new application by our friends at 37signals. I’ve been getting...

Review: Highrise, part 1

almost 5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
So, today I got what I’ll call a platinum ticket from one of our pals at 37signals for their upcoming new application, Highrise, which is what they...

Poor Communication and IT Projects

almost 5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
InformationWeek has a short story titled, Poor Communications, Unrealistic Scheduling Lead To IT Project Failure. “Communications failures top the...

Stikkit wins award at SXSW

almost 5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
After kicking myself all weekend for not heading to SXSW... was getting ready to head to sleep last night and saw a post by Michael Buffington announcing...

Invited to the Microsoft Technology Summit 2007

almost 5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
As mentioned a few weeks ago, I’ll be up in the Seattle area in a few weeks. I took the invitation to head to the 2007 Microsoft Technology Summit...

Seth Godin on Dialogue

almost 5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
It appears that Seth Godin is catching on to the concept of Dialogue. Seth writes, “Some organizations are good at listening. Some are good at...

Please Make Fun of the Boss

almost 5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
While reviewing some articles related to small business management, I came across the following post… titled, Note From Boss to Employees, by Michael...

Show up smiling

almost 5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
“Showing up on time …with a smile on your face is almost always more important than what you actually say or do.”—Seth Godin ...

quote of the day: server tricks

almost 5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
...overheard on an internal forum… “My my passion for nifty server tricks will blow peoples minds”—Daniel Johnson ...