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Meet... Chris, Graeme., and Gary

almost 5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
Okay, this is a little overdue… but better late than never! ;-) We’ve had several new people start with PLANET ARGON over the past few months...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Happy Birthday Allison

almost 5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
This morning was delightful. I woke up to find that 37signals had referenced our website on Signal vs Noise this morning. In particular, they referenced...

Embracing Failure, part 1

almost 5 years ago by Robby Russell on Robby on Rails.
I’m currently reading To Engineer is Human, by Henry Petroski and found the following applicable to software development and managing client and customer...