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Archive for June, 2008
Google – Cool place to work?
For me, it is always interesting reading about the culture and working environment at those companies that are perceived by the wider world as a “cool” place to work. In relation to my working life, 2 of the most “cool” are Microsoft and Google.
The cultures facinate me to some extent. What are they doing that makes them so cool? Well I think they are not much different to a small company looking after the people that work for them in a way that meets eveyone’s needs, just on a much larger scale.
An interesting blog post on leaving Google to rejoin Microsoft gives one view on what works at both Microsoft and Google.
Who wants to live in house like this?
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Practicing vs Doing
In The Ultimate Code Kata, Jeff Atwood,reviews an interesting article published in 2005. While particularly aimed at programming and programmers it could very easily apply to many other if not every other profession.
How do you get better at doing something? Simply doing is not enough, you have to practice what you do. This has to be a step forward, pushing yourself past the edge of your comfort zone and being prepared to fail.
3G iPhone – July 11
While unlikely to get one soon, the iPhone 3G is looking very tempting! Due on the 11 July, it will be cheaper than the original and have 3G capabilities. This makes it much more usable that the original. It will also be thinner and open to 3rd party applications, The Gmail support is
The iPhone isn't perfect, it has a maximum capacity of 16GB, which is only about half my 30GB classic! There is also no cut and paste or Multimedia Messaging (MMS) both features I would rarely use!
3G IPhone – Yay or Nay?
It has been the biggest “rumour” and worst kept “secret” flying around the web for a long long time now – Steve Jobs will officially announce the 2nd Generation IPhone with 3G during tomorrow’s Apple WWDC keynote speech. With practically every technology blog having at least one post a day on the subjectm many think that this is guaranteed and I tend to agree.
What will the feature set be and when will it be available here, that are my big questions?
Tech Crunch thinks this may the new iPhone!
Buzz Lightyear to make it into space
CNet is reporting that Disney’s Buzz Lightyear will finally make it into Space! The figurine of the Toy Story character will be transported by the Shuttle Discovery on its next missio to the International Space Station. This forms part of an education collaboration between Disney and NASA.
Read Cnet article at http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-9956563-52.html.
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