It’s true, I’m a sucker for good quotes. I recently read the inspirational book Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris, which was pleasantly enriched with many of the quotes listed below. For more inspirational antidotes you can also graze my previous post Words of Wisdom or check out a few of my favorite programming [...]
I started collecting words of wisdom in my journey to become a wise man. Perhaps I would be further along in my journey if I would have written down all of my father’s advice throughout my life. I hear and forget, I see and remember, I do and understand. It’s often that you hear a [...]
I begin teaching at The Creative Circus part time here in Atlanta, starting April 5th. I will be joining the Interactive Development program to teach an intro class discussing web standards, html, css, js & more. This is an exciting time to explore front-end web development because there’s a mass convergence of adopted “best practices” [...]
I’ve been called a lot of names in my life and I’ve also had many different titles in my short career of making websites. My general attitude has been that titles are bullshit. What matters more to me is how meaningful the work can be, how much personal time I’m allowed, and how much I [...]
I’ve been with IQ Interactive since August, 2007 and it has come time to say goodbye and say hello to my new home at Iconologic. I’ve enjoyed working with such an amazing cast of characters at IQ and will dearly miss this great team. Iconologic is a brand-design agency in Atlanta that does some excellent [...]
Dear City of Atlanta, Please pave Bellemeade Avenue. This high-traffic, two-lane bus route connects Howell Mill to Northside Drive and is in dire need of paving. This road is riddled with broken asphalt, puddles and potholes. Let’s be honest, there are better roads in Afghanistan. There have been many futile efforts by the city to [...]
There has been a decent bit of chatter on the interwebs lately about the advantages and disadvantages to the rival platforms of Adobe’s Flash & Flex versus Microsoft’s Silverlight. There are many strong feelings, mostly from coders, on both sides of the debate with valid points supporting their standpoint. I view this level of competition [...]
This article takes the position that although technical skills are important, emotional intelligence is essential for effective leadership. What is emotional intelligence? According to Daniel Goleman, it’s made up of five components–self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill. Click here to read the article summary by Matt Snow
Read this article Jesse Warden, seasoned developer and Atlanta native, shares his interesting perspective on the current climate for Flash and Flex work in the 2009 marketplace. Among many factors, shifting budgets have led to false starts on projects and result in devs having to look for new work to fill the void. His metrics [...]
I work hard and receive more gratification from completing tasks and reaching goals than most anything else. It gives me a since of accomplishment and self-worth when I reap what I sow. I put a lot of myself into everything I do. I always feel that there is more to be done than time allows, [...]