http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog my little chunk of bandwidth Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:17:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Like "Cut to the Chase", the "Little Green Book of Getting Your Way: How to Speak, Write, Present, Persuade, Influence, and Sell Your Point of View to Others (Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Books)" was a quick read; Unfortunately, it wasn't as engaging for me. I've seen some of Gitomer's books before, so ... http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/483 I picked up "Cut to the Chase: and 99 Other Rules to Liberate Yourself and Gain Back the Gift of Time" on the recommendation of Personal MBA reading list. It's a quick read, containing 100 short (< 2 page) tips on professional behaviors that reduce wasted time. In the spirit ... http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/477 When the Personal MBA manifesto came out back in 2005 (see The Personal MBA: Mastering Business Without Spending a Fortune for the original), I read through the list, jotted down a couple book ideas, but mostly just left it at that. Lately, however, I've been reading more business books, ... http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/473 Like many other Netflix customers, I received the "Important News Regarding Netflix Profiles" email this week stating that Netflix "will be eliminating Profiles, the feature that allowed you to set up separate DVD Queues under one account, effective September 1, 2008." Upon reading it, the claim sounded so absurd ... http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/466 Links from May 27th through June 18th: Scientists find bugs that eat waste and excrete petrol - reddit – Trac - reddit source code Finally, the alternative fix for IE6's memory leak is available - Using a try...finally block to address IE6 memory leaks The Natural Gardener: Organic Gardening Headquarters - Local (Austin, ... http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/461 It's been awhile since I've posted a reading list. Here's a few more books I've read recently that are worth mentioning: Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science -- A fantastic overview of the field of Economics. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book (and how ... http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/327 I finally finished my compost bins over the weekend. I decided to build a triple-bin (turning bin) system, each approximately one cubic meter (3'x3'x3'.) The bins are constructed entirely of cedar (renewable, weather resistant, and generally termite resistant), using cedar fence panels and 2x4s. The lids are made from ... http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/446 Links from May 15th through May 19th: Linux.com :: What can you do with a second Ethernet port? - Nice tips on bonding / bridging multiple network interfaces. Urwid - Console UI library for Python that's a bit more high-level then using curses directly. hackety org » Some Chrome For Pjs - XUL ... http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/445 Adding Internet connectivity to your Arduino projects might be getting a lot easier: (Via: Matt Biddulph) [Update: 2008-05-15] Those shopping for Arduino's might also check out this new Arduino Nano: (Via Arduino Nano: all-in-one design for breadboard use.) http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/444 This month's APUG meeting will feature guest speaker Greg Wilson, author of Beautiful Code, Data Crunching, Parallel Programming Using C++, Practical Parallel Programming, etc. For more details, see: http://wiki.python.org/moin/AustinPythonUserGroup and http://python.meetup.com/188/. Hope to see you there! http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/443 Links from May 9th through May 12th: Yahoo! Internet Location Platform - YDN - "The Yahoo! Internet Location Platform provides a resource for managing all geo-permanent named places on Earth." Texas AgriLife Extension - Argiculture and Natural Resources - Lots of good links for growing plants in Texas. Python with a modular IDE ... http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/442 Links from April 30th through May 8th: Piwik - Web analytics - Open source - Claims to be an open source clone of Google Analytics. Designers Toolbox: Design Resources - Sizes, measurements, templates, etc., for common design needs. (Ex., envelopes, banner ads, etc.) Boodler: a programmable soundscape tool - Programmable soundscapes in Python Webstemmer ... http://www.eriksmartt.com/blog/archives/441