Mock Turtle SoupSteve Freeman finally joins the blogflood...Can't work with iWork- May 19, 2007 I really like using Apple's iWork programs Keynote and Pages. They're cheap, clean, and intuitive to use, and the results usually look nice by default. The trouble is they're stored as bundles — directories that OSX presents as a single file. First, this is confusing when trying to upload a document to a website. My bug report made it to the 37signals blog. Second, I can't easily use version control systems such as subversion, as noted here and here because they like to rewrite part of.http://stevef.truemesh.com/archives/000688.html Psychological research supports delegation- May 1, 2007 My reading of this article is that it says that people in charge should concentrate on the people and on setting policy at their level because they're unlikely to be open to lower-level issues. "There are good components to power's effects on a person, in that it helps lead people to action, but sometimes these actions are misguided because the powerful have not taken other perspectives into account," Galinsky said. "It's like having a gas pedal without a good steering wheel."http://stevef.truemesh.com/archives/000684.html Good news for Canada- May 1, 2007 dynamicproxy writes about having his visa turned down to speak at JavaOne. He handles his frustrations better than I do. Maybe this is part of a new policy to reduce aircraft emmissions I hadn't realised that OOPLSA had spiked when in Vancouver, it was certainly a great location.http://stevef.truemesh.com/archives/000683.html |