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Why are you not hiring remote workers?. Just recently, we hired a new systems administrator named Mark. He lives in Virginia. That’s six hours off the GMT. One less than the current five guys in Chicago. Two less than Jamis in Idaho. So what? He was the best of the candidates available, we’d be crazy… Continue reading Why are you not hiring remote workers?

Articles 1.0. As requested by many of you, I’ve packaged up my Articles page functionality as a WordPress plugin. This plugin allows you to easily present a list of posts you select outside of your blog chronology. Very useful for featuring things that might otherwise slip into the nether regions of your archives. See it… Continue reading Articles 1.0

Matt Galvin: Feisty working solo on a MacBook Pro. This is really sweet! I poked around a little bit and it seemed like the GRUB EFI issues have been or are being resolved so I grabbed the Feisty Herd 1 Desktop CD and popped it in my MacBook Pro and started the install. This is… Continue reading Matt Galvin: Feisty working solo on a MacBook Pro

Discovery Takes Off on a Complex Mission. In the first nighttime launching in more than four years, the shuttle began a mission of space station rewiring. By JOHN SCHWARTZ. [NYT > Home Page]

The Count: At More Offices, a Plan to Stick With That Old PC. Businesses are expected to be less willing to open their wallets for new technology in 2007. By PHYLLIS KORKKI. [NYT > Technology]

A very interesting article on a four day work week.

How to Configure an $80 File Server in 45 Minutes. I use a modded Xbox and Xbox Media Center for playing media files across the network on my television and sound system. I also download large files, such as Linux ISOs, via BitTorrent. However, leaving my primary computer on all the time seemed like a… Continue reading How to Configure an $80 File Server in 45 Minutes

Know your rules of engagement. by Bob Walsh One of my favorite sites, thinkvitamin.com, just put up a post I’d recommend every micro-ISV read: Tara Hunt on The Rules of Engagement. Tara sets out to answer: What is that magic ingredient that turns people from ‘consumers’ of your software into active and enthusiastic evangelists? The… Continue reading Know your rules of engagement

Why Widgets mean money for micro-ISVs. by Bob Walsh Two recent posts have turned my mind back toward the subject of widgets and micro-ISVs. A widget is basically a mini application that runs in any number of ways — on your desktop, and Google sidebar, and Windows live, in any number of third-party applications and… Continue reading Why Widgets mean money for micro-ISVs

Alex Hudson: Hula Status. So, Peter has confirmed the news some of us assumed, but didn't want to talk about – that Novell is no longer commercially going to develop Hula. This is sad for so many reasons; for me, primarily because they don't seem to see the demand for this that I do. So… Continue reading Alex Hudson: Hula Status