Craig’s Musings

I just finished reading John Naisbitt’s Mind Set! Reset Your Thinking and See the Future. (You can download a PDF of its table of contents, prologue and introduction here.) I can certainly recommend this book, and it has piqued my interest in one of his earlier books, Megatrends–a sum of local analyses can lead to a [...]

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I recently came across the following quote from Abraham Lincoln: “Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.“
Considering how the passing of the sun, for example, causes a tree’s shadow to change shape (and finally disappear), the President’s statement gives [...]

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Lately I’ve seen a number of office and work area pictures in others’ blogs. So, I figured I’d record what my workspace looks like, too.

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At the Microsoft MVP 2007 Global Summit held last month, I had the opportunity to hear Jack Greenfield talk about software factories. During Jack’s presentation Sam Gentile essentially remarked that while he understands and uses software factories, he doesn’t understand the point/value of software product lines (e.g. BDUF vs. agile…).
As Jack provided a thoughtful [...]

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