Monday, November 30, 2009

Expens'd Shutting Down To Add Focus on Scrum'd: http://ping.fm/5eUtq
Lessons for the Entrepreneur from Pete McAlindon: http://ping.fm/hp4jK

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

AMA Tampa Bay Doesn't Understand Twitter: http://ping.fm/c3mDm

Monday, November 23, 2009

Interested in Agile training? Let us know and win a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com: http://bit.ly/7IfqBk agile scrum
What is a business analyst’s role in an agile world? « Zen Agile http://ow.ly/F3Hd
Interesting post - How To Price Software Without Just Rolling The Dice. http://bit.ly/5GzDoW
Notes from a Tool User: Why use an Agile Coach? http://ow.ly/F161
Interested in Agile training? Let us know and win a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com: http://bit.ly/7IfqBk agile scrum
Learn Music Marketing with Greg Rollett http://ow.ly/EUwa
Learn Music Marketing with Greg Rollett http://ow.ly/EUv7
Frak me. Firefox is now crashing on me once per hour. Time to update to the latest beta? Will 1Password stop working?
Trying out @agilezen for my personal kanban board today.
Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship http://ow.ly/EPIh

Sunday, November 22, 2009

I could eat an entire box of mint chocolate chip ice cream. It's that good. What's your vice?
Sprint backlog in Scrum is evil http://ow.ly/EJM8 Do you break your user stories into tasks? agile scrum
Evan Williams | evhead: Ten Rules for Web Startups http://ow.ly/EJAG
Tiny Revolutions by @chrisbrogan http://ow.ly/EIMU. Another awesome post. What revolution are you starting?

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Off for the evening. Good night, morning, or afternoon to you all :)
A must read for IT folks concerned about the impact cloud services will have for them: Staying Ahead of the Cloud http://bit.ly/8XxJly

Friday, November 20, 2009

Employees Are Not Expenses: http://ping.fm/tJ3tX business management
Heading home from @CoLabOrlando. Later all. Have a great weekend.
Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, B.I.G. Summit Keynote: http://ping.fm/BnNXY
Does anyone know where I can get one of these cool elephants for a friend of mine? http://ping.fm/wllFx helpmeplease
It Takes a Community to Raise a Customer: http://bit.ly/3DoYK
And... what is the point of a captcha if you are going to auto-mod your comments? @TechCrunch doesn't auto-mod, and they have more readers
Is the dog-croc for real? I'd hate to run into a croc that could run on long legs. ScienceNOW: http://bit.ly/1JotKE justforfun
I need to bone up on my Japanese so I can respond to the tweets of @yukihiro_matz. I used to be fluent. Damn life getting in the way.
Tool Vendors Reply to My Agile Challenge: http://bit.ly/1SQosH We answered the call, and followed up with an as-yet moderated comment
It appears that the @AMA_Tampa_Bay account is only for push. No one to answer my questions. Sad state of affairs.
Employees Are Not Expenses: http://ping.fm/tJ3tX
About to submit a talk for @railsconf 2010 on creating a complete agile stack for freelancers and teams.
Advice for Entrepreneurs from Tony Hsieh, CEO of @zappos: http://ping.fm/007f8 orlandoinc entrepreneur startup
Question: do you have to be doing software dev to use @scrumd? Answer: No. We built it so anyone doing Scrum can use it.
The more I read about kanban the more I like it.
New Study: How Communication Drives Performance - John Baldoni - HarvardBusiness.org http://ow.ly/E0vf
Good morning everyone. Looking forward to a great day working from @CoLabOrlando. See you there.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Off for the night. Good night to all. See you @CoLabOrlando in the morning.
Apparently it takes a bit to upload 1 hour of video, even on my uber connection. Good thing I have all night.
Based on the viewership of my daily video posts I know what subject I'm going be touching on a bit more. Hint: company/employee relations.
Advice for Entrepreneurs from Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos: http://ping.fm/007f8
Heading home from the orlandoinc conference. Had a great day, met a lot of awesome people, got a few excellent interviews.
Score! Thanks @zappos for taking a few minutes to speak with me here at orlandoinc. Video of the interview will be up today.
Going to position myself to grab @zappos when he finishes his talk.
Just met @lisat2. Cool lady. Waiting for @zappos to speak and then grab him for an interview
orlandoinc @zappos told me he would talk with me for a few minutes after his talk so please don't sweep him away.
Excited about my next interview. I'll have to post this one as soon as I do it. Gotta wait for him to finish speaking though.
Interview with Ted Murphy, Entrepreneur and CEO of IZEA: http://ping.fm/2QLzG
Hopped out of the sessions at orlandoinc. Making phone calls and catching up on biz while my Mac charges up.
Can you be *too* DRY?: http://ping.fm/Dm1bK
orlandoinc there are some real opportunities in this environment, and there is money out there for companies with a good business plan
orlandoinc ZeroChaos ran an internal contest to find new revenue generating ideas. $10K to the winner and funding of the biz
orlandoinc if anyone is interested in no/low cost marketing I'm happy to share what I do with you. Nothing but fun.
orlandoinc Harold Mills, CEO of ZeroChaos, is speaking my language. The workforce of the future will be flexible and not necessarily onsite
If you're interested in coworking check out my interview with Alex Hillman (@alexknowshtml), Co-Founder of Indy Hall: http://ping.fm/6upuR
Heading to the Orlando Hilton for the B.I.G. Summit. Say hello if you see me. I'm wearing jeans and a big red backpack.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Looking forward to the conference tomorrow. Hoping that there is Internet. See you there if you're there. @tedmurphy I'll see you tomorrow!
The author of this post on CIO.com - http://bit.ly/44HyYY - says agile doesn't address value to the customer. So wrong.
Don't trust those shortened bit.ly links? If you use Firefox you don't have to: http://ping.fm/L1Kae
Just confirmed I'll be working with a .NET shop here in Orlando for the next few months helping them implement agile deeper into their org.
If you're in Orlando and going to the B.I.G. Summit tomorrow (http://bit.ly/35uOx9) say hello if you see me. I'll be wearing jeans + t-shirt
If you're in Orlando and going to the B.I.G. Summit tomorrow (http://bit.ly/35uOx9) say hello if you see me. I'll be wearing jeans + t-shirt
Heading downtown to attend a marketing seminar. More marketing!!!
The Hard Truth: A Realist Take on Freelancing http://om.bit.ly/1t1Oa5 from @webworkerdaily
Interview with Alex Hillman, Co-Founder of Indy Hall: http://ping.fm/6upuR
brandflakesforbreakfast: business loves social media - http://shar.es/azlSo
Good morning everyone. Looking forward to an awesome day. You?

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

All caught up. Good night all. See you in about 6 hours.
If you're on DZone please help us get the word out about Scrum'd being free for startups: http://bit.ly/2VXGWe. Thanks all.
If anyone thinks implementing agile or scrum is easy, I will be happy to set you straight.
Four Attributes of the Ideal Pilot Project | Mike Cohn's Blog - Succeeding With Agile® http://bit.ly/3orC0b
Excited to be upgrading my iPhone tomorrow. The Droid does look cool and it supports flash, but for now that's not enough to switch.
Back home in Orlando. Things look great. Now to get back into the swing of things here and follow up with all the awesome peeps I met.
Interview with Roz Duffy, Organizer of Barcamp Philly: http://ping.fm/BQofP
Last day on the road for a bit.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Made it pretty close to SC. We'll be back in O-Town tomorrow.
Interview with JP Toto, Organizer of Barcamp Philly: http://ping.fm/6IREL

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Good morning Philly. Breakfast, some sight seeing, and then heading to NJ to see my cousins. Enjoy your day.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

A good night to Philly. I will see you in the morning. Then to see cousins in NJ before heading back to O-Town.
The contrast of new and historic here in Philly is pretty trippy, and definitely awesome. This is city hall: http://ow.ly/i/7LL
Interviews with @jptoto, @stellargirl, and @alexknowshtml coming next week
Heading to drop my stuff at the hotel and then going to the @barcampphilly after parties.
Great talk about online privacy in room 1221 @barcampphilly
For anyone @barcampphilly that is a musician I suggest following @g_ro. He helps musicians promote themselves. Awesome guy and a friend.
My @barcampphilly agile presentation is online: http://ping.fm/fEEhh
Thanks to all of the @barcampphilly peeps that came to my presentation. A lot of great conversation and lessons learned were shared.
Startups: Get Scrum'd For Free For a Year: http://ping.fm/A8jwi
Talking agile in room 1223 in 5 minutes. So far I'm pretty lonely :(
Fun times here talking about mobile phones at bcphilly
If you have any agile questions you want answered, come to my @barcampphilly talk at 12:30 in room 1210 on the 12th floor
Being schooled on the android phone by @bryanl
Up and at em. Heading to @barcampphilly in a few. Very exciting day.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Time to head to bed for an early morning @barcampphilly. See you there.
If you attended @enterpriselamp or Big LAMP Camp then you'll be interested in the Crush It! Challenge: http://ping.fm/yq9w2 crushit
10 things a PM needs to know about Agile « Zen Agile http://bit.ly/34pkzt
We have a big @scrumd announcement tomorrow @barcampphilly if I can manage to get on the board with my talk :)
Great list of barcamps and unconferences from @jkloren; http://ping.fm/ZM9Qr
Just realized that @barcampdc is tomorrow along with @barcampphilly. Perhaps next year my DC peeps.
Anyone here for @barcampphilly not going to @beercampphilly tonight and want to get together?
Customers Are People, Not Invoices: http://ping.fm/3AKmD
Soylatte Download for the JDK 1.6 on Mac Install Tutorial: http://ping.fm/Oy5vu
Good morning everyone. Heading to Philly a little later this morning. I look forward to seeing you there.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Heading off for the evening. Looking forward to meeting everyone @barcampphilly tomorrow night and Saturday. C U there
Are there any form apps out there that integrate with Highrise to capture people's contact info?
I Will Meet the Enterprise And My Tool Will Be Kanban http://bit.ly/34n35W
I Will Meet the Enterprise And My Tool Will Be Kanban: http://ping.fm/s0Khv
Installing the JDK 1.6 on Mac OS X: http://ping.fm/Rxh7T
Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are together speaking on CNBC.
I think I have found my way of dealing with the enterprise. It's called, kanban, and it looks good.
Heading to Philly tomorrow for BarCamp Philly on Saturday. Looking forward to meeting a host of new people, and perhaps doing a new preso
For Value Blockage, Take Some X-LACKS « Cory Foy http://bit.ly/3N7yBm
Best Practices Are Dangerous When Adopting Agile (Mike Cohn's Blog) http://bit.ly/IOXeR
Good morning everyone. It's family day in NY after some coffee and a video.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

How to Benefit From a Freelancer's Mind-Set - Gina Trapani - HarvardBusiness.org http://bit.ly/3gpB4t
Has anyone tried anything web with the new Go language from Google? Is it built for that? Time to watch the tech talk I suppose.
Nothing Happens Without Trust: http://bit.ly/kqnqf
Back in the hotel to update the @scrumd inline help. Users are reporting confusion with the new update.
Nothing Happens Without Trust: http://ping.fm/2SGKL
Heading to my client meeting of the day. Later all.
The Über-Connected Organization: A Mandate for 2010 (HarvardBusiness.org) http://bit.ly/1VebBA
Are Scrum Masters the new Project Managers? « Quality Software Development with Ease http://bit.ly/LcDnv

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

And I'm off for the evening. A great morning, afternoon, or night to all.
Help in figuring out if a potential employer will really care about you, or if they simply want another cog: http://bit.ly/2lKf5T
Win a signed copy of Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk from the Crush It! Challenge http://retwt.me/1jQus crushit
Why Parents Make Great Managers: http://bit.ly/1sL4P2 via @addthis
Voalté Needs Awesome Blackberry and Rails Developers http://bit.ly/1ZQG0S
One of my clients in NY is looking for 4 Rails developers, possibly more. Stay tuned for details.
Back in the hotel room after a great day. Time to make some coffee and catch up on work. What are you up to this evening?
Excellent Twitter gave me retweets. This will help when I discover content of those I have yet to follow.
Heading to my client meeting. Lunch in Bryant Park. Fancy :)
Notes from a Tool User: My Challenge to Agile Tool Vendors http://bit.ly/146AKE Will you take the challenge?
Anyone in NYC want to get together for some coffee and conversation? Let me know.
I love how Facebook's video uploader stops telling me how much longer my video will take to upload. Is it still going or not? Don't know...
Will Your Employer Care?: http://ping.fm/ZnKHc
Great point by Adam Sroka on the meaning of cross-functional: Sharing the Work: http://bit.ly/3zudau
Small Business Labs: Young Businesses are Job Creators http://bit.ly/3SW2Xq
Good morning NY. Time to find some breakfast, get some work done, meet with a client, and see some sights.

Monday, November 9, 2009

While NY might not sleep, I need to every once in a while. Tonight is one of those times. See you all in the AM.
Great point here: The mistake most developers and development organizations make « Wille Faler’s Buzzword Bingo http://bit.ly/2rDcU9
How much can you read of a blog post before you tune out? While it depends, my max is about 3 solid paragraphs. You?
Voalté Needs Awesome Blackberry and Rails Developers: http://ping.fm/po0Uk
Picked up a nice collared shirt for my client meeting tomorrow. Had a great time at dinner with my family. NY is busier than I remember. Fun
Good morning everyone. We're off to NY in a few for the rest of the week. If you're there ping me and let's meet up.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

The Failure of Do-It-Yourself Agile: http://ping.fm/s2tHS
Any NY hotel suggestions for something ~$200 near Times Square? Thanks.
Looks like Nick and Jim have a teaser up at http://doctype.tv/ Looks HOT. Can't wait for launch.
Dinner: $25.50, Coffee: $3.09. Road trip with the family: priceless.
Hello from Harrisonburg, VA.
Agile Development Practices Conference 2009 Starts Tomorrow: http://ping.fm/BLMF0
And we're off to VA. Everyone have a great Sunday.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Waking up at 4 AM means I have to go to bed now, grudgingly. See you all in VA!
I know what I'm going to talk about at BarCamp Philly next weekend, and I'm sure someone will get upset. Should be fun.
Logging off until either tonight or Monday. Heading to VA early in the AM, then to NY on Monday. If you're in NY city ping me! Let's meet.
Rails for the PHP Developer [Presentation]: http://ping.fm/VquSr
My presentation for elamp: Rails for PHP Developers http://bit.ly/3nK09f
Interview with Marcus Whitney, Founder of Enterprise LAMP: http://ping.fm/5Wi8b
Thanks to everyone at Big LAMP Camp that attended my Rails talk. I'll update the slides and have them up before the day is out.
I go on in 15 minutes. Wish me luck. Let's see if anyone picks a fight :)
Trying out http://hootsuite.com. So far looks very cool.
Looking at: Drew McLellan - The Marketing Minute: How to make time for social media: Twitter http://bit.ly/R6WtY
The interview with Marcus Whitney *might* be up today. The Internet connection here is slow, and I'm sharing it with a bunch of geeks.
Time for some guerilla marketing here at the Big LAMP Camp :)
So I'm now on Google Wave thanks to my man Anthony Richardson. Now what? Time to watch an overview video.
Looking forward to the Big LAMP Camp today.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Going to get some rest. Looking forward to a great day and doing my preso at Big LAMP Camp. See you in the A.M.
Considering upgrading my Windows VM from XP to Windows 7. Worth the money and effort?
Employees Are People, Not Resources: http://ping.fm/xcgTu
Can Agile be Combined with Offshore? 12 Lessons Learned. « Peter DeYoe's Blog http://bit.ly/1kbwsj
Back at the hotel to upload a video from today and regroup before the dinner tonight.
Heading to the Enterprise LAMP conference. See you there.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Off for the evening. See you all at Enterprise Lamp tomorrow.
Heading downtown to see Nashville at night, then to the speaker's dinner.
Anyone who says that there is 0 upfront estimating in agile isn't living in the same biz world I am.
Grabbing RSS feeds for marketing blogs from Alltop. Any suggestions of awesome marketing blogs?
Managing Agile Projects is Now Easier with Scrum'd: http://ping.fm/GohNd
Packing up to head to Nashville. We'll be there through Sunday morning, then heading to NY.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Due to lack of sleep last night I'm crashing tonight. See you all in the A.M. and then in Nashville.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Thoughts On ...: The Death of Agile http://bit.ly/39TYwv (William Caputo)
Google Does Not Have Innovator's Dilemma | CloudAve http://bit.ly/4cZipq

Monday, November 2, 2009

Slow Internet is better than no Internet at all. But it's still annoying.
Time to catch up on email, RSS, and Twitter. Then back to my presentation.
Remember What's Important: http://ping.fm/UCYCk

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Fantastic post on Agile and it's parallels with Sun Tzu's teachings: Sun Tzu’s Agile http://bit.ly/4m7eIc
Watching TMNT the animated movie with my family in Florence, KY. I highly recommend any of the "Suites" hotels. Big rooms lot's of amenities
Getting the family ready for the drive to Cincinnati, the next stop on our road trip. After that, Michigan and clients.