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Convention Idea: The Hall Of Education

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Behold, the Hall of Education!  Go forth and learn!

OK, that sounds corny.  No, I wouldn't use that introduction for . .  well anything . . . but that's what I've christened an professional-geek oriented Idea I want to suggest for your conventions.

The Hall of Education (come on work with me here).

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Book Review: Make a Living Writing in the 21st Century by Carol Tice.

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Review: Make a Living Writing: The 21st Century Guide By Carol Tice
http://www.makealivingwriting.com/ebooks/

PROS:

  • Tips on being a professional freelance writer from a professional.
  • Clear, easy instructions and advice, including step-by-step guides.
  • No extraneous information or distractors – gets right to the point.
  • Both positive and realistic.

CONS:

  • The chapter on making money with a blog is a bit light.

SUMMARY: A must-buy book for people who want to make a living writing.

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Life Debt

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In IT there's a concept of "technical debt" which is probably best defined as "all the things we did that were half-baked, dumb, rushed, short-sighted, or became out of date."  Technical Debt is what keeps a lot of companies and software from evolving very well because unless you address it, you keep adding to it.  If you've ever been frustrated by software (and wondered why no one rewrote it), or by an illogical computer system, you've experienced technical debt.

I love this term.  As a Project Manager is great to have two words to sum up the incredibly stupid things we do that seem like a good idea at the time.

I also like it because it extends to life – and it's a good example of extending geeky ideas to the big picture.

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