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SDExpo 2007: Day in Review (3/23/07)

Reading Time: 2 minutesMy SDExpo adventure came to a close today. Overall, this year’s sessions were really great and I thoroughly enjoyed the conference. I picked up a lot of great information related to Agile methodologies (Scrum, Crystal Clear, Lean) and plan on incorporating them into my studies (and eventually my practice). Here’s a summary of the last…
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Review of Web-Based Mind Mapping Software

Reading Time: < 1 minuteChuck Frey recently published an article that shows a side-by-side feature comparision of some of the latest web-based mind map applications. The reviewed applications include Mindomo, MindMeister, Bubble.us, and Thinkature.

Touch Down in Santa Clara

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy plane arrived last night, and I’m eager to attend the SDEXPO (Software Development) here in Santa Clara, CA. There are some interesting sessions this year, and I’m sure there will be something to write about. I’ll post more later.

Omega Mapping Revisited

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince I originally discovered Omega Mapping a couple weeks ago, Vitaly Kolesnik has created a more detailed article in English. You can read at: http://www.kolesnik.ru/en/omegamapping/

Subliminal Messages Work!

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAccording to NeuroscienceMarketing.com new research at the University College London confirms the effectiveness of subliminal messages. Scientists at the University College London (UCL) have found the first physiological evidence that invisible subliminal images do attract the brain’s attention on a subconscious level. The findings challenge previous scientific assumptions that consciousness and attention go hand-in-hand.

SDExpo 2007: Day in Review (3/22/07)

Reading Time: 3 minutesToday was another information-packed day! I have to say that the sessions on agile methodologies turned out to be really great. Here are some of the highlights of the more interesting sessions I attended: Transitioning to Agile: A Guide to Good Practices in Context Michael Cohn, from Mountain Goat Software, gave an excellent presentation on…
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SDExpo 2007: Day in Review (3/21/07)

Reading Time: 4 minutesThis year’s SDExpo West (Software Development Expo) conference was hosted at the Santa Clara Convention center in Santa Clara, California. The convention center is not far from San Fransisco and is located near the heart of “Silicon Valley”. Overall, the day turned out to be fun and very informative! The SDExpo conference focuses on many…
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The Secret: Stuart Davis

Reading Time: 2 minutesIntegral musician Stuart Davis was recently feaured on Ken Wilber’s blog. His post titled: The Secret: The Spirituality of Narcissism gives an interesting critique of the popular movie The Secret. Here are some key points: 1) The Secret is (partly) true “Our thoughts and feelings are of consequence, and positive thinking and feeling can significantly…
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The Bad Boys of Philosophy

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere’s a great post on Neatoramo listing the 9 Bad Boys of Philosophy. 1. Socrates 2. Diogenes 3. Abelard 4. Marx 5. Schopenhauer 6. Nietzsche 7. Heidegger 8. Bertrand Russell 9. Michel Foucault Bonus Thales of Miletus