October 2008
The Archives
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10.27.08Import iTunes Library into Rhythmbox (Ratings and Playcounts included)I am quite excited as I have just managed to do what has been preventing me from completely switching to Ubuntu for a long time: import my iTunes library without losing my precious ratings and playcounts - a very time-consuming activity but extremely rewarding. In this little tutorial I'll be outlining the 6 steps I followed in order to achieve the above result. I'll try to be as clear as possible in order for all audiences to repeat the process successfully. Let's get started... You should achieve this in about 10min maximum. 1. First thing you need to do is to copy ...
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10.23.08Tasty Cupcakes: Games to Understand Agile PrinciplesIf you are trying to adopt Agile principles within your team and wondering how to best share your knowledge so that the entire team has a common understanding of these principles, then Tasty Cupcakes might be a good place to look at. The concept is based on the idea that individuals generally understand things much better when they are learning by doing. Don McGreal and Michael McCullough, the people behind Tasty Cupcakes, ran a session at Agile 2008 on how to use games and exercises to help improve our understanding of Agile principles and practices. [InfoQ] This repertoire of little games, sorted ...
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10.21.08Scrum Gathering Fall 2008 Presentations AvailableThe Scrum Gathering Fall 2008, which I unfortunately cannot attend, is currently taking place in Stockholm. The programme looks extremely interesting and the line-up of hosts...well...IMPRESSIVE! For the unfortunate who cannot attend but would have loved to, the Scrum Alliance website has made the slides of the various presentations available for your viewing pleasure. On a side note, although having the slides is good starting point, I hope some videos of the actual presentations will be uploaded after the conference as well. Like kids, I like being told stories! Some posts that may be related:Startup School Videos Iteration Zero and Scrum (Sprint Zero) Testing WordPress ...
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10.17.08Develop and release a WebApp in 4 daysI was pretty impressed back in July by the marketing coup performed by Carsonified, a Web Design startup based in the UK. In short: 4 people developed a fully functional Web application in just 4 days, when 5 others took care of PR and Marketing (!). I thought this was a good example of New New Product Development [PDF] which involves, in the words of Takeuchi and Nonaka, "built-in instability, self-organizing teams, overlapping development phases, "multilearning", subtle control and organizational transfer of learning." That's how you do it today: develop and deliver a product quick, let the users use it and give ...
