An archive of ideas, interests & experiments
Writing on product work, technology, photography, music, MINIs, and the things learned along the way.
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Coordinating schedules can be a challenge, this is exacerbated when calendars are not shared. As a consultant, my company calendar has to be my one source of truth. Scheduling meetings within our company isn’t a challenge since we can see each other’s availability. This is not true when you are trying to coordinate across most
Read storyGoogle Reader has been in my stable of tools as long as I can recall for aggregating stories across a variety of blogs, about 170 at the moment. If you haven’t been hiding under a rock you know that Google is retiring Google Reader and as of July 1st it will no longer be available.
Read storyHelping a friend in their quest to win a contest for a flipping awesome 2013 MINI John Cooper Works GP. You can help by clicking these three links. Pretty please? http://t.co/VzV3n2E5http://t.co/jExgzRX1http://t.co/fzXZRoDy
Read storyI will continue to blog here but as a LeadingAgile employee I’ll also be writing blog posts on the LeadingAgile blog. I wanted to share my latest post there called Focus On What To Leave Out. Feel free to join the conversation by commenting on the post. Come visit my blog and post a comment.
Read storyMy pal and MINI expert Waylon of Way Motor Works is in a heated battle for votes to win this contest. It takes just a moment and I would appreciate it if you could take a moment to help. Below are three links. Each will add a point to his score. MINI GP wallpaper linkMaking
Read storyNovember 17, 2010 marked the beginning of a photographic journey that has forever changed how I see. It has been a year that improved my technical and composition skills as well as my ability to define a vision and execute it photographically. In 2010, I was invited by Tim Stoklas to participate in a Photo
Read storySo, this story point thing… what’s up with that? When estimating effort for user stories most people use either ideal hours or story points. My recent experiences have been with ideal hours. This works well but there has always been something that keeps me thinking about the value of using story points instead. I’ve never
Read storyAbout this collection
RickAustin.net began as a place to capture observations, share useful discoveries, and document creative pursuits. This refreshed archive preserves writing published between 2005 and 2017—without sanding away the moments in time that make it personal.