Quote of the Week: Sherlock Holmes
“What object is served by this circle of misery and violence and fear? It must tend to some end, or else our universe is ruled by chance, which is unthinkable.” –Sherlock Holmes, The Cardboard Box
“What object is served by this circle of misery and violence and fear? It must tend to some end, or else our universe is ruled by chance, which is unthinkable.” –Sherlock Holmes, The Cardboard Box
“The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom. For in all the states of created beings capable of law, where there is no law, there is no freedom.” —John Locke
mobile-fu is a handy little Rails plugin that automatically detects when mobile devices are accessing your web application and adjusts the request format accordingly. For example: mobile-fu even loads any mobile stylesheets you’ve created, including device-specific stylesheets for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, etc. There is also a way to set the … Continue reading
“Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’” —C.S. Lewis
The intriguing title of Brennan Dunn’s talk was what convinced me to attend. I’ve never actually heard Brennan present before but I enjoy a good product talk. His presentation met and exceeded my expectations. It was well worth attending. I share the dream of many freelancers to one day stop … Continue reading
“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” –Groucho Marx
The second to the last talk on Saturday was given by Bill Davis of Team Nimbus. He outlined one of the seven sales components his team recommends: a pipeline that gives you an “unlimited supply of prospects.” (Now I want to know what the other six are.) Bill opened with … Continue reading
If I had half as much energy as Katie Benedetto I’d be set for life. Katie clearly enjoys what she does and is passionate about sharing her experiences. [slides] She opened with a simple question: “What’s one way your work would better suit you?” It’s important to clarify what we … Continue reading
After a brief interruption so I could post my overdue RubyConf 2012 recap, we return to Indieconf at the McKimmon Center to learn “Seven Lessons in Personal Marketing.” [slides] Alan Stevens was a dynamic speaker who kept the audience’s attention throughout his presentation. He explained that to do this, he … Continue reading