All in the headPonderings and code by Drew McLellanDon't Import, Subscribe- March 28, 2008 One of my favourite features of web-aware calendaring software (be that desktop or online) is the ability to subscribe to a calendar. Rather than importing the data once, the calendar software will store the URI of the calendar data and periodically update from the source. The frequency of the updates can be set based on the subject matter, usually anything from minutes to months. Rather than just importing the data once and forgetting it, the subscription pattern embraces the fact that your.http://allinthehead.com/retro/323/dont-import-subscribe Project Management Doesn't Have To Be Hard- March 26, 2008 I&8217;ve worked on all sort of projects over the years, managed in all sorts of ways. Projects with project managers so informal that you hardly realise that&8217;s what they&8217;re doing, through to those with processes so onerous that there&8217;s no time left to work on the project tasks directly and the project has been scrapped before it even shipped. I&8217;ve even managed projects myself. As often is the way in small teams and start-ups where there&8217;s no extra resources for a...http://allinthehead.com/retro/322/project-management-doesnt-have-to-be-hard Armadillo v3- March 24, 2008 As much as I attempt to avoid navel-gazing meta-posts, humour me briefly as I announce that for the first time in more than three-and-a-half years I&8217;ve updated the design of my site. If you&8217;re reading via a feed (and if you&8217;re not, c&8217;mon!) come take a look. As I said back in August 2004 when I last redesigned I&8217;m very much a developer rather than a designer and so it&8217;s not going to win any awards, but I do like to try and keep the place looking nice. Points of...http://allinthehead.com/retro/321/armadillo-v3 |