I have been mind mapping since 2010 and I have been using MindMeister since 2011. I have read many books on learning techniques and confirmed the evidence that taking notes, organizing thoughts and rephrasing facts in your own terms leads to better retention and comprehension. I found myself struggling doing this effectively with traditional notes, […]
Category: Learning
Topics regarding learning, self introspection, getting things done and just doing good things
Google Now Reminders
A major feature announcement at GoogleIO 2013 was Google Now Reminders. When Google Now was launched I was very excited for reminders, but it was implemented horribly. It would set an alarm, like a wake up alarm, to remind you. This is not how I want to be reminded. I ended up putting reminders into […]
Linux Watch Command Fails on Second Try
I am not a system admin so I don’t remember how to do an infinite loop in bash, tcsh, ksh, perl, wtv*sh etc. So I really like the solution of the ‘watch‘ command. Example: The Problem on Second Try Sometimes, however, the first try works as desired and the second try prints weird errors, often […]
Clean Coder – Book Notes and Thoughts
The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers is a new book on developer professionalism from the legend Bob Martin and it doesn’t disappoint. I have read many books written by Robert (Bob) Martin or from his series. I have been very impressed with the classics and was more than ecstatic when I […]
Succeeding With Agile: Software Development Using Scrum – Book Notes
In an effort to understand how to apply scrum after fully grasping the core concepts and ideas, I read Succeeding With Agile, one of the top recommended scrum books. For good reason it remains at the top of the dzone top agile book lists. The book is great at identifying core scrum concepts and the […]
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning – Book Thoughts and Notes
Since graduating college I have mixed research of new technologies with research of being as productive as I can be. This includes development tools like IDE’s, good testing tools, and better pair programming techniques. But also I try to keep up with the popular Get Things Done (GTD) movement, most recently utilizing Spring Pad as […]