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Monthly Archive May, 2007

Can’t work with iWork

19 May 2007

I really like using Apple’s iWork programs Keynote and Pages. They’re cheap, clean, and intuitive to use, and the results usually look nice by default.

The trouble is they’re stored as bundles — directories that OS/X presents as a single file. First, this is confusing when trying to upload a document to a website. […]

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Psychological research supports delegation

1 May 2007

My reading of this article is that it says that people in charge should concentrate on the people and on setting policy at their level because they’re unlikely to be open to lower-level issues.

“There are good components to power’s effects on a person, in that it helps lead people to action, but sometimes these actions […]

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Good news for Canada

dynamicproxy writes about having his visa turned down to speak at JavaOne. He handles his frustrations better than I do. Maybe this is part of a new policy to reduce aircraft emmissions?

I hadn’t realised that OOPLSA had spiked when in Vancouver, it was certainly a great location.

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