I’m a technology guy, so reviewing a piece of luggage is a bit out of step for me but I also travel for my job and find myself in and out of airports frequently. I’m always looking for ways to optimize my travel habits and when someone I follow on Twitter raved about their latest luggage purchase, I followed the link and was immediately sold on the concept. The question is whether the concept turned to reality upon actual use. Read More/Comments...

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This post is inspired by a recent blog entry from O’Reilly Radar (It’s really more of an essay & series of interviews). In brief, Tim O’Reilly discusses the merits of practice as it relates to programming. The line that got me thinking was right in the opening paragraph, discussing a disturbing trend:

“the unwillingness of people to work hard to learn new skills...”

Busted! I am guilty as anyone amidst the instant gratification of today’s Internet culture to expect something for nothing. The article is rather long, but worthy of your stayed attention.

In my reflection of the past year and in my planning and dreaming for the new year, the question that I challenge myself with is what am I going to do about it? I hasten to call it a resolution, but rather more of a concerted effort and awareness that I need to instill the habit of practice in both my personal and professional life. Read More/Comments...

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