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For those who who like GTD photos.

Notes on photo at Flickr.

 
TECHNORATI: GTD, Hipster PDA, Index Cards, Moleskine

I do as little as I can to promote Google, as they are adept at doing it themselves. However, today’s logo celebrates the life of one the American greats: the arrogant, bombastic, conceited, brilliant architectural genius, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Wright.

Cameron Reilly recounts his personal memories of Mr. Wright’s buildings.

TECHNORATI: Frank Lloyd Wright, Architecture, Prairie Style, Fallingwater

Skip has some great thoughts on what leadership means when you reach the VP or C-levels in an organization. [here]
What does a true leader do?

So, I began to delegate by better defining the roles of people, provide them with the right level of responsibility and accountability, and make sure I was available for any questions that was a result of lack of clear direction. I, on the other hand, needed to ensure that each person has what they needed to get the job done (equipment, training, skills, communication, etc) and then get out of their way and let them do it!

The worst managers and VPs I have ever encountered were those who could not delegate. These managers failed because the did not, would not, could not admit that their job, and their only job, was to be a conciliator, facilitator, negotiator, reporter, and mentor.
A leader is great by not trying to do the job. A leader’s job is to ensure that the job gets done by the team best able to do it.
Leadership is a Zen Koan: Being, not doing, shows leadership.
Read it.

TECHNORATI: Management, Leadership, Organization, Workplace, Business

A Tri-Boot Powerbook: MacOSX, Windows, AND LINUX!
Or a QUAD BOOT Powerbook: MacOSX, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.
The mind boggles.

TECHNORATI: Apple, Intel, Steve Jobs, Powerbook, Linux, FreeBSD

As many have said now, Apple may have committed a serious marketing and sales error by announcing the move to Intel for 2006-2007. Ppersonally, I would have no problem buying a PowerPC Powerbook right now, especially if Apple is forced to lower the price to reduce stock or drive sales.
We will have to see how that plays out. There must be something else going on. Maybe there will be a G5 Powerbook…and an Intel Powerbook. That would be a tough choice.
If Apple lives that long.

TECHNORATI: Apple, Intel, Steve Jobs, Powerbook,
PowerPC

It appears that over the weekend, this blog reached a tipping point of sorts. Traffic hasn’t skyrocketed, but over the weekend, there wasn’t the usual drop-off.
I have started using Technorati tags on posts where they are relevant, but based on an analysis of the traffic, it’s not one or two posts that is increasing traffic. It is the volume of total posts on topics that people are searching for.
So, it goes to show that if you don’t have a specific topic, but you do post frequently and often, eventually you will begin to attract a wide-range of readers, some of whom may actually stay for the show.
Not getting rich, but there is a certain happy feeling to see traffic stats going up, not down.

How much of a hint do I have to drop? I will do ANYTHING for a Powerbook.
I know some of you have been meaning to get me one; maybe this is a good time!

TECHNORATI: Apple, Intel, Steve Jobs, Powerbook

From MacRumoursLive:

Catch up – two major challenges – making OS X think on intel procs. Every release of OS has been compiled for intel x86 for the last 5 years – cross platform by design.

Wow. Wish I could have snuck out those binaries.

TECHNORATI: Apple, Intel, Steve Jobs, Powerbook

Apple goes to Intel. But which chip? I can’t see getting a dual-boot Powerbook.
More info! Now!

TECHNORATI: Apple, Intel, Steve Jobs, Powerbook

Being a gardening geek in charge of watering in my spare time, I appreciated this post on automated drip systems.
I do it manually right now, because for me, watering is a Zen-like therapy. However, my mother-in-law’s garden is extensively dripped due to the scale and density of the plantings, and the fact that they want to spend more time gardening than watering.
Go forth and be lustful of this system!

TECHNORATI: Gardening, Gardens, Drip Irrigation, gadgets