31 Jul 2009, Posted by Matthew Reinbold in Die Bucher (the books), 0 Comments

Books at the Popperplex: July 31st

The literary summer just keeps rolling. Having finished the last batch (even getting the Whuffie book signed by the author) there are two new books in the Popperplex that I’m very excited about. The first is Bo Burlingham’s Small Giants, Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big. From the books introduction:

Consider this book a field report from the front lines of an emerging force in American business. Quietly and gradually – under the radar, as it were – a new class of great companies has been forming. These companies don’t fit comfortably into any of the three categories we normally put businesses in: big, getting big, and small. Some are tiny; others relatively large. Most are growing, often in unconventional ways, but several have chosen not to grow at all, and a few have made the conscious decision to scale back their operations.

Of course, I’d be remiss if I let a summer go by without some “fun” reading. That’s why I picked up Rick Dakan’s latest, G33k Mafia: Black Hat Blues. I loved parts one and two. Should be a quick read.

That’s what is currently on my desktop. What tomes have made your summer reading list?

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11 Mar 2009, Posted by Matthew Reinbold in Events, Projects, 0 Comments

SLCFUG Tonight; New Books at the PopperPlex

First, a brief reminder that the March Salt Lake ColdFusion User’s Group is this evening. The theme is Web Dev Show ‘n Tell. Usually we have time for one, maybe two, in-depth talks per meeting. Tonight we mix up that format and turn the audience into presenters. Folks will have five to ten minutes to talk about a new technique, a tricky problem, or a clever solution that they’ve recently discovered. From the initial buzz I anticipate hearing about everything from Flex applications on Facebook to custom jQuery integration with ColdFusion. While we won’t be overwhelmed with detail I do expect to leave with scads of ideas worth following up on.

Also, my day is always a little brighter after a visit from postal workers brandishing cardboard. In addition to a couple of Kill-a-Watt meters that I intend to WiFi enable this package also contained Fashioning Technology, Switch Craft, and the CouchCast book of the month, Emergency (This Book Will Save Your Life). For the technology fashion books I should probably have a review of those up on MilitantGeek.com in the next few weeks.

Have you read any good books lately?

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