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Rick Austin | Ramblings | Page 5
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Felling Trees, One Forest At A Time. Do you ever feel like you are cutting down a forest of trees by walking up, taking a swing, walking to the next tree, taking a swing, and repeating as necessary? It will take a long time before you get the satisfaction of felling that first tree. Everyone I speak to these days, including myself, seems to have Read More ». If I Just Had…. Have you ever let the absence of something block your passion? Do More Of The Right With Less. Killing Me Softly With My Job. I don&...
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It Get The Point, Story Points That Is | Rick Austin
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It Get The Point, Story Points That Is. June 2, 2011. So, this story point thing… what’s up with that? Not that I can tell, but I do believe there might be some negative behaviors at play for organizations that are moving to agile software development from more traditional methodologies (e.g., waterfall, etc.). What “Is” An Hour? Please tell me you understand why this is not the case. What’s My Velocity? Where Did The Time Go? At release planning, each story is estimated using points but once sprint plan...
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When Can We Meet? | Rick Austin
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When Can We Meet? February 18, 2017. Coordinating schedules can be a challenge, this is exacerbated when calendars are not shared. As a consultant, my company calendar has to be my one source of truth. Scheduling meetings within our company isn’t a challenge since we can see each other’s availability. This is not true when you are trying to coordinate across most companies. Outlook for iOS is my go to email client for my iPhone. I won’t go into the reasons why but I do want to discuss one feature tha...
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Jason’s Glass Blowing. Our son, Jason, is following in mom’s footsteps and has started down a path of creating art. After just a few glass blowing lessons he is creating some wonderful work. Just a couple of examples below. I expect this to be just the tip of the iceberg! MINIHERO – The Disappearing Bonnet. The MINI Dirty Butt Problem. If you happen to own a MINI Cooper then you are certainly aware of what I call the “MINI dirty butt problem”. The aerodynamics of our favorite little car a...Just discover...
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A Year of Photos | Rick Austin
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A Year of Photos. November 20, 2011. November 17, 2010 marked the beginning of a photographic journey that has forever changed how I see. It has been a year that improved my technical and composition skills as well as my ability to define a vision and execute it photographically. Or Facebook ( part1. And this video which is a collage of my shots from this last year. See you January 1st! It Get The Point, Story Points That Is. MINI GP Contest →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Required fields are marked *.
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Rick Austin | Ramblings | Page 7
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Downloaded a demo version of Ableton’s Live product. What a very cool product. Much more powerful than Sony’s ACID Pro (at least to this untrained music wanna be). I went through the included demo and then tried my hand at creating a short song using the included samples. That was fun! Then I decided to record the acoustic Read More ». Action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=529 Between these sites Read More ». When Can We Meet? Bye Bye Google Reader, Sniff. MINI JCW GP – Clicking For A Friend.
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Bye Bye Google Reader, Sniff | Rick Austin
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Bye Bye Google Reader, Sniff. June 24, 2013. Layouts such as you find with Flipboard. I do like Flipboard but not as a RSS reader. After a bit of research I settled on the following options to further investigate:. A number of other options didn’t make my final cut and these include:. I really like this solution and it almost. Made the cut for me. Feedbin is also a paid service similar to Feed Wrangler. They have a yearly and monthly subscription plan. It is $2 monthly or $20 for a year. You ...The kicke...
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MINI JCW GP – Clicking For A Friend | Rick Austin
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MINI JCW GP – Clicking For A Friend. August 23, 2012. Helping a friend in their quest to win a contest for a flipping awesome 2013 MINI John Cooper Works GP. You can help by clicking these three links. Pretty please? Guest Post: Focus On What To Leave Out. Bye Bye Google Reader, Sniff →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. When Can We Meet? Bye Bye Google Reader, Sniff. MINI JCW GP – Clicking For A Friend.
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Personal | Rick Austin
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Posts that are personal. When Can We Meet? Coordinating schedules can be a challenge, this is exacerbated when calendars are not shared. As a consultant, my company calendar has to be my one source of truth. Scheduling meetings within our company isn’t a challenge since we can see each other’s availability. This is not true when you are trying to coordinate across most companies. There are Read More ». Bye Bye Google Reader, Sniff. MINI JCW GP – Clicking For A Friend. A Year of Photos. November 17, 2010 ...