Books
Superb Linux tutorial for Linux newbies
Thursday, August 7th, 2008Joe Roper’s Conversational Linux for Newbies (PDF)
A free download from the guys that brought you the superb PBX/VoIP solution PBX in a Flash.
LogFrame: Basic matrix
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008I spotetd this on Ari Rusila’s blog and it reminded me of the One Page Project Manager:
In my post before I mentioned Logical Framework Approach (LogFrame) as a model to improve the use of donation money for regional development. LogFrame is not perfect but even with its weaknesses it is in my opinion the basic [...]
Interactional Expertise - The dangers of parasitical experts who "know" but cannot "do"
Thursday, June 12th, 2008A recent Scientific American reviews of “Rethinking Expertise” by Harry Collins and Robert Evans got me thinking about the problem of “experts” and expert advice.
From the review:
This slim book by Harry Collins and Robert Evans offers a conceptual typology of “expertises.” The authors invent a plural form of the word to suggest that more than [...]
Design Classics [Books]
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman
Design Basics (Paperback) by David Lauer
Universal Principles of Design : 100 Ways to Enhance Usability, Influence Perception, Increase Appeal, Make Better Design Decisions, and Teach Through Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, Jill Butler
Finally…the new instant classic from Edward Tuft:
Beautiful Evidence by Edward Tufte
(Also available directly from [...]