Tapestry Wins Award at JavaOne

Tapestry won a Duke's Choice award for innovation at this years JavaOne. "The fourth Duke's Choice Awards ... spotlight some of the most clever, practical, and inspirational Java technology applications on the planet." Check out Howard's blog (photos yet to come): http://howardlewisship.com/blog/2006/05/tapestry-dukes-choice.html

Best Pen for Margin Notes

I have a new favorite pen for writing notes in the margins of books. It's the Pilot Precise Gel 0.7 (a click pen). They come in four packs. It's ultra fine (great for when the publisher doesn't give you much margin space to work with) and it doesn't bleed through to the back of the paper. I bought a dozen of the pens and scattered them all over my house, car, and office, so one's always in reach.

Martin Luther King

"Man must evolve for all humnan conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggresion and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love." -- Martin Luther King

Ken Schwaber Speaking on Scrum 1/18/06

Ken Schwaber is speaking about his "Scrum" development process at a special meeting of XPSD this Wed (1/18/06). If you have never had the pleasure of hearing Ken speak, let me tell you it's well worth any effort to get there. He's a dynamic presenter with insightful material, and I guarantee you'll walk away enriched.

I first heard Ken speak in Pasadena a few years ago, and then again at an SD West conference in San Jose. In fact, two of the many highlights of that conference for me were when Ken joined me and my friends for breakfast and then later that evening when he led one of the most popular Birds-of-a-Feather sessions.

If I wasn't already committed to hearing Michael Feathers speak at the OC Patterns meeting the same night, I'd definitely consider driving down to hear Ken again.