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Mar 08, 2011
Stoic Technology: Learning to Love Adversity
You’re just one corrupted disk away from losing everything on your computer. You’re one well-timed battery loss from losing a job opportunity. You’re one faulty circuit away from burning down your house.
Jun 24, 2010
What it means to me to be a free agent
My answers to the 16 questions for people making a living as a free agent.
Apr 08, 2010
Working with Greatness: The Processes Behind the Production
Something interesting happens when you let someone into your life to take care of things you’re unable or unwilling to do for yourself.
Mar 26, 2009
"What is expected of a designer" on LinkedIn
I think a designer should be expected to think about the whole project: the medium, the message, the format, the audience, the technology, and the client. The closer the pieces of the project are to the design, the more they should know.
Dec 08, 2008
Curing Underemployment (or) Josh’s Six Step Plan to a Great Resume (part 6 of 6)
This is the final step and possibly the most important one.
Dec 05, 2008
Curing Underemployment (or) Josh’s Six Step Plan to a Great Resume (part 5 of 6)
You have a resume, you’re about 80% there. Now it’s time to bring it all together.
Dec 04, 2008
Curing Underemployment (or) Josh’s Six Step Plan to a Great Resume (part 4 of 6)
We’re going to take those personal statements, skill lists, and positions, and start building the different resumes.
Dec 03, 2008
Curing Underemployment (or) Josh’s Six Step Plan to a Great Resume (part 3 of 6)
A personal statement, also known as an objective, is, in your own words, why the job you’re trying to get is good for you.
Dec 02, 2008
Curing Underemployment (or) Josh’s Six Step Plan to a Great Resume (part 2 of 6)
Read the first step towards writing a great resume, write down the positions you want
Dec 01, 2008
Curing Underemployment (or) Josh’s Six Step Plan to a Great Resume (part 1 of 6)
I’m helping a colleague of mine put together her resume for the first time in many years and I thought I’d share the process with you.
Oct 20, 2008
What to do with great ideas (part 1)
I read somewhere that the worst thing that could happen to someone, especially someone with any kind of entrepreneurial spirit, is a great idea.
Oct 13, 2008
Considering a career in software engineering or digital design?
Listen to what the professionals at Microsoft have to say.
Oct 02, 2008
This, a typical week
I have been talking recently (more in person than anywhere) about being a generalist and what that means to me. I am, in every sense of the word, a generalist, a mash-up artist, comfortable between groups than deep within them.