Last night, while researching something related to Arduino (my newest/only hobby), I came across a forum thread that literally made me laugh out loud every time I read it. I tweeted it, which was subsequently retweeted many times over, and I started seeing various responses. The results were interesting. You should read the thread for yourself to see how you interpret it but to me, it reads like so…
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I’ve not spent much time thinking about software licenses in my career. Partly this is because I don’t sell software and partly it’s because “Who can be bothered?” As with anything legally-related, “Who can be bothered?” is not justification to avoid thinking about an issue. And, even though I don’t sell software, I certainly provide software in the form of downloadable code.
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In November and December of 2012, I finally got around to reading the book “100 Things Every Presenter Needs to Know About People”, by Susan M. Weinschenk, Ph.D. This is an extremely helpful book, and one that anyone that does public speaking should read.
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On December 12, 2012, I had the honor and fortune to speak to the Boston PHP user group. Boston PHP is an extremely active and large (over 3,000 members) user group that has members from around the country and the world (I’m now technically a member). I believe that my presentation, “How to Become a Web Developer”, went well, and I had a wonderful time on the trip. And, as with all good experiences, I learned a few things, which I thought I’d share with you (in no particular order).
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I’m generally not much of a New Year’s resolutions kind of person. In part, this is because I believe that if you’ve decided something is worth doing, then it’s worth starting today, not on some arbitrary date like January 1st. So instead of resolutions, this is the second year in which I’ve decided to put forth some work goals. If you have a conventional job–one with a boss and an office, then you probably have regular work reviews. You sit down with your supervisor once a year, perhaps around the anniversary of when you were originally hired, and discuss how your year has gone and how you can improve. Working for myself, there’s no similar review process for me. And, to be frank, although I’ve been working for myself for almost 14 years now, I’ve only recently begun actively thinking about what I am doing, what I should be doing, and what I hope to be doing. And so, I present to you my 2013 non-resolutions: my work goals for the year.
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