Archive for the 'Books' Category

Rails on Windows

Monday, May 14th, 2007

Brian’s e-book for O’Reilly, Rails on Windows, came out today and it looks to be a pretty good read. If you’re working in Rails and want to stick with Windows, definitely check this out. Brian’s presenting on working with Rails and Windows at RailsConf 2007 this weekend, and he’s been responsible for helping me with […]

Buying Spree

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

I picked up a few books online today; they should be here in a day or two. I haven’t bought any books since before Christmas, and while I still have plenty around for leisure reading I wanted to pick up a few more theory and design books. That being said, here’s what’s on its way […]

My Next Reading - The Paradox of Choice

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

I always struggle with what to read, when to read, and fitting reading in to my schedule. Being sick yesterday gave me a lot of time to just lay down and read, and between that and finally watching the Google Video of Barry Schwartz’s presentation on The Paradox of Choice, I know that I have […]

I’ve Seen A Few of the 50 Best Book-to-Film Adaptations

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

While I think that there are a few good adapatations missing from this list (Lord of the Rings, Big Fish, High Fidelity, The Princess Bride), I decided to follow the pack and mark up the list with the films I’ve seen and the books I’ve read from that list.

[BM] 1984
[BM] Alice in Wonderland
American […]