Jez Humble from Thoughtworks writes about the problems of deployment and the advantages of automating the process. Oh, and he also pushes their new deployment automation product 
Looks like an interesting book to add to my reading queue “Balancing Agility and Discipline” by Barry Boehm and Richard Turner
A dynamic map of free WiFi access points in London Free Wifi in London…Mapped
While travelling on public transport, I quite like the idea of searching for restaurants, attractions etc. near the destination rather than near the current location, but that makes for some interesting challenges, too. More cities offer Wi-Fi on buses
Many successful companies working in the software industry always seem to need more good developers. Hiring technical people is not a trivial task, so I am always looking around for wisdom.
I sometimes bump into software which requires input of a Zip code. Unfortunately, a zip code in and of itself conveys very little information – with the possible exception of 90210.
I was happy to find via Mapping Hacks that there is an open, public file of zip codes with a bunch of useful attributes including city, state, timezone etc.
best of all, it is self-referentially supplied in a “zip” file
For years Frank Carver has been paying attention to the strange world of convergent technology. During that time he has discussed and researched broad subject areas, come to some surprising conclusions, produced and distributed digital media, scattered ideas and opinions like sparks from a firework, and above all consulted for businesses both large and small to help develop and deploy successful systems, services, and products in this highly complex arena.
