Teaching From The Back of The Room: Agile Manifesto Principles

It’s been a couple of years since I got introduced to Sharon Bowman’s excellent book: “Training From the Back of the Room!: 65 Ways to Step Aside and Let Them Learn” (Amazon or Indigo). It’s a fantastic book for anyone Continue reading Teaching From The Back of The Room: Agile Manifesto Principles

Quality minefield in a world where “everything is software!” – Looking back at the 2003 summer blackout

Do you remember where you were on Aug. 14, 2003? It feels like a long time ago, but I got reminded of what it was like back then. In fact a number of articles in the papers highlight the drama Continue reading Quality minefield in a world where “everything is software!” – Looking back at the 2003 summer blackout

Quality minefield in a world where “everything is software!” – Our future

This is a follow-up to my other post: Quality minefield in a world where “everything is software!” – Looking back at the 2003 summer blackout. During the first Gulf War, the Patriot Missile System had a bug in its time Continue reading Quality minefield in a world where “everything is software!” – Our future

Workshop on tips for financial survival through university… From a Big Brother

I had put together a workshop for a local community service group geared towards providing an overview on financial survival tips for those planning on going to post-secondary education. Here are the slides for the first version of my workshop. Continue reading Workshop on tips for financial survival through university… From a Big Brother

Savings for the next generation – Reusable Water Bottles

During the month of Ramadan I had started a new program at my local Masjid called:  “Savings for the next generation – Reusable Water Bottles.” The program started about half way through Ramadan and it lasted for about 15 days until Continue reading Savings for the next generation – Reusable Water Bottles

Republic of Molossia

This is hilarious.  A friend of mine told me about the Republic of Molossia. Basically someone going about setting up a country out of his home!  The Wiki has more details. What an imagination! It looks like the guy put Continue reading Republic of Molossia

Easily parse, decode, encode, and edit a URL

I’ve launched the following site: http://urlparser.com/ as a way to pilot a couple of ideas I had. Earlier in the year I was heavily involved in managing an e-commerce project that had a dependency on Amazon Web Services. On a side note, Continue reading Easily parse, decode, encode, and edit a URL