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  Book tip: “Security in a Web 2.0+ World: A Standards-Based Approach” by Carlos Solari

  06.15.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I went to hear Carlos Solari speak here in The Netherlands last week, and his message makes a lot of sense: to create truly secure infrastructures, devices and services, all components must be built using the ‘SBD’ or Security By Design principles. Solari and his team put forth the view that to create a fully [...]

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  Sometimes you just find great things…or seven of them!

  03.13.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  I wrote some time ago that some friendly and creative Twitter direct marketing got me on to podiobooks.com, a service that provides free (or better: optional-donation-based) audiobooks. And recently I have found a true gem there: J.C. Hutchins‘ “7th Son” trilogy, a truly ripping read. I really raced through the chapters, and finished book 2 today so [...]

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  Twitter marketing – it works (on me)

  10.24.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  I just started using Twitter again about a week ago, and I got a reply to a tweet I … erm … tweeted. My message was: “I have a podcast and audiobook fetish. No support groups for me.”, and the reply I got from ‘podiobooks’ was “We can be your support group for your podcast [...]

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  I love Terry Pratchett

  05.05.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’ve been a HUGE Terry Pratchett fan for years and years (and was exteremly sorry to hear of him being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease). He is so funny, insightful, witty and warm, and it shows in his writing. See for yourself on this video of his appearance at Barnes & Noble: LINK (about an hour [...]

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  10 Must-Read Books for Geeks Part II

  05.01.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I wrote about this before, and here’s part two: another great list of books from Patrick Biz at GeeksAreSexy.net. Go there and get some. Me, I’m especially interested in Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything by Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams. It’s on my Amazon list already.

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  10 Must-Read Books for Geeks

  04.03.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Patrick Biz over at GeeksAreSexy.net has the first post up for a mini-series on “10 Must-Read Books for Geeks”, and the list in this first part is already quite interesting. The Woz on spot #1 is a no-brainer, Woz being a Geek God, but the rest of the list is a nice history lesson and [...]

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