http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/ Random spikes from Chris Fry's brain. en-us Copyright 2008 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:11:04 -0800 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:12:26 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.01D http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao won the pullitzer prize this year. I highly recommend it. It doesn't fit a traditional fiction genre and is especially poignant if you grew up a geek.... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/11/just_finished_t_4.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/11/just_finished_t_4.html Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:11:04 -0800 I just finished 3 books on Winston Churchill. They were amazing, I highly recommend the whole series especially if you have a lot of time on your hands. The Last Lion: Visions of Glory The Last Lion: Alone It's hard... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/11/just_finished_a.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/11/just_finished_a.html books Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:04:32 -0800 Here's what the WSJ says about force.com. COMPUTING SYSTEMS Salesforce.com Inc. of San Francisco was the top pick in this category. The company made its name selling software as a service -- applications that are used online instead of being... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/11/wsj_awards_forc.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/11/wsj_awards_forc.html Business Sat, 01 Nov 2008 09:15:34 -0800 Here is this summer's reading list, most of it is fiction with two non-fiction books bracketing the light summer fare. Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin Great story about Greg Mortenson's quest to bring education... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/08/books_from_this.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/08/books_from_this.html books Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:29:30 -0800 Our new client for the iphone went live last week. It was a great effort by the entire iphone team to hit the release of Apple's appstore . It was really great that our icon was on the front page.... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/07/salesforce_mobi.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/07/salesforce_mobi.html Software Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:35:51 -0800 It is rare to find an author like Cormac McCarthy. He writes beautifully spare prose and makes a knife fight, roping wild dogs and lighting a cigarette on a corner all have the same descriptive depth and narrative interest. I... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/07/just_finished_t_3.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/07/just_finished_t_3.html books Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:21:25 -0800 So we are pretty much done with our remodel, it only cost twice what we thought it would + 20%. The upstairs bathroom floor was done by Sarah Myers: Here's the upstairs with a more finished look The kitchen with... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/06/the_last_remode.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/06/the_last_remode.html Remodel Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:05:00 -0800 It's interesting, salesforce is finally taking a seat at the on-demand cloud computing infrastructure table. http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2008/05/22/salesforcecom-a-play-on-gulp-web-30/ MacMillan contends that the company is morphing from the leader in on-demand CRM software to “a major provider of cloud computer infrastructure.” (Which is... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/05/a_major_provide.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/05/a_major_provide.html Software Fri, 23 May 2008 13:57:25 -0800 Steve Greene and I will be talking in the bay area again at http://www.ieee-scv-ems.org/meetings/mtg.htm?nav_year=2007&meetingdate=2008-06-05&part=1 June 6th, 2008 Management Forum Topic: Extraordinary Results for an Enterprise Agile Revolution Presented by: Steve Greene & Chris Fry After Dinner Presentation Topic: Globalization And... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/05/agile_managemen.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/05/agile_managemen.html Software Mon, 19 May 2008 15:48:05 -0800 I just got back from dreamforce Europe. It was a lot of fun to hang out in London and see where the European market is and what the hot topics were. One of the best things was the salesforce colored... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/05/just_got_back_f.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/05/just_got_back_f.html Software Fri, 09 May 2008 21:59:23 -0800 Steve Greene put up our Chicago Scrum gathering talk. We had a great time, saw Ken Schwaber and Mike Cohn, hung out in Chicago. I even got to go by the offices of 37 signals which was interesting. | View... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/04/steve_put_our_t.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/04/steve_put_our_t.html Software Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:18:05 -0800 I just finished "Blood Meridian" by Cormac McCarthy. I'm starting on all the pretty horses. I feel that I missed something in Blood Meridian, it was a good book, but I think I missed the main metaphor. I did like... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/04/just_finished_b.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/04/just_finished_b.html books Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:12:09 -0800 Maddie's cake this year was an ipod cake. It was fun to make and only took a couple hours:... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/04/ipod_cake.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/04/ipod_cake.html Family Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:16:32 -0800 I just finished Josh Ferris's "then we came to the end," it covers office humor with a slight edge. Another summer reading recommendation. I'm going back to Cormac McCarthy and am going to read "The Border Trilogy" and "Blood Meridian."... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/04/just_finished_t_2.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/04/just_finished_t_2.html books Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:58:48 -0800 We are getting so close, finishing touches are going in, living room is painted, downstairs is tiled and painted, lights are going in: My favorite light (from Metro Lighting in Berkeley): The finished sink in the downstairs bath: The kitchen... http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/04/finishing_touch.html http://www.cfry.net/blog/spikes/archives/2008/04/finishing_touch.html Remodel Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:46:31 -0800