These Things Matter To You: Links for November 17, 2005
Trailer for Aardvark'd, a documentary about interns and a software project. (It takes place at
joelonsoftware's
Fog Creek Software.) Hope they can digitally distribute this somehow.
A great comparison of a Power Mac dual-core 2.3GHz and an Athlon X2 dual-core 2.2GHz. The short version? Apple hardware is overrated, the Power Mac hardware is inferior in every way, but the delightful Mac OS X experience makes the Power Mac the right choice.
Sun blogger on how IT has a role in employee retention, one way or another. Part of
a larger Sun theme lately about environmental impact, which I am interested in, but am skeptical of, in terms of Sun's angle. More on this later, but basically in the current business climate, talking about eco-friendliness suggests like you have little else to talk about. At the same time, I consider it somewhat brave, if it's sincere.