git version control

git is becoming more and more a viable tool to work with content in the cloud, on my local desktop or on a remote server. It's incredible efficient.

Here is a nice summary. 20 commands for every-day Git Git from the viewpoint of a committer and project integrator.

network computers

web browsers are in essence some form network computers. computers can be a path to information as explained very nice in this talk by eric schmidt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl8bEApvblg

he also explains that the information industry is actually much bigger than the IT industry, and that google sees itself as an information company. Personally, I think one ingredient in a company around information, is the ability to analyse data.

there is a nice book on data analysis here: http://www.google.de/#hl=de&source=hp&q=head+first+data+analysis&btnG=Google-Suche&meta=&aq=f&oq=head+first+data+analysis&fp=c6a75e802a8b0e7

software and computers

wow, this talk is great.

why software is there, Moore's Law, entrepreneurship, relationship between software and engineering, software and business, online learning, access to information:

gates is a really a good speaker

Marketing, getting appraisal is a big part of Software.