links for 2007-10-24

• Opinion: VMware, Cisco say data center OS is on its way
  (tags: vmware OS virtualization datacenter cisco forwork)
• Ask 37signals: Do I need a designer to make pretty? – (37signals)
  “Thinking of designers as someone who paints the application pretty in Photoshop is a common but unfortunate misconception. We certainly don’t have any designers like that.”
  (tags: design web 37signals development process ui forwork)
• shmula » Jeff Bezos on Lean and Six Sigma : Business, Technology, and Stuff in Between
  Lean and Six Sigma @ Amazon – through interview excerpts with Jeff Bezos
  (tags: amazon lean six-sigma process continous-improvement)
• The Employee Factor: Employee Engagement Starts with Leaders!
  “In our opinion, companies have the most difficulty Leader’s – “walking the walk”; “doing what they say they will do”; and “having a heart”. Unfortunately, these are all factors that promote trust – trust in the Leader and trust in the c
  (tags: leadership trust engagement)
• Amazon Patent for “‘including a search string at the end of a URL without any special formatting.”
  This is a good reason to hate the patent system.
  (tags: amazon patents forwork)
• Test your web design in different browsers – Browsershots
  Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers. It is a free open-source online service created by Johann C. Rocholl.
  (tags: cross-platform browsers browser webdesign testing tools screenshots)
• IT Skills Triumph Over Certifications
  IT certifications no longer draw premium pay as much as they once did.
  (tags: certifications skills demand)
• Toilet-Shaped House
  Article (with pictures) of a house built in the shape of a toilet. Built by the chairman of the organizing committee of the Inaugural General Assembly of the World Toilet Association
  (tags: architecture design house photos toilet weird)

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