I maintain a of books that I want to read on Goodreads. It contains a bunch of different books, all of which contain the same basic theme that at one time or other I wanted to read said book. Unfortunately they also contain the same basic theme that they as …
read moreReview: Version Control with Git, Second Edition
It's hard to remember a time before distributed version control systems became the norm. When Git, bzr, and hg started being used there was a culture shock. Where does the central repository live? Who can commit, and to where? How to I merge several developers' work together into one repo …
read moreGamemastering Secrets, 2nd edition
Name one component to a role playing game that you absolutely need in order to play. OK, chips and pop are important, but that's not what I had in mind. Paper, dice, books, pencils, miniatures; yes yes, but there's something else more crucial. What's that? Um, I'm not even sure …
read morePackt releases their 1,000th title, celebrates with a free eBook gift
Packt Publishing is preparing to release their 1,000th title. That's a pretty impressive feat for a company that's been around for only 8 years, but not surprising given their wide coverage of topics. If there's one place I can almost guarantee has a book on a topic, it's Packt …
read moreBook a Week - Status Report
Um... yeah.
I might be able to do a book a month, but a book a week just isn't happening. Sorry.
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