What really motivates people?

Dan Pink gets to explain what science knows about incentives and awards and what the business seems to keep ignoring time and time again! Seems that autonomy is a much greater motivator than we understand.

Watch his presentation at TED from July 2009 to get a taste for what he is thinking.



More about Motivation on:
http://www.danpink.com/archives/category/motivation
http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html

OpenAgile Presentations

OpenAgile Process Overview and Benefits
http://www.openagile.com/OpenAgilePresentations

The OpenAgile Primer:
http://www.openagile.com/TheOpenAgilePrimer

The Scrum Checklist

Very useful checklist, specially for beginners in SCRUM.

Just register on InfoQ then you can read the online version.
http://www.infoq.com/books/scrum-checklists

The Google Story

14 years of Google history in two minutes

10 things Google has taught us

What makes Google so revolutionary?

Please find a very inspiring and insightful article at:
http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/22/technology/auletta_maxims.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2009102609

Steve Jobs — CEO of the Decade

Fortune Magazine has named Steve Jobs CEO of the Decade.

“The past decade in business belongs to Jobs. What makes that simple statement even more remarkable is that barely a year ago it seemed likely that any review of his accomplishments would be valedictory. But by deeds and accounts, Jobs is back.”  (Fortune magazine)

Also featured in the profile are a set of rare photos of Jobs over the years, a rundown of the "Top 10" moments in Jobs' career, and a series of testimonials from eight significant personalities in Jobs' industries describing what makes him unique.

The Complete Guide to Google Wave

Lifehacker authors Gina Trapani and Adam Pash provide an interesting book about Google Wave (what is Google Wave and how we can all use it).
http://completewaveguide.com/guide/The_Complete_Guide_to_Google_Wave

More details on http://wave.google.com/help/wave/about.html

Guidance on WPF and Silverlight differences

This is question that pops up all the time.

WPF and Silverlight are both XAML based platforms but there are some important functionality and implementation differences between the two.

Please find a good document that illustrate this:
http://wpfslguidance.codeplex.com/

Ubuntu 9.10 Officially Released

"The latest version of Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) has been released. Offering numerous enhancements for both desktop and server environments, this release includes notable features like Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud images, the Ubuntu One 'personal cloud,' and Linux kernel version 2.6.31. Please be sure to use a release mirror close to your geographic location to help reduce the stress on Ubuntu's primary servers; using BitTorrent for downloads can help alleviate the load even more. If your organization has adequate network and server resources, please consider hosting a mirror as well."

Features: http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/910features
Download: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download