With Cisco announcing that they no longer need 12% of their staff this calendar year (5% in February, and another 7% in September), I am left wondering what is so terribly wrong with American Capitalism. Interestingly at about the same time someone recommended I read this book, so here we are — seeking to understand…
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The book is doing ok
I must say I am pleased with the Amazon rank for the MythTV book. The ranks seem volatile though — the other day it was doing well in “Linux books”, now its doing well in “video books”.
When Henry Ford imported America to export rubber
Wow. A few interesting random stories tonight. It appears that Henry Ford wanted to pay less for rubber for his car tires. What’s the logical solution? How about moving a piece of America to Brazil and trying to grow plants on rocks? …by the late 1920s, the infamous automobile tycoon Henry Ford set out to…
Amazon author bio
Amazon wanted an author bio for their Amazon Connect program which I thought I would give a try. Here’s what they got: Michael Still released his first Open Source project in July 2000, and has been actively developing ever since. He has had a variety of articles published by IBM DeveloperWorks, and once made a…
Color ebook!
By far the most consistent criticism of The Definitive Guide to ImageMagick has been that the sample images need to be in color. I would have to agree with this point, which is why I am delighted that Apress took the time to go back around the production process and produce a version of the…
And now the book is on Amazon.com
The ImageMagick Book is now on Amazon US too. Hurrah!
Wow, Amazon UK is listing the book
I wonder where they got the cover art from though? I certainly haven’t seen cover art from the publisher yet. Then again, the art that’s been used is kinda nice. You can find the book listed here. Thanks to Anton for point all of this out in the comments here.