[lopsa-discuss] LOPSA Book Club - December: Time Management for System Administrators

[Jesse Trucks]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Jennifer Davis wrote:
> 
> I think the book idea is a great one.. if people are up in the bay area,
> and can commit to actually reviewing the book, I can actually arrange to
> get books from the publisher sent out. (for free) (Other local
> usergroups who don't already get this benefit from the publishers let me
> know, and I'll hook you up with the appropriate individuals.)

I am curious how this works. Can you send me info offlist?

> So now .. finding time to read it.  How much time do you spend in the
> bathroom, in travel, or standng/sitting in line waiting to do something?
> Many days I'll sit with a book in hand when I'm eatting lunch, feeding
> my brain at the same time as my stomach.  I know, I know you aren't
> supposed to read when you eat, but I enjoy it.  (I think if I ever got
> into some kind of trouble that lead to incarceration, that I wouldn't
> care about the food.. what would drive me crazy is if there wasn't
> enough to read.)

No worries: most jails and prisons have library programs ;))

> 
> One solution is if you have a portable device of some type that allows
> you to read pdfs, get a subscription to safari, download a chapter at a
> time, and read it at your whim.

I read most of Perl Best Practices as PDFs on the bus to and from
work. I found it the perfect time to do it.

> 
> LOPSA should set up as a safari affiliate.  then everyone interested in
> this who doesn't already have a safari account can join up and get
> bonuses for LOPSA.  Additionally, at some point if LOPSA gets big
> enough, that might be a nice member benefit.  Arrange a partnership with
> Safari to give members book access.

Options in this direction are on the table for review :)

- --
Jesse Trucks, GCIH, GCUX
jesse at cyberius.net
http://www.cyberiusnetwork.com
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (Darwin)
Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org

iD8DBQFDlf6jsTSgiOcoX+0RAquvAKCiVoW+/pRzg51cPMuVeVwrubPEIwCgh3GW
YdBFIZovDgOxheaFzSUyztI=
=wFX4
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----