Take a look at this article on Smart Homes . There is just no substitute for having to teach material to help you really put the pieces together and develop a big picture understanding for how it all works together. I highly recommend every IA give it a try. The idea that our designs could result in life or death really elevates the discussion. Just my two cents.
Writing is seduction.
It was also rather cold. The noise came from different directions, so I was convinced that we were being circled. Apparently it was just howler monkeys, but I never saw them, so I m not convinced that it absolutely wasn t a yeti. As I was scrambling over tree trunks and ducking under vines I found myself wondering what the hell I was doing there. Trying to get a Boston IA cocktail hour together.