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Poll: How many non-fiction books have you read this year?

I’m a voracious reader, and have been since my youth. However, I’ve always seemed to be more interested in non-fiction books, especially the last 14 years when I started working as a Web Developer. I usually alternate between learning a new language (up next: Objective-C and Cocoa), Deepening my knowledge of a related discipline (Just finished: Content Strategy for the Web) and reading business and ‘big idea’ books (Recently Read: Rework). Sometimes I’ll read multiple books at the same time, and sometimes I’ll read books one after the other, end-to-end. So this got me thinking: Am I the only one that reads non-fiction like this? Answer in the poll, after the jump.

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The Lies We Tell Ourselves

Anthony Eden slayed it and closed out IgniteOrlando with this thought provoking talk: The Lies We Tell Ourselves

Brew Beer. Be Happy.

Brew Beer. Be Happy. Save Money. Video of Matthew Williams delivering his slides from IgniteOrlando.

Orlando is getting Cool(er). All the time.

Putting Orlando on the map when it comes to our tech and creative scene is a number one priority for many of us. At IgniteOrlando Greg Rollet talked about how Orlando is using Social Media to do it. One part show and tell, and two parts call to action. We love Orlando. And it shows.

Freelancing in the New Economy

Freelancing in the New Economy is a lot like freelancing in the old one. Except this time if you’re wack, you starve. Great slides and presentation by Cory Collier.