Project Management Hacking

Preface: Why Buy This Book

THEN

For my generation, hacking was not an evil term associated with identity theft or cybercrime. Hacking meant exploiting a technology beyond the original product’s design, finding a novel use for ordinary items, or accessing something without paying. The latter is not a nice (or ethical) thing to do, but this mentality fueled the reduction or removal of cost for a number of products.

I am part of a magical generation that grew up with computers in our homes that were absolutely useless straight out of the box. The only way for me and my friends to get something remotely fun out of an original TRS-80, Commodore Vic-20, or Apple IIc, that our parents spent hundreds of dollars on, was to void the warranty. You could ...