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Agile development, early warning, Darwin, and failure

Agile development, early warning, Darwin, and failureUp The ChainI'm not sure identifying projects that are doomed to fail, either because they are too hard or have a delusional value proposition, are usually pretty easy to identify.But you do you convince the guy a few layers up that not only is...

Tags: Development tools, Agile Development, programmer, early warning, Darwin

Discussion threads 2007-11-25

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7 things you should know about Body Area Networks (BANs)

Sure...what a great idea. :-(I know ONE thing for sure...no one is EVER going to put one of these things in MY body.So let's just give doctors one MORE chance to screw up a medical procedure, while implanting these little sensors.More medical malpractice suits anyone? Hmmmmm?Here's a nice example of...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, pacemaker

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

My 7 favorite Windows 7 features

I must say ...... your impressive list, just isn't that impressive to me.#1 - Performance boost -- subjective#2 - More restrained UAC -- more duck tape#3 - 64-bit becomes the new default -- had 64 bit for years now#4 - Improved troubleshooting tools -- no comment, biting my tongue#5 -...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, favorite Windows 7, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Windows 7 security default worries experts

How many Windows 7 does it take...How many dribble articles about Windows 7 canthere be in one week.I heard Windows 7 is now helping the economy andit has changed global warming to global cooling.So the polar bears are now SAFE!!! Way to go Windows 7 it is like the messiah...

Tags: Operating systems, Ubunutu, Microsoft Windows 7, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Win7

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

A word of warning on hard disk recovery by swapping logic boards

Freezing it?"Popping it into a sealed plastic bag and freezing it for a few hours."Pardon my ignorance - what does this do to help?Except in this case, the problem is almostcertainly fried electronics because of the method in which the drive failed.Strange. Hu?I can't say how it works, but I...

Tags: logic board, hard drive, hard-disk recovery, Cooling

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

SMARTReporter 2.4.2 (Mac)

SMARTReporter is an application that can warn you of some hard disk drive failures before they actually happen! It does so by periodically polling the S.M.A.R.T. status of your hard disk drive. S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a technology built into most modern hard disk drives that acts...

Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Disk Drive, Julian Mayer, SMARTReporter, S.M.A.R.T.

Software downloads 2009-10-16

Goodbye, Works!

GoodThis will also make more people shift to Open Office and Google Documents at home: there are few things as loathsome as applications that contain ads. :-)Untill...They see that Open Office breaks the format in .doc files and that Google Docs are a nightmare to convert to .doc files...(PS: I...

Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office, pdf, doc, OpenOffice, WORKS!

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Dealing with Asthma Naturally 1.0 (Windows)

In Dealing With Asthma Naturally: The true definition of the conditions known as acute asthma and chronic asthma. The astounding statistics about who suffers from this disorder. The likelihood of you having your acute asthma attacks develop into chronic attacks. The classic symptoms of this affliction of the respiratory symptom....

Tags: Asthma, Microsoft Windows, TopSoftwareStore, Security

Software downloads 2009-09-29

Red Hat CEO vs. Torvalds: More Linux features don't equate to bloat

Linux distro appliances are the futureCompanies are wising up and getting away from MS 20G worm/virus operating systems and going to Linux distro driven appliances.It is the future with appliances no one needs a Windows OS with Office for someone to open a (.doc) to edit it is a security...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, COMPANIES, Red Hat Inc., Linux, desktop, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

RadarView Lite 1.0 (Mobile)

RadarView Lite warn you of nearby speed controls and other points of interest by using the iPhone's GPS. It will warn you using a voice, a beep or just an image of the proximity of spots. You can configure the voices at the web page. You can also configure the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Voice, Spot, Renacentist Software, Smart Phones, GPS, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-09

RadarView 1.0 (Mobile)

RadarView warn you of nearby speed controls and other points of interest by using the iPhone's GPS. RadarView will warn you using a voice a beep or just an image of the proximity of spots. You can configure the voices at the web page. You can also configure the radius...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Voice, Spot, Renacentist Software, Smart Phones, GPS, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-09

Is your supply chain gonna kill you?

Jason Busch has an excellent post: Friday Rant: Beyond SarbOx -- Waiting for the Big One to Hit . I'm betting few people want to talk about this particular hot potato. Please don't choke on your early morning coffee. He says: Then as now [when SarbOx was enacted], companies...

Tags: Supply Chain, International Financial Reporting Standards, Audit, Jason Busch, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-04

Culver's Improves Operations With Microsoft Business Intelligence Solution

Culver Franchising Systems, Inc. CFSI owns eight Culver's restaurants and franchises 373 others. Getting information to make decisions involved highly manual reporting processes that bogged down staff and franchise business partners FBPs. CFSI turned to trusted partner RedPrairie, provider of Culver's retail management systems. The company was impressed by RedPrairie's...

Tags: RedPrairie, Microsoft Corp., Culver, CFSI, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Management

Case studies 2009-09-01

Frustrated developers and scrutiny of other apps: Are things falling apart at Apple's app store?

I'm probably just as tired as all of you over this matter of Apple and the Google Voice app for the iPhone. But I would like to share two related posts that I read this morning and chime in with some reaction to both. The first, which...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., App, NYT, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-25

Chevy Volt: 230 mpg in city driving; Are you a buyer?

Why the focus on MPG for an electric vehicle?The real question is: How much in increased electricity costs will one incur from recharging this vehicle "at least once a day"?That plus the added price tagare warning me away from this. If I thought I could save money versus buying a...

Tags: car, mpg, battery

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Comcast rakes in the dough; Continues to poach voice customers

Comcast rakes in the dough; Continues to poach voice customersWhy, just Why?Why would anyone willingly subject themselves to becoming Comcast customers? Where I live even DSL is not available so my only choice is Comcast and they are terrible, their customer service is terrible, their installers are unreliable and they...

Tags: INTERNET, Cable, Network technology, TVs, Broadband Internet, comcast, Comcast Corp., voice customer

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

The Reference Letter Redux

The Reference Letter ReduxRecommendation enineering and LinkedInIt cuts both ways for recommendations on LinkedIn etc. Sometimes they are useful as an early warning signal of politically driven individuals, especially if mutual recommendation storms are apparent.

Tags: Reference Letter Redux

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

To the Moon: Grumman, One Giant Landing for Mankind

The historic Apollo 11 mission in July of 1969 culminated in the first manned moon landing. While many of the proud Americans who were involved in that project are no longer with us 40 years later, the technologies they built still live on, will be further refined, and will return...

Tags: Spacecraft, Aircraft, LEM, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-19

TrendProphecy 3.4 (Windows)

TrendProphecy--live short-term DayTrend for S&P500, Nasdaq 100, Dow mini and Russell mini (ES,NQ,YM,TFS). The TrendProphecy's trading method developed especially for the professional Futur Day trader, differs from other systems, in that it computes a confirmed entry signal using our proprietary algorithms - and then eventually during the Trend a warning...

Tags: Change, TrendProphecy, Warning TrendUnstable, Engineering, Microsoft Windows, Monitors & Displays, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-07-09

Open letter to all HR software vendors

HR products haven’t really evolved much the last decade. Sure, many have changed their business and delivery models to become SaaS software as a service vendors but the functionality is still little changed from the 1990s. Yes, I know that talent management has seen some changes over the last few...

Tags: Human Resources, Boss, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-06-15