Project managers and team leaders have an extensive array of development methodologies at their disposal. Over the past 20 years methodologies to fill every conceivable development need have evolved. Rapid development techniques, long-range waterfall or spiral management models, “extreme” programming and iterative methodologies only name a few. Each one targets a different perceived project need, [...]
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According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the National Do Not Call Registry is doing its job. The article states that the majority of Americans that have registered their phone numbers with the registry are receiving fewer telemarketing calls: Approximately three-quarters of all U.S. adults (76%) say that they have signed up [...]
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If you do a lot of presentations, and have an iPod (or might buy one) you’ll want to check out iPresent. You can use iPresent to create video slideshows, and control those shows, from your iPod. Using appropriate video output you can connect to the usual video projectors or you can view the show on [...]
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George Bush’s mantra has been “democracy good, terrorism bad.” So how does he reconcile the fact that Hamas, a terrorist organization, has won a democratic election process. Bush may have succeeded in convincing the Palestinian Authority to conduct a nonviolent election campaign with high voter participation — but with what results? Slate writer Fred Kaplan [...]
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I’ve run out of space. It’s happening already, isn’t it? Well, not to worry, MCE and a handful of others have a solution. For about $400 I can upgrade my PowerBook with a 160 gigabyte hard drive in the convenience of my home (or for the less technically inclined, you might want to send your [...]
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I can’t decide whether I was born 100 years too early, or too late. But I am certain that technology for the most part sucks right now. This is a very conflicted position for a technologist to be in. On the one hand, technology is remarkable. We build so much incredible complexity into such small [...]
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The web has become ubiquitous. Everyone with access to a computer can contribute their thoughts to the global community. Will it spell the end of institutional information? I was recently invited to join the Newsvine beta. It strikes me as something inspired by Wikipedia, another community knowledge site. Essentially a blogsphere where individuals can write [...]
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This is me. Martial artist, zen student, programmer, writer and author, technologist, father of two, photographer and a resident of Los Angeles (well, the outskirts of it).
I also publish Rational Scrum and am President & CEO of Hyrax International LLC, delivering comprehensive process improvements to its clientele. Specialities include audit and assessment of program areas such as project management, quality assurance, risk management and customer satisfaction as well as delivering focused initiatives to improve customer efficiency.
