Endings and Beginnings – #309 March 2023 Well, this took a bit longer to publish than I had originally intended. Last fall when I was planning out articles, this topic was scheduled for the end of 2022. That date passed so I rescheduled for the start of March. Now, March is almost over and it…
Theory vs Reality: Using Version Management and Issue Tracking for TM Development – #306 February 2023 As part of software development I have used tools that are helpful during the development process. Two of these tools are version and issue management tools. These tools are used in software development for organization and monitoring status of…
Selecting Software Tools That Make Sense – #305 January 2023 I’ve used computers for many years in many ways. I’ve developed software for them, used software tools, supported computers on a local network and helped users with computer problems. During that time I’ve seen software used in many different ways by different users. A common…
Holiday Break – #304, December 2022 The year is slowly winding down, the days grow shorter and the nights longer. No matter what people are doing, many are ready for a break from work, from routine, from school, from all of the daily activities that normally occupy our time. Using the word break is an…
Break: Change of the seasons, beginning of the holidays – #303, December 2022 After several months of writing about computers and business, I am ready for a break. I’ve enjoyed a change of pace, especially since I felt that my writing was becoming repetitive for my topics. However, I also like a change of…
Computers: Taming the Algorithm one Post at a Time – #302 – November 2022 As more information is shared about how social media and other web sites work, more people are interested in better control of when they data and what they share on-line. I also sense that people feel a lack of control and…
Thanksgiving Prayer – November 2022 I am enjoying the holiday week with my family so my normal blog post will be delayed a few days. Instead, here is my prayer for this day. To a higher power, a divine being of love and lightOn this day of thanks, I thank You for the good…
Laundry – Poem – November 2022 Folding laundry tonight Memories popping up as I pulled things out A sheet, a memory of folding wet sheets at our motel Pinning them to a clothes line under a sunny, blue sky. Later collecting them, crisp, fresh, folding them and Placing them in our rolling laundry basket The…
Using RSS Feeds for Posts from Websites I’d like to share an additional way to keep up with news of people. If a person has a website there is a good chance they also have something called an RSS feed. An RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed is a text feed of posts from a website. …
Theory versus Reality: Team Building and All of the Required Skills – #301 – November 2022 I’m starting with a look at teams and team building in companies. Effective teams are considered an important part of businesses yet business practices seemed designed to hobble the people who are working together. Specifically, I want to look…
