A specific way of performing an operation that implies precise deliverables at the end of each stage.
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- Cisco SONA
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- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Why Agile development matters [podcast]
- Why Agile development matters [podcast]Agile Development beyond ITMichael -- happy to see your talking about this topic the very same day as me: http://tinyurl.com/3shth7. What strikes me is so many people think this is strictly an IT topic when the more sophisticated business users are expecting and wanting exactly the...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- A question about web server volume failures
- A question about web server volume failuresWrite heavy loadI don't think you can compare a write-heavy do-not-call registry to a mostly static wordpress site.It wouldn't hard to mock-up a simple registry site and test it.The question you seem to be askig is.. how do i make my site scalable.Lets start...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Google releases Chrome 0.3.154
- Google releases Chrome 0.3.154Anyone else tired of version 0.0.0.0.1?I've had it with companies that "release" software with version numbers of less than 1.If you are doing a limited beta of a few thousand users, a version number of less than 1 is maybe understandable.Once you release something to the general...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Taking a Bott beating
- Taking a Bott beatingOut-of-Band may be slower.But I find that it's much, much safer. It is my preferred method when recovering crashed Windows boxen.I've never really had to worry about anyone doing a system migration like your friend. My experience has always been more along the lines of 'My computer...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Taking a Bott beating
- My colleague Ed Bott, who writes the Windows column for ZDNet, takes issue with the problem solving approach that I used when I went about migrating my friend Christine's old PC over to Vista. From the nature of the talkbacks to that original post, I would...
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- Microsoft trumps Apple in battle of the brands
- Microsoft trumps Apple in battle of the brandshow are they measuring this?I'm curious just what they are measuring when coke is number one and Microsoft is number three, but apple is forty-something on the list?It's certainly has nothing to do with quality, and appears to be entirely about quantity. http://www.learnucd.com/kevlar/why-is-the-iphone-popularRE:...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- Microsoft's secrecy gameplan tested as more Win7 screenshots leak
- Microsoft's secrecy gameplan tested as more Win7 screenshots leakMicrosoft blah blah blah, Microsoft blah blah blah...Microsoft should take the advice it gives to its hapless customers: remove all important data and reinstall. This isn't news no fault of yours Mary Jo, this is a broken record... as in vinyl...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-20
- How to Develop Your CMDB Project's ROI
- While long-term ROI claims from enterprise customers oftentimes can exceed up to 400% or more, many IT executives are struggling with making initial ROI assessments for their Configuration Management Database CMDB project. While the CMDB is well-established as a foundational element for both advancing proactive IT management and overall ITIL...
- Webcasts 2008-09-18
- Discrete Trial Trainer (exe)
- The Discrete Trial DT Trainer, based on the Discrete Trial methodology in Applied Behavioral Analysis, was created to teach individuals with autism. However, since the software is highly configurable, the DT Trainer can teach a wide range of developmental levels. The DT Trainer teaches names of items such as nouns,...
- Software downloads 2008-09-17
- Software for the green of art, or Autodesk gets green-minded with its design applications
- Why wait until you're trying to construct a product before figuring out the environmental impact of what's going into it? Why indeed? That's the motivation behind a new development partnership between Sustainable Minds and Autodesk. The deal will see Sustainable Minds create plug-in software and services...
- Blog posts 2008-09-13
- WebUI Studio.NET for Silverlight (exe)
- WebUI Studio.NET includes 23 highly advanced user interface components for developing rich Internet application by using Unified Component System methodology. This results in significant developer's productivity improvement by reducing the time required to learn the products, while at the same time increases the value of your Web application by incorporating...
- Software downloads 2008-09-09
- What's up, what's down on our warming planet?
- What's up, what's down on our warming planet?Just think of tourism!Global warming is an evilutionist plot to destroy the Alaskan beachfront tourist industry. Just ask President Palin! http://tinyurl.com/5hekzkI'LL BE JUST FINE, SAYS PLANET.I'LL BE JUST FINE, SAYS PLANET.http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/environment/i'll-be-just-fine%2c-says-planet-20080306774/Global warming is so yesterday ... Cooling is inhttp://www.dailytech.com/Sun+Makes+History+First+Spotless+Month+in+a+Century/article12823.htmThis is why the movement...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-06
- Office 2.0 Conference day one
- David Allen discussed his 'getting things done' methodology with conference creator Ismael Ghalimi during the opening keynote session at the Office 2.0 conference at the St Regis Hotel, San Francisco. The core of the methodology is to free up the sophisticated processing unit that is your brain...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- A new method to study origin of life
- A new method to study origin of lifeStart from the other endStart with a conclusion, then only accept/invent things that support that conclusion. The kool-aid is so much smoother that way. ;)Phylogenetic algorhythmsAn evaluation of the worth of the methodology should start with examining how the analysis is accomplished.You may...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- SmartLayouts (exe)
- SmartLayouts is easy, Innovative and powerful layout manager for Windows forms on .Net platform to ease the designing and development of GUI. It helps in arranging various winforms GUI elements and controls the behaviour of various elements when form is resized or repositioned. It uses unique methodology and algorithm for...
- Software downloads 2008-08-29
- GoBootstrap: simplifying SME accounting
- I'm keen to see startups in the accounting for small business space. Part of that is because I spent more years than I care to remember in finance roles, part is in the belief that accounting systems that reflect a 600 year old methodology are well...
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- SAP All-in-One implementations in less than 3 months?
- At the risk of sounding like an infomercial for SAP or turning Irregular Enterprise into 'SAPWatch,' I recently learned about a consulting shop that guarantees implementing SAP All-in-One in three months at a fixed price. I was skeptical given that the on-demand Business ByDesign implementations I'm hearing about are taking...
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Limelight by the numbers: Akamai's thorn?
- Limelight by the numbers: Akamai's thorn?Will LimeLight make it?I'm looking at all these contrasts. Limelight is trying to take market share from Akemai, though is using their same methodology for image delivery from the 90's to do it? Then in contrast, I'm hearing the Olympics streaming is going well, but...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe
- From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeWhen everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody.W.S. Gilbert, Gondoliers.So many managers. An employee without a management title will feel overlooked.Murph, you outline the functional groups for your organization based on the leader. That means the effectiveness of each one...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
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