Tilt, Cock, Lock, Look
DaleA novel idea, and a clever advertisement, all rolled into one. Probably the safest way to fire a submachine gun, this side of a war. Source: originally seen over at…
I’m not the only one annoyed with HP’s UPD print driver.
A month ago Nitin Kohli commented: HP Universal Print Driver (UPD) works very well with Novell. Please fidn the info on Novell Support site. http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?ex... Hope this will helps to…
What is a good task?
A good task is: Measurable Has one owner 8 – 120 hours Is an action.
More like giving a baby a loaded shotgun.
… Yes, let me introduce you to the professional PHP programmer. You see, PHP is like a handgun. On its own, it is simply an inanimate tool that has no…
A Project Manager’s Guiding Principles
Lead by example Constantly communicate a sense of urgency Know your scope, manage it relentlessly Report the past – Manage the future Know your governance model and use it appropriately…
“Yes, the plane can be two hours late, but you still have to check in on time …”
Travelled on Tiger Airways recently, and the service wasn’t too bad. Sure, Terminal 4 at Tullamarine Airport is a converted shed, and the baggage pickup area IS A shed, but…
Project Landmines
Poor project definition Ineffective project management Ineffective architectural engineering Poor communications Inadequate project plan Inadequate project tracking and projecting Ineffective governance Lack of client alignment and support Lack of accountability…
Ball juggling
Back in October 2006, one of the CSC Australia sales reps rocks up to my desk "That price quote Wayne gave us for support 4 different versions of SheepBotherer, is…
The Microsoft Loopback Adapter, NT4 & Windows 7.
Reading a Microsoft blog post recently, I was reminded of a customer request from late 2002. The emailed request was something like this: Had to use the generic Win NT4…
Auslogics Disk Defrag – a 5 minute review.
Does not defragment removable drives, even though Windows built-in defragger does. No choice to do an Analyse first, it was straight into Defrag. No PC slowdown noticed. Does a through…