Hand me a Hammer
The most difficult, and arguably, most important step in any project is Problem Definition. It is difficult to overstate how important it is to get this first step right. Without being clear about what...
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Netflix Gems
There is a lot of good content on Netflix, but sometimes the real gems are hard to find. Here are some of my top picks 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines, or Los últimos de Filipinas (2016) A...
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SSL on Hostmonster
If you’re hosting a site with Hostmonster the following step will help ensure all pages use HTTPS. From July 2018 and starting with Chrom 68 Google will be flagging non-SSL sites as insecure and also...
View ArticleDealing with Phone Complaints
There will be times when, justifiable or not, someone will complain about a service or product delivered by you or your staff. So, what is the best way to deal with such complaints: Be Positive: Start...
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Must Have Software
A list of the software tools I cannot live without (for Windows PCs). Visual Subst (www.ntwind.com) is a little utility that maps a directory paths to a drive. In my case I use to map my Googl Drive...
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Don’t take the bait . . . Wait
It might be counter-intuitive. But when it comes to email responses, slow might actually be better. When confronted with confrontational emails, especially if the subject is one close to our heart, so...
View ArticleTest Driven Contracts!?
If you fail to plan you plan to fail, or so the saying goes. And planning is all about thinking ahead, working now on what will be required later. But, when it comes to specifying software, we often...
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Only Fools Rush In
Steps toward developing a Business Application. It is tempting to straight from Task Definition to Application Development. But doing a bit more ‘homework’ will greatly increase the chances of success....
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ArcGIS Server license missing… provide path to ECP.
After installing or updating an ArcGIS server license you may be unable to connect to or create enterprise geodatabases and be greeted with a message along the lines of: “The ArcGIS Server license is...
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Interest Free!?
From a recent Harvey Norman add for a Computer. . . Some simple calculations. . . Interestingly, the 29.49 default interest rate is the actual interest rate, when the ‘Establishment Fee’ is taken out...
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