Sense of Agility
2011.06.27
Where I’m standing, Agile development methodologies have been 80% fad, 20% substance, and I know it’s unfair on the folks that started the ideas and those that practice it well. Bottom line, focusing too much on tools can distract from what produces results: the work.
Tell tale apps
2011.06.22
If a picture can describes a thousand words, what do the icons on a person’s phone describe? I was farting around on Apple’s AppStore recently looking for all manners of applications available for functionality I’ve successfully relied on browsers to accomplish, when the wealth of apps on the niche topics I was investigating made me [...]
On the market again
2011.06.20
I find IT vendors of all sorts – and primarily the sales folks – to be a rung above or below car salesmen. I understand their purpose, their motivations, and why every conversation happens over coffee, drinks or lobster. The way I see it, as seedy their business is, the real travesty is the market [...]
Getting to the point
2011.06.11
Every time I’m watching another A&E reality drama, I wonder what it’d be like if the resolution wasn’t so drawn out and in line with every other episode. I’m sure a quick Hoarders wouldn’t air – at least not if it doesn’t have some conflict in it. If the whole episode is just watching a [...]
Power Yo-Yo!
2011.06.08
I’ve always found, regardless of how blatantly ineffective the exercise gadget being advertised is, a shiny buff dude makes it look like a great work out.