9 articles in this selection

2009/07/29

One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they're on a different type of schedule from other people. Meetings cost them more. There are two types of schedule, which I'll call the manager's schedule and the maker's schedule. The manager's schedule is for bosses. It's embodied in the traditional appointment book, with each day cut into one hour intervals. You can block off several hours for a single task if you need to, but by default you change what you're doing every hour. Most powerful people are on the manager's schedule. It's the schedule of command. But there's another way of using time that's common among people who make things, like programmers and writers. They generally prefer to use time in units of half a day at least. You can't write or program well in units of an hour. That's barely enough time to get started....

2009/07/24

Excel's critics say that Excel is fundamentally unsuited for budgeting, forecasting, and other activities that involve collaboration or consolidation. Are they correct?

2009/07/23

A sneak peek of SharePoint 2010.

2009/07/08

The Gartner Magic Quadrant for Social Software. The social software market continues to be fueled by increasing interest from buyers looking for social interaction support as well as from vendors looking to establish a foothold in a growing market.

2009/06/29

Wikipatterns.com is a toolbox of patterns & anti-patterns, and a guide to the stages of wiki adoption. It's also a wiki, which means you can help build the information based on your experiences! Beyond this site, there are many other additional resources....

2009/06/19

OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.

2009/06/16

Upload small or large data sets from spreadsheets or CSV files. Visualize your data on maps, timelines and charts. Pick who can access your data; hide parts of your data if needed. Merge data from multiple tables. Discuss your data with others. Track changes and discussions....

2008/09/16

In their quest to automate work, agencies are turning once again to business process management. Some agencies are using BPM to standardize workflow-intensive parts of their e-government constituent services, crossagency case management, grant-making and Freedom of Information Act requests. Facing workforce reductions from mass retirements, many agencies want to capture process know-how and automate it to boost productivity....

2008/04/29

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