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Datatribe Softwerks, Ltd. - Technical Teaching and Guidance
Building on 11 years of professional IT experience and a life long love for computers and things that make sparks, Jerry offers his experience to private individuals and ministries who find themselves in need of technical enlightenment in an ever changing landscape.
Need to know how to set up a wireless network at home? Trying to set up that second computer as a print server? Wondering what the difference between WiFi and WiMax is? Just ask, and Jerry will have an answer for you within a day or two that will be more than worth the small, voluntary, contribution asked in return.
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Interesting: Gravity Probe B
- Mon 12 May 2008, |
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I have a long running desire to cram physics into my brain. I was getting a D in Highschool physics till my dad said "Pass with an A or don't go to college". I passed with an A+. The acknowledgement I made at that time was that I was a lazy being. As a lazy being, I had to have a motivation to overcome obstacles, tackle challenges and excell. I realized, too, at that time, that if I want to learn something, there is a basic formula: leave no stone unturned. If you run into a term you don't understand, a formulaic expression that makes your ears bleed, stop reading without understanding and go look it up. In this deliberate, thorough way, I have been able to begin to glimpse meager understanding of Einstein and the warping of space-time known as Frame Dragging. >> | Read / Add Comments (0) |
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Tools: Source Management
- Wed 7 May 2008, |
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Last night I spent some time reviewing what I've learned from each of my colleagues over the past two years. Thinking about tools, there are some good ideas I've seen for project management - there's a couple good Notes templates floating around on OpenNTF - but source management is one I'm just starting to look at. What are you using? >> | Read / Add Comments (3) |
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LotusScript: Work Efficiently
- Mon 5 May 2008, |
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I'm wrapping up a project for a client, which means we're down to unit testing some code, making refinements, squeaking out efficiency where possible. I thought it was a good opportunity to talk in general terms about making automated processes more efficient. One of my biggest kicks with batch processes is taking what someone else did and making it 3 to ten times faster or better. A few smart tweaks are all it can sometimes take. >> | Read / Add Comments (4) |