Archive for June 2004
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Five Pitfalls to Estimating a Software Project
June 30th, 2004 |Matt Berther points to a thought-provoking entry by Christopher Hawkins who knows how to produce an accurate estimate and shares what to avoid when doing the estimates for a project. I believe historical data is one of the best ways to become an accurate estimator. Mark and Christopher offer good points. The first rule is to [...]
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Comments Are Back!
June 28th, 2004 |The comments are back! I was sick of comment spam and just shut them down especially since I had a lot of old entries with comments still open. Thanks to the following, I’m able to hear from you folks again and I hope you’ll c’mon in and say what’s on your mind. James Seng for creating [...]
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Digital Photography Pocket Guide, 2nd ed.
June 28th, 2004 |Thank goodness for the digital camera. People like me with a lousy eye can take hundreds of photos and experiment until our eyes fall out and get a couple of gems. Despite my left-handedness, I don’t have a natural eye for photography, art, or anything of the sort. It all went into writing. With three kids, [...]
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Power Phrases
June 25th, 2004 |We encounter politics in our lives daily, and it’s not just the kind we see in Washington, DC. It’s handling delicate situations in just the right way with the right words and the right actions to avoid making it worse or more uncomfortable. It can be a simple case of the harried volunteer who can’t take [...]
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Lessons From a Lifetime of Writing
June 25th, 2004 |David Morrell’s name may not sound familiar, but his works should spark recognition. Rambo. Brotherhood of the Rose. If you haven’t read them, you may have seen or heard of the Rambo movies or TV miniseries. Who can forget Sylvester Stallone as Rambo in his black headband with his exposed sweaty muscular chest holding a [...]
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The Case of Incomprehensible Instructions
June 24th, 2004 |The verdict is in for the Case of the Incomphrensible Instructions at Copy Court. Have your say in the newest case on the docket or turn in a suspect on account of bad copy.
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Web Standards Link Bonanza
June 24th, 2004 |Web Standards Link Bonanza [ Link DMXZone ]
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Hermish
June 23rd, 2004 |Hermish is an accessibility tool that checks Web pages for accessibility issues. This is easier to use than Bobby. Not only does it check accessibility, but also it checks reading ease. The only drawback is it doesn’t point out where the errors are located. It highlights all <img> whether or not there is a problem. I [...]
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Falling Dominoes Ahead
June 22nd, 2004 |It’s happened to all of us. An employee prints a hundred pages. Such a situation doesn’t always happen because of a large or graphics-heavy print job, but because Mr. Normal Employee keeps clicking the printer icon thinking the network is messed up. Soon, the network is slowing down and jammed with employees who go surfing [...]
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DaVinci Code Slam
June 21st, 2004 |Apparently, I am the fifth person who hasn’t read the Da Vinci Code. It’s not because I don’t want to, but rather because I don’t have time. My book reading time is devoted to non-fiction and fiction books that I’ve been asked to review. In Language Log: The Dan Brown code, Geoffrey Pullum tears apart [...]
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