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Archive for January, 2005

collab@googlegroups.com

Monday, January 31st, 2005

A couple friends and I exchange links and accompany commentary and discussion about collaborative software now-and-then. And by “collaborative software,” at the moment, I mean weblogs and wikis. I was sending off another link this morning, and I realized I should make a public group/list for this stuff. So, I did.
And here’s the ATOM feed […]

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Defining the Problem Before the Solution

Sunday, January 30th, 2005

I’ve been reading Michael Jackson’s Software Requirements & Specifications. One of his big points is that us software developers, at the requirements and specification stage of software development need to focus on defining and framing the problems that the software will solve. And, of course, we don’t:

An inability to discuss problems explicitly has been one […]

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Voting

Sunday, January 30th, 2005

I don’t know what it is — the civic part of my American upbringing, probably — but it sure is exciting to see an election with over 70% turnout.
There’s plenty of room to be extremely cynical about voting: even our man Benny F., seeming stellar believer in “The People” (the white, rich ones of his […]

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Google mini and Search Appliance

Friday, January 28th, 2005

Does anyone have a Google mini or a Google Search Appliance, or know people who do? I’d be curious to hear reviews of them, how you’re using them, and if they’re worth it.
Also, I can’t find the pricing on the Search Appliance. Anyone know?

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Meet Miss Beazley

Wednesday, January 26th, 2005

My mother send this link to a video of Barney, the White House dog, meeting the new dog, Miss Beazley. I’m not Bush fan by far, but I like dogs. And check out all the press in attendence to meet Miss Beazley for the first time. Hot news!

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