From the book Commit to Win by Dr. Heidi Reeder, commitment “is the experience of being psychologically attached to something and intending to stay with it.” And the formula for commitment is: Level of Commitment = (Treasures – Troubles) + Contributions – Choices
Any defect reported (by internal QA or a customer) should include the steps taken to reproduce, the result one expected, and the actual result experienced. All too often defects fail this simple yet vital checklist.
In my diligent attempts at reaching inbox zero for email I find using the Do, Decide, Delegate, Delete method helpful. For me: Do is simple; act, reply, file (or delete) the message. Decide is a copy of paste of the email/action to either my to-do list or to a calendar appointment. Delegate is a forwarding […]
According to Wikipedia, SMART goals, defined by George T. Doran, are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound. Don’t forget.
The Google Chrome browser includes some fantastic monitoring and diagnostics tools via the “chrome://net-internals” URL. One can view HTTP events much like Fiddler. And the #timeline will show Chrome’s low-level usage over time: Other options include Proxy, Waterfall, DNS, Sockets, SPDY, QUIC, Cache, Modules, and Bandwidth.
Turning off Automatic graphics switching lowers both CPU utilization and CPU heat on my i7 MacBook Pro with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M graphics card. I monitor both utilization and heat using iStatMenus.
In order to setup a static IP address for devices attached to an Apple AirPort Time Capsule, first launch the AirPort Utility. Next, ‘Edit’ the AirPort Time Capsule and select the Network properties tab. Click on the ‘+’ below the DHCP Reservations grid and enter the MAC Address of the device you wish to assigned […]
When given an Embarcadero License Manager .slip file that points to an incorrect server host you will receive the below error message when trying to launch Delphi (in this case XE7): [The license server reported the following error: The license server host was not found.] After deleting the wrong .slip and importing a new .slip […]