A good friend of mine, Mr. Gaetano Caruana has just informed me that his program “Fruitful Time Task Manager” has just been updated and is now ready to be used by the public. What are the updates to this program? 1. TaskManager now uses a database engine instead of XML files to store and manage [...]

Today’s post is to welcome the public release of Microsoft Windows 7 to the general marketplace. Speaking on the Today Show, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer answered some questions about the new operating system and also shared his views on the latest Microsoft OS, which is designed to take the place of earlier versions of Windows [...]

Today’s post is a short one but important one. What is the greatest of all skills? Is it programming? Perhaps database management? Perhaps project management? Perhaps it is writing? Perhaps it is system design or system architecture? Almost…the greatest skill of all is LISTENING. Why do I say this? Because so much time is wasted [...]

This post is here simply to thank Seth Godin for his great insights and marketing ideas not only through his blog, but also available videos I have been able to access at You Tube. As a Technical Writer and Software Trainer, it is very easy to get tunnel vision and focus only on work and [...]

I recently downloaded an extremely useful and helpful application called “NoteScribe Premium” from the website of a company called Higher Symmetry. This program allows you to take notes in a very methodical way, taking advantage of your computer and virtual environment, setting you free from having to always have a pen and paper on-hand. After [...]

Quality documentation is essential to any project, no matter whether it is technical or otherwise. Quality documentation enables projects to experience consistency and milestones, among other things. Documentation enabes projects to have a life unto themselves, and this helps shape the collaborative spirit toward a project. Overall, I would say that there are ten (10) [...]

According to its new Wikipedia entry, Google Wave has been defined as a web-based “personal communication and collaboration tool”. Google made its original announcement about this new web-based collaboration tool at its “Google I/O Conference” back on May 27, 2009. However, Google has recently allowed 100,000 technical users to “preview” the application as of this [...]

OK, everyone, today is Friday, so it is time for something a bit more fun than the usual serious Technical Writing or Development-related blog post. Today, I would like to simply point you to a really fun, yet practical web application right on the Microsoft Network (MSN) website. Basically, this tool is a calculator that [...]

Yesterday, September 30, 2009, Google Corporation released an online program called “Sidewiki”. This program is a new feature of the Google Toolbar and by activating this widget, you can leave comments next to any website you visit, alias, any page at any website you visit. Pretty cool, eh? I think it is, however, I have [...]