Recently, I was reading my Computer Magazine from the IEEE Society (where I am a member) and there was an advertisement for Google Code University. Amazing? You bet. Google now is featuring this website so that programmers and developers, students, and entrepreneurs can all collaborate, discover, and mutually benefit from sharing code, coding and software [...]
In the same way that a waterfall survives many hundreds of years, just like the image above, so “the waterfall process” of software development survives generations of software development and technological change. Essentially, in my fifteen years of software development experience, there are four “tiers” which a software program much pass on its journey to [...]
Documentation is always considered important by organizations. At the same time, few people enjoy spending time to actually create meaningful and helpful documentation. Our world today is on the move. However, like the age-old expression goes “haste makes waste”, the very same holds true for documentation. There are many people creating, developing, testing, and implementing [...]
A friend of mine (Mr. Dennis Chu) from the newly created Google Buzz is the webmaster and innovator of a new website called Goofy2 Dot Com. I recently joined this site, and it is definitely interesting. Click here to check out Goofy2 This website is a social/open instant messenger that enables users to stay in [...]
Dear Visitors & Blog Subscribers: Because I have received one-hundred-plus requests for this e-book, I have decided to publish it formally with Lulu Publishers where it now comes with a cover page and download page on the Lulu website. You don’t need to ask me anymore for this book, just click on the following link. [...]
At a recent LinkedIn group discussion, the topic of “documentation checklists” was raised. Is there such a thing as a documentation checklist? Can one silver-bullet documentation checklist be drafted that will ensure successful completion of a documentation guide? Is this really necessary? Here are my thoughts on this. Yes, you can formulate a basic list [...]
According to great motivational mentors and doctors like Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Wayne Dyer, charity is something we should slowly cultivate in our lives, however, it is also good to understand the different kinds of charity that actually exist. Just because somebody asks for something does not mean you should give it to them. [...]
As a Technical Writer, I sometimes ask people (like at a social event) “so, do you really document your internal processes and procedures at your workplace?” Most people say “Oh, sure, I document these things.” But, the truth is, I believe, that people shy away from composing quality documentation because they don’t think it matters [...]
For those of you who don’t know, Google bases its directory on the Open Directory Project data located at DMOZ (http://www.dmoz.com). So, yes, Google adds its own unique algorithms to help you with your searches, however, a great majority of this data comes from DMOZ. So, check it out. DMOZ currently has over four millions [...]
Even though I am a big fan of Wikipedia, Wiktionary, and essentially all Wiki sites, Google also has a “definitions” tool that is worth mentioning: The Google Dictionary. Simple type into your browser the following URL: http://www.google.com/dictionary Enter the word for which you need a definition and “voila” there you have it Cheers, Keith Visit [...]
