agile
I recently spoke at the 2017 Capability Counts conference, put on by the CMMI Institute. It's an interesting event that isn't focused just on CMMI maturity models -- instead it's a conference where a few hundred people get together to discuss process improvement, Agile,
productivity
This morning I got to share IT infrastructure, business strategy, and business architecture tips and recommendations with some local current and future entrepreneurs at The Capitol Post in Old Town Alexandria. Capitol Post is a great organization focused on inspiring Veteran entrepreneurs to find professional clarity and scale those visions.
photography
I recently wanted to copy a large set of photos (over 10,000) out of Apple Photos (Mac-based photo management application/database) and save them on a USB hard drive so I could import them to Google Photos (cloud-based photo management service). I did an export of all the photos
CIO
If you're the CIO, Director of Technology, IT Person, or Only Person (Solopreneur) at your organization, here are 5 areas of questions areas to consider when determining if a specific IT system or process would align with your small company's needs: 1. Alignment: Does this system
Process Improvement
I've recently realized that I've been drawing a similar pie graph several times recently, explaining how I spend my time as a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at a small business. I thought I'd share for those interested in how I spend my time juggling
books
The Amazon Kindle is great and it's incredible it was introduced almost 8 years ago. I realize it can still be a controversial topic for hard-core readers regarding whether paper for e-ink is better, but for anyone who doesn't own a Kindle or does and doesn&
technology
I went to a great Introduction to Python Django Web Framework meetup tonight (http://www.meetup.com/django-district/events/223451662/), put on by Django District and TechTalkDC. We've been using Python more and more at my work for data mining, and I was excited to tinker with a
CIO
Way back in 2009, NIST released a 20 page document that is a great set of fundamental recommendations for small business cyber/information security. * NISTIR 7621 Small Business Information Security: The Fundamentals There's certainly many more things you should be doing, but it's a great place
CIO
As a small business CIO, video conferencing has traditionally been split into 2 extremes: 1. Expensive solutions of enterprise vendors like Polycom and Cisco 2. Consumer experience of using the webcam in your laptop with something like Skype or Google Hangouts I'm excited to see that some technologies
productivity
Windows 7 has a great little utility, the Snipping Tool, hidden away where most users don't find it. If you click the Start button, and type in "snipping" it will show up as the the Snipping Tool. It lets you highlight an area of the screen
technology
I was reminded tonight how difficult it will be for Google+ to overtake Facebook. The advantages Google has, with platforms like gmail, youtube, and google.com integrating into G+ will certainly help; but the network effect of Facebook's popularity makes such a high barrier to entry. I don&
miscellaneous
I'm a huge fan of audiobooks, especially listening to them on my iPhone through bluetooth while driving. Here's the process I use to load them into iTunes so my iPhone treats them as audiobook files and not music: 1. Open iTunes on your computer 2. Insert