5 Reasons the Marines Shouldnt Ban Social Networking
Today, the United States Marine Corps announced that it was banning its Marines from using social networking on the job. Citing security risks, the Marine Corps has said that…
Have you ever written an “RFP the Agile Way”?
Scott Ambler wrote a very interesting article for Dr Dobbs Journal recently entitled “RFPs the Agile Way – or – Fear and Loathing in the Procurement Department.” I first…
My First Plugin
Working at a small company like OSC allows for group bonding “work” activities such as RailsRumble, which create a good working environment and helps develop our skills. If you…
Software Theology
You might be aware of its existence, even if only on a subconscience level. It might even be a scary thought that Software Cults exist or worse that you…
Upcoming OSC appearances
In prepping for tomorrows presentation on Social Media for the Shenandoah Ruby Users Group, Jennifer Till asked me where else we were going to be appearing at. I feel…
Using Scrum on grad school projects
Last week I finished Module 1 of the UVa McIntire School of Commerce grad school program Im in, for an MS in Management of Information Technology. It was a…
MonkeyCI: Super light-weight Continuous Integration for small teams
At OSC, we have a well developed methodology that we apply to our client work, and one of the core tenets is using Continuous Integration to ensure our code…
A more Agile CIA?
This past weekend was my first as a graduate student at the University of Virginias McIntire School of Commerce, where I am working on a Masters degree in Management…
Zend and ExpressionEngine Working Together
Have you ever tried to make two technologies working together? Has it worked well for you? Was it easy, out of the box type of task that took you…
Time for a Time Based Database (TBDB)?
Yesterday Arin Sime and I saw Jean Bauers presentation on developing the Early American Foreign Service Database that is part of her disseration attempting to identify why the Foreign…
Could New Facebook Look Be a Sign That Its Still Looking To Buy Twitter?
Recently, Facebook released a new look and feel. Over 1 million users complained about the new interface, citing, among other things, that it looks too much like Twitter. Given…
A picture tells an Agile story
This picture may not tell a thousand stories, but I count at least eight Agile related stories, as well as a few others about OpenSource Connections. Last week I…