Nov 2, 2007
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My recent presentation on software development and the importance of useability is available online.
Thank you to Charlie Arehart and the Online ColdFusion User Group for hosting and recording the event.
Thank you, as well, to everyone who participated in the question and answer period.
Nov 2, 2007
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The Vertabase Timer is now available for download directly from the Adobe Exchange.
It is a great way to track time on projects or to track time on clients (or really anything).
This is an alpha build so please sign up for the updates or check the time track message board for known issues.
Also, development of the Vertabase time tracking tool will be driven by user feedback, particularly early adopters. So fire away.
Oct 31, 2007
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Microsoft recently gave a peek at its roadmap for MS Project project management software at the Microsoft Office Project conference.
After reading about the proposed direction for MS Project does anybody have any reviews or thoughts?
Oct 30, 2007
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I will be speaking this Thursday, October 26 at 6 pm ET at the online ColdFusion User Group run by Charlie Arehart. The topic is on building software that people will use.
http://coldfusion.meetup.com/17/boards/view/viewthread?thread=3722239
You can join in from anywhere - so feel free to stop on by.
Oct 30, 2007
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A big thank you to the Cleveland Adobe User Group for hosting me last week. We had a good session on designing software and on using project management software.
Thank you to Mike Cooper for arranging the meeting and to Lodestone Digital for hosting it.
Congratulations to Brian Meloche on becoming an Adobe Community Expert (an ACE)! Brian has been active in the ColdFusion Community for years. Most recently he hosted some of the best sessions at MAX on ColdFusion. Congratulations on a well-deserved achievement.
Oct 11, 2007
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The Vertabase Timer alpha is now available for download for free at http://timer.vertabase.com
It runs on Adobe’s new AIR platform. It runs on both MAC and Windows.
It is great for timing anything, produces a nice time report and exports the data to xml.
What do you think of it?
Sep 30, 2007
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Vertabase 4 project management software was launched last week.
So far, the reception from clients and the press has been very good!
With Vertabase 4, we’ve focused on the eco-system of applications users work with to create and share information. It continues on in our approach of making it easy for people to track, manage and collaborate on projects regardless of their technical background.
Feature highlights include:
If you have any comments or questions on the new release, let us know.
Sep 30, 2007
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Thank you to the kind people at Handshaw. They put on a successful conference on e-learning, learning management systems and general instructional design. I was fortunate enough to attend and meet some of the impressive people behind their Lumenix product and the creative people who use it.
For those not familiar with e-learning, its more than moving content and tests onto a computer. It encompasses an understanding of how adults learn, a mastery of technical tools, project management to get e-learning projects produced and organizational politics to secure budgets and manage expectations.
An oft discussed topic was how instructional designers and e-learning technologists work with subject matter experts. There is a delicate balance between keeping the SME involved in a project while the ID or e-learning technologist maintain their role as the trained professional in e-learning.
Interestingly, its something I hear all the time from designers and developers with respect to clients. It seems that in both worlds, there is a management art to building a process where everyone recognizes and respects the value each person brings to a project.
Thank you, as well to an informative presentation from Bryan Chapman on Rapid Content Development for e-learning.
Sep 30, 2007
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Its a week past due but thank you to the Charlotte Adobe Users Group. Had a great time with great people and lots of good conversation (both during and after the meeting).
We talked about everything from software design, user adoption and project management to where is Adobe and ColdFusion going, and what technologies will stand the test of time.
Thank you to Sutton for putting it all together, to Lodestone Digital to hosting and to everyone who attended.
Sep 9, 2007
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I’ll have the pleasure of speaking at the Charlotte, North Carolina Adobe Users’ Group (Adobe Charlotte) on Thursday, September 20th.
The topic will be on how design, technology and feature choices affect usability -using examples and feedback from Vertabase project management.
The meeting will take place at 6PM at Lodestone Digital, 5605 Seventy-Seven Center Dr., Suite 285, Charlotte, NC. For more information, please visit http://www.adobecharlotte.com.
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