Category Archives: Technology

Comments or reviews on new technologies or new ways of implementing existing technologies

Corporate Social Software – an opinion on ClearSpace

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Malcolm Mac Donald

This is the first Corporate-community-based collaboration software that I have tried, and I am truly impressed. Continue reading →

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MAC OS X Leopard Install

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

Wow! Just got my copy of Leopard. Unfortunately no family pack’s available, so I’ll install on one Mac, sell this copy to a friend with only one Mac (shame) once the family pack arrives and proceed appropriately.The new packaging is … Continue reading →

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Something about Minutes

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

Minutes of meetings have been around for a long time. Before email, they were circulated on paper to the attendees of the meeting. Nowdays they are circulated in a similar way, but the technology has changed – they are sent … Continue reading →

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Software Factories: Part 3 – Smart Clients

Posted on March 7, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

[Software Factories Series] A custom smart client can go a long way to addressing your Software factory needs and is in my opinion one of the most effective ways of reducing ongoing development effort. A Smart-client can address many non-functional … Continue reading →

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Software Factories: Part 2 – Types of Factory

Posted on January 16, 2007 by Malcolm Mac Donald

[Software Factories Series] There are a number of ways to implement the Software Factory Principle (Remember the principle says that any method to enable mass-production of software (especially standardized non-functional requirements) at a lower cost and in a shorter time … Continue reading →

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