'tools' Category
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unbuzzed
I’m underwhelmed by Buzz for several reasons. (1) big hype, (2) little privacy, (3) harder to kill than a zombie. Here are some tips on how to undo what Google did.
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trying Toobla
Recently I heard about Toobla and thought I’d give it a whirl. So far our new Agile Teams toobla library has only a few simple folders: one for agile, one for GSD (global software development) to organize our blogs, links, etc. Toobla CEO @blinkdaddy kindly sent me a suggestion to check out @bblanquera’s very nice […]
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Coping with Facebook’s Dec. 2009 privacy changes
Eight suggestions for how to make the best of the NOT-improved privacy situation on Facebook (new ‘public’ settings: “… your publicly available information, which includes Name, Profile Photo, Gender, Current City, Networks, Friend List, and Pages. This information is considered visible to Everyone.”)
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architectural evaluation for usability
Recently announced on the SATURN software architecture blog: A tool to support evaluating an architecture for usability, based on collaboration of ABB’s Pia Stoll with the SEI and Carnegie Mellon University. Their A-PLUS tool supports efficient evaluations of software architecture with respect to usability concerns, and is now available for download. Check it out!
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overcoming language barriers
On Feb 28 I discovered and installed the Global Translator plugin for Wordpress. The plugin supports 4 different translation engines, with Google providing by far the most choices. I built a short list of friends who are native (or at least fluent) speakers of many of the available languages, configured the plugin for source language […]
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measurement and agility
I learned this week, thanks to a LinkedIn notification about a colleague’s change of position, that Rally Development recently acquired 6th Sense Analytics. I’m excited about the potential synergies that may come from this merger of agile and as-light-as-possible measurement, and plan to follow them closely via the Rally agile blog.
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agile management tools
Even the most agile project likely uses some kind of tools - index cards, whiteboards, etc. I recently checked out a few agile project management tools to help me with a small, but globally distributed, project. (Without continuously-on high-powered video support across the oceans, whiteboards and index cards are just too hard for everyone on […]
