So I have been sitting here taking screenshot after screenshot, trying to determine how I will write clearly enough to come up with a nice technical document for a customer that explains how to close a pay period in a time tracking application, export the time into the payroll system, and process payroll. I want […]
A project we are working hard on has raised to my attention how challenging a small project can be when the user base related to that project is very broad. I have noticed this before but this time it is especially noticeable. There are some basic technologies that are used across an organization… by ALL […]
It occurred to me today that I hadn’t really cleaned up my Windows machine for awhile. So I downloaded and installed a tool I have been using for years now called CleanUp!. It is a fantastic little program that clears out all hte crap that accumulates in all of the various “TEMP” directories and […]
I realize Oracle is a “big” company. I also realize their objective is to sell “big” software to other “big” companies, which generally means their target customer is the IT Department. But I still can’t help but wonder what the hell they (and all the other “big” tech companies) are doing sometimes.
This is all […]
Dell is apparently getting creative with this video that just popped up on YouTube. Watch Mike the tech guy get ignored year after year as his company lets bad ideas drive business. If your IT guy talks business and knows technology, now is the time to start listening! We call it Business Technology… and know […]
A lot of the questions I face from potential or early stage customers as the owner of Trimtab Business Technology around our core business technology, managed services approach to doing business is basically something to the effect of the following:
$80,000 per year technology budget?! We currently spend a small fraction of this on technology. What […]
Well Microsoft, this may be an indication that at least some are not thrilled with the new operating system. This is an actual ad in the window of a computer store stating that they will remove Vista and reinstall XP. I actually think both operating systems are fine, so I have no problem with […]
We are currently in the process of installing and integrating a new employee time keeping system for a retail customer. The challenge they face is that employee time tracking is manually intensive process, having to tabulate all of the old style punch cards and then turnaround and enter that information by hand into their payroll […]