Monthly Archives: February 2007

5 Reasons to Use Two Browsers

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Krishna

I have both Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 and Mozilla Firefox on the computers I use. There are many reasons why you may want to have and use both browsers. Here are five reasons: Different Sites Don’t Render Properly: Some websites work only … Continue reading →

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Featuritis

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Krishna

“Featuritis” is a term used to describe the condition when the software product undergoes multiple rapid changes in functionality that were not anticipated during the initial stages of the project. This happens very frequently for in-house projects, but by means restricted … Continue reading →

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A Collection of Bad Blog Behavior

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Krishna

Having subscribed and unsubscribed to several different blogs over the last few months and using different feed readers (Google Reader, Internet Explorer 7 RSS Reader, Thunderbird, intraVnews, etc.) and tools like Yahoo Pipes, I thought I would take a stab … Continue reading →

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Effective Documentation

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Krishna

When it comes to documentation, software development teams follow two different schools of thought. I am oversimplifying below, but bear with me: Documentation is good: For every process, there is a document to plan it, define it, record it and audit it. … Continue reading →

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Five Questions and Answers On Delegation

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Krishna

To be really effective in your work, one must learn to do the following: Cancel tasks that do not have any value. If any remaining tasks can be delegated, move them to someone else. Then, prioritize the remaining ones in … Continue reading →

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Health Suggestions for Software Developers

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Krishna

People working in a software development environment find it really hard to lead a healthy lifestyle. As developers, we are so enamored with the technology that we sacrifice sleep and exercise. We binge on fast and fatty foods. So we … Continue reading →

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Potpourri of Thoughts

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Krishna

Ever since I started blogging in earnest since December, part of my brain is always looking for blog post ideas. The problem is not that there is nothing to blog about - rather there is an abundance of topics to blog … Continue reading →

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RSS Feed Reader in Internet Explorer 7.0

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Krishna

I have been increasingly using the RSS Feed Reader in Internet Explorer 7.0. While IE7 came out, I was very dismissive of its feed capability because Google Reader was miles ahead of it. But because it is less powerful, I find … Continue reading →

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving the Delete Key

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Krishna

Several years ago, in college, I stayed back during a spring break to develop a cricket score management program in C using the Unix Curses library for the user interface. At that time, I was a huge cricket addict and … Continue reading →

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Life After the Change

Posted on February 14, 2007 by Krishna

Change management is difficult. But it doesn’t end after you make the change. After that, comes the often-overlooked and complicated challenge of communicating to stakeholders about the change and what it means for them. Convincing them is yet another uphill … Continue reading →

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