software customization

customization

Customization: The Software Tar-Baby

Vendors often pitch customization as a feature of their software [http://www.edocmagazine.com/vault_articles.asp?ID=25530&header=e_features_header.gif] : > In the end, customizations and enhancements to a software solution are nearly always needed. This allows the software to be tailored to your needs,

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desktop organization

Desktopitis

This guy* who gave a presentation with Patrick Cauldwell yesterday revealed his desktop during the presentation. Here's what it looked like: After the presentation, I ribbed him about his desktop. You have a few square millimeters of desktop left uncovered, I said. Clearly you have your work cut

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enterprise software

The Great Enterprise Software Swindle

After nearly four years working for a Fortune 50 company, I am now completely convinced that the term “Enterprise,” as applied to software, is synonymous with “crappy.” Clearly, I’m not the only guy to notice the apparently linear price to bug ratio in the so-called “Enterprise” software I’ve

By Jeff Atwood ·
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