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Tag Archives: tips
Why I Use Basecamp
Up until recently, MightyData has been using Mantis to track issues to solve, along with an internally created FileMaker to-do list that we call MightyTask. Early this year, we decided to take another look at Basecamp. Mantis has always done a good job of tracking issues and is very developer-oriented, but customer adoption was rough. [...]
Posted in Project Management
Tagged applications, basecamp, development, FileMaker, mantis, productivitiy, tips, tools
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Getting Faster: Create a Developer’s Reference
As a developer looking to deliver projects to my customers with the highest value, I am constantly looking for ways to increase my development speed. To that end I have created a developers’ reference library using a handy (and free) little application called Notational Velocity. NV is an OS X application that allows for rapid creation [...]
Posted in FileMaker
Tagged applications, development, FileMaker, free, Notational Velocity, OSX, productivity, technical tip, techniques, tips, tools
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Omitting Someone (or Something) on Twitter
I use the “column” feature in TweetDeck to follow various topics on Twitter. Recently, someone started using a Twitter handle that includes a keyword I use frequently to monitor custom software development. Unfortunately, their tweets have very little to do with the topic. Most of them are personal comments between professional colleauges. Being a database guy, [...]
Don’t Eat Bon Bons and Get Fat – 7 Ways to Avoid Interruptions
I’m sure you’ve all seen the 2012 DirecTV commercials – they result in awesome lines like, “Don’t end up in a roadside ditch”, “Don’t have a grandson with a dog collar” or “Don’t re-enact scenes from Platoon with Charlie Sheen.” I love these commercials because they are about how a little thing (like arguing with [...]
How to Tame Your Phone
(or at least prevent it from attacking your to-do list) Here’s the premise: your back is against the wall and you are fighting your way through the pressure of your lengthy to-do list. And, the PHONE WON’T STOP RINGING. How do you stay focused and not let the phone calls throw you out of the [...]
Expect the Unexpected
Soooo… your well-planned day just had a wrench thrown in it. Now what??? There is, of course, no way to plan for everything. But, you can plan for some of it! Best laid plans go astray, they say. And I flatly disagree. If your plans are going astray, it is usually because there has been [...]
