Atlantic Dominion Solutions

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I’ve been worried about the future. I’ve heard all sorts of things about the new generations, specifically the Millennials, that worried me quite a bit. I’ve heard stories of parents being taken to job interviews and sitting in. I’ve read stories of young people feeling entitled to jobs, being unwilling to accept responsibility, and not possessing fundamental [...]

March 31

So apparently sometimes rails apps need to run on Windows. This can cause a few problems, especially if your code is dropping down to the command line for some of its tasks. It is extremely frustrating when you try to search for solutions to these problems and all you get are responses like: “Um, don’t [...]

Want to freak out your employees? Don’t tell them anything. We all know things aren’t good. And in times like these, you have two options on how you can respond. The first is to do what many companies do - don’t tell anyone anything, let the rumors of layoffs spread, and watch productivity come to a grinding [...]

March 25

If your customers need to read a manual to figure out how to use your web apps, you’ve failed. There are many ways other than using a manual to help your users get to know your application. We use three: Great design Inline help Video With scrum’d, we went through many design iterations to make the app as easy as [...]

March 24

Having actionable information at your fingertips is only half the battle. The battle can only be won by honest action on the information. That can mean coming to grips with what the data tells you. A scary proposition for many. A scarier one though for those who fail to act. If you aren’t moving ahead you’re [...]

March 23

Here’s the latest goodness we’ve added to expens’d: Updates Export expenses to CSV (link) Hard copy expense output: printer friendly version and PDF export (link) Why won’t expense reports print in a readable copy? (link) Add Pakistani Rupees - PKR in currencies (link) DKK (Danish Krone) is missing (link) Expens’d Roadmap Here at ADS we are very user-centric when it comes to our [...]

When I first started ADS back in 2001, I did so with no formal business training, and no business plan. I was a man on a mission. After being told to “slow down” by my current employer and spend more time at each client, I decided (at the ripe age of 22) that I could [...]

March 20

We’re wrapping up our first business week of scrum’d with more updates. Thank you all for your feedback on the ADS AppSuite support site. Here’s what’s in tonight’s update. Updates Add flash messages to the sprint backlog to tell the user that the task has changed state Add collapse/expand links to the closed sprints section Don’t show the sprint [...]

This past weekend I did a talk on cloud computing at the Florida Association of Computer User Groups (FACUG). They recorded my talk, and it’s online. Check it out. Other Orlando and Doterati members Tara Lamberson, Mark Krupinski, and Jeremy Hilton did talks as well. Tara talked about Doterati and it’s Florida initiative. Mark spoke about [...]

March 19

People are talking about you, your company, your products, and your services. These conversations are going on regardless of whether or not you’re involved. I recall a “Dell Hell” story that stayed at the top of Google results for a very long time, unaddressed. That’s a problem companies can no longer afford to have happen [...]