Conversations between to old bankers

Some day like Today, Banker 1: what is that “Cloud computing” stuff? Banker 2: it’s a new place where you move your information managing it with a better conditions. You don’t have to know where this places really is but it’s there. Banker 1: Ah!! so this is like the Cayman Island: it exist in … Read more

Embed a Part of a YouTube Video

Interesting note about YouTube videos that I didn’t know: If you want to embed a YouTube video that starts to become interesting somewhere in the middle, there’s a simple way to skip the boring part. YouTube’s embedded player has a parameter that lets you specify the number of seconds that should be skipped before starting … Read more

Sueños Robados, El baloncesto yugoslavo

Que gran descubrimiento este libro. Para mi, que jugé a este deporte durante mucho tiempo y que tuve la oportunidad de ver a algunos de estos equipos en directo. Me ha encantando poder entender algunas de las razones por las que se dió este fenómeno deportivo, social, demográfico y político; y de como una serie … Read more

Vitality forever

There are people that cannot stop learning, for example, see the e-mail I received Today:     “tell me again how to copy and paste and I will give it a try. Control C  and then highlight and then control V??  That didn’t seem to work.”   I love her, she is the best learning … Read more

Who is Who?

I work in a place where there are so much people working with different projects technologies, industries… I would like to focus on 2 guys. Both implement solutions with a well known platforms. One of them is always advancing with respect the project plan, the other is always delay. One of them does not invest … Read more

Linkedin changes

Interesting change of direction given by Linkedin, well the right name now is: LinkedIn Corporation Class A Co. The name is not important, the matter is their change of direction. This environment started as “the facebook for proffesional relationships” and now the it’s becoming more a place for hunters, HR recruitment… I imagine they were … Read more

Record to Report Solutions (R2R)

There is a type of applications for financial processes that is focused on closing period activities. To achieve it, companies invest a significant amount of time, energy and money into the process. My client is one of them and we have provided some solutions that works in this direction: automate as much as possible. Working … Read more

Service renewal battlecard

During these months I face the service renewal activities. This summary list just tries to review the concepts to be taken into account during these discussions. A) In general take into account: The previous year consumption. The previous year major activities. Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threads The business challenges for next year. B) Highlight added value, … Read more

2010 SPS Farm Report

A tool to remind, the 2010 SharePoint Server Farm Report tool provides you information available that helps you to understand the complete configuration of your farm. http://spsfarmreport.codeplex.com/ From the link: “This is a 64-bit executable that relies on .NET Framework 3.5. This assembly can only run on x64 Windows operating systems where SharePoint Foundation 2010, … Read more