How much information should we program into an artificially intelligent robotic system? Well perhaps that depends on the tasks, which will be assigned. Indeed the purpose of the system makes sense, so let’s say the system is to become an advisor to humans in a leadership role of some sort? Perhaps a system like the [...]
2005 – Back to the Future.
What does the future hold? A big question and initially the answer is anything and everything. The predictions are sometimes close but most of the time they are far from the reality. Technology has moves on apace and the core players in the various sectors of the computing industry invest [...]
1. Replace Dexterity cursor with SQL Stored Procedure
Dexterity was designed as multiplatform technology (primarily Btrieve, Ctree, SQL Server, potentially Oracle). Dexterity data retrieving mechanism is based on Range start, Range End, Get First and Get Next clauses. It is in fact similar, however a little bit slower to cursors in Transact SQL. Long ranges in [...]
Are you having trouble deleting the QuickStatement from the Online Banking Center in QuickBooks? This is an issue for some clients that Intuit is not actively resolving. Here are a few tips and suggestions that will hopefully resolve the issue for you.
First, in the QuickStatement make certain that all matchable transactions have been matched. Then, [...]
Looks like Microsoft Great Plains becomes more and more popular, partly because of Microsoft muscles behind it. Now it is targeted to the whole spectrum of horizontal and vertical market clientele. Small companies use Small Business Manager (which is based on the same technology – Great Plains Dexterity dictionary and runtime), Great Plains Standard on [...]
Gone are the days when project management used to be a task confined to doing up and down in front of the project manager, noting down the assigned work of the day on papers, writing daily report at the end of the day, submitting those etc. This is the era of web based project management [...]
Microsoft Windows Vista, the next version of Windows, is scheduled to arrive in H2 2006. Vista is loaded with new technologies, the most visible being an enhanced graphical user interface. Vista’s user interface improves rendering of text, allows smooth, eye-pleasing window transition effects, and utilizes high-resolution icons.
Icon in Windows Vista Explorer
Windows Vista Explorer makes use [...]
The title of “software engineer” has got to be among the most highly abused in the corporate high-tech world. It’s also one of the most popular.
And why not? It sounds a lot better than “computer programmer,” and it looks much better on one’s business card. Unfortunately, it’s often inaccurate. Engineering is, [...]
Direct Response Business writing is different to ordinary business writing and many of the automatic features in Word are an absolute nightmare!
In the first of this series of mini-articles I explained how to stop Word being ‘bossy’ and taking over your document.
Now you can discover 24 of the keyboard shortcuts (split into 5 categories) you [...]
Advantages of Using Human Resources Software
There are dozens of human resources software packages available today to meet the needs of the small and large HR professional alike. Why invest in a Human Resource Information System (HRIS)?
A detailed and flexible software program can help you manage staff records, navigate personnel information, track payroll data and [...]