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Give Up the Hierarchy
Think back to the days before software . . . We stored paper documents in folders and organized the folders in drawers and the drawers in filing cabinets. We kept our contacts information in a Rolodex or an address book, organized alphabetically. When we needed some information from a book, we’d go to the library…
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Introducing: Monthly Subscriptions
Some of you have noticed that we added a new option for purchasing our Project Analyzer product: monthly subscriptions. We believe that this will be a better option for those of you who have been purchasing an annual subscription to use on schedules where your time on the project is measured in months, not years.…
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Steelray Statement on install4jshell
Our products, including the open-source and third-party packages used by our products, do not use (and have not used) the Apache log4j framework; they are not impacted by the log4jshell vulnerability.
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Working From Home
In an organization where you are valued based on your results, working from home vs. the office shouldn’t be a big issue. With webcams, Slack, online meeting software, cloud storage, etc., the drawbacks are minimal. Some managers worry about how their remote employees are spending their time. What if they spend half their day binge-watching…
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What Ever Happened to IBM’s Watson?
But the grand visions of the past are gone. Today, instead of being a shorthand for technological prowess, Watson stands out as a sobering example of the pitfalls of technological hype and hubris around AI.” Article: What Ever Happened to IBM’s Watson? The above article on how Watson failed to deliver on its promise of…
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Should You Ask a Vendor About Competitors?
We were giving a demo the other day of two new products we’re working on, and near the end, one of the people on the call posed this question; how do we compare to [Competing Product X]? It’s a question I am asked from time to time, but one that makes me a little uncomfortable.…
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While Supplies Last
March deal: buy ONE license for the price of TWO and receive a SECOND license ABSOLUTELY FREE!
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CPM DC Chapter Meeting
Come join us at the CPM Washington DC chapter meeting tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021). From 5-6pm, Steelray will show how you can use our software tools to save money and time when analyzing your project schedules. From 6-7pm, join Jason Kinder of Pinnacle Management as he moderates a lively discussion with project management practice…
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Project Viewer: 6.3.0
Steelray Project Viewer, version 6.3.0, is now available for Windows. The only significant change is that the installer has a new code signing certificate to make Microsoft Defender SmartScreen happier. If you want the behind-the-scenes reason for the new certificate, see this article.
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Keep the Deliverable in Mind
I had just finished running a quick test on a new Analyzer release. We had released a new version recently, and during the installation, Microsoft Defender SmartScreen (part of Windows) did not love our new installer. It warned you that the setup program wasn’t to be fully trusted. Yikes. I won’t go into the details,…