Tools that make you smile
Once in a while you stumble onto something that stands out and makes you smile. Check out websequencediagrams.com. It’s a nifty tool for sequence diagrams. No more dragging, drawing, adjusting, moving...
View ArticleIT Quality – Less tools, more collaboration
Ok, so we all understand that building great software requires a lot more than just a bunch of super skilled nerds producing superb code (see my previous post on the subject). It’s all about teamwork –...
View ArticleConfluence as a collaboration platform
Atlassian Confluence is adding more and more features to improve the user experience and to position Confluence as the collaboration platform of choice. With the release of Confluence 4, Atlassian...
View ArticleBig Data – Not Just a Size Issue
Today, many companies face an ever growing pool of data they need to store. Data such as logging user activity, audit feeds, marketing data, user analysis data and so forth… Whatever the case, large...
View ArticleHard Tokens – A Brief Update
For almost a year now I’ve been testing a Yubikey hard token. Basically, it’s USB-key that adds strong two factor authentication to the process of logging in to my computer. You can check out my...
View ArticleOracle Hugger Goes MySQL
I started working with Oracle databases in 1997. Ever since a former employer switched from Sybase to Oracle 8. Back then, databases were new and somewhat intimidating to me. Having just recently come...
View ArticleDocument XML Schemas in Confluence, the Easy Way!
Documenting an XML Schema Definition (XSD) can be a tiring process. You first load a file in an XSD viewing tool like XMLSpy, you then make screenshots of the areas of the definition you want to...
View ArticleJIRA Service Desk 2.2 – Improved but incomplete
A new version of JSD was released yesterday and it’s clear it is gaining in maturity with every release. Here are some highlights of the new version 2.2. Allowing multiple customers to follow and...
View ArticleUsing Pixelapse as a designer among developers
As a designer, I’m a minority at Avisi. Other than some occasional HTML & CSS, I don’t work with code. I don’t touch my Terminal every day and I certainly don’t push to git every single week....
View ArticleImproved releasing with Maven and Git
Back in 2012 I posted the blogpost Maven release plugin setup guide for Git on setting up the Maven release plugin. Now Maven 3 has been out for a while, so it is time to review my findings. The...
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