I'm not questioning that W8.1 Update is a big improvement. My comment addressed the volatility of the UI. Microsoft seems to think that the W8 user base has nothing better to do than keep relearning how to use...
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Josh-- I agree with what you're saying, but you do gloss over the fact that developers favor "working" over "beautiful interfaces". The challenge with Docker and PaaS is that you end up having to spend a lot of time...
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@MedicalQualk, Interesting that you called it that the HHS Secretary job would prove to be "all about health IT." I suspect she came into office thinking the job was alll about healthcare policy, with IT as a detail that...
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Hi Allison, Thanks for the quick reply, just great to get a reply. I have been to the Apple store and been on numerous forum's to try and get info but all dead ends, Apple store people tell me the problem is with the phone,...
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Interesting post, I wonder how many EHR vendors even have Stage 2 certified ""Basic EHR's" available. How "basic" can an EHR be and still comply with Meaningful Use Stage 2? I agree with you Ken, Stage 2 is daunting enough....
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I stand by the assertion that Windows 8.1 Update is the best version of Windows 8-- but I admit, I toyed with a paragraph along these lines: "Windows 8.1 Update offers the best blend yet of Windows Store and legacy apps,...
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Thanks for sharing those resources, Lawrence. Based on your wargaming suggestion, sounds like hackathons could help teach some critical thinking, too. I am going to ask my Twitter contacts about similar resources on IT administration....
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I put together a slide deck on Docker for some of our investors and partners a few months back, and it's been useful in clarifying the confusion between containers (an infrastructure technology), Docker (a unified user experience...
In reply to: UX Matters
Great find on those Youtube videos!
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Absolutely agree. Recently I've taken to describing this as the "throw mud against the wall" approach. The inherent problem with this approach though is I've seen a lot of people throw so much mud at the wall that they can...
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This is classic "think like a sysadmin". In the AWS world, I can have as many boxes as I want right now. Why is the "box" a limiting factor? If you're talking about "how many different environments on a...
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I belive that what is missing is the Engineering mindset. What we have today is more of what Pete Goodliffe describes as a Tinker-Crash, Tinker-Crash mindset. Keep trying stuff until the code compiles, then call it done....
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Using containers is the only way of putting Dev, QA, SIT and Production on the same box. There is no configuring of a machine. With Docker it is bare metal provisioning. One writes a script to provision the machine from...
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Seriously? How many iterations is it going to take for Microsoft to stabilize Windows 8? Somebody at Microsoft must think it's a good idea to keep changing the UI for the whole W8 user base, as if users have nothing better...
In reply to: Does Microsoft have a clue?
Paper prescriptions (with scrawled handwriting) also seem to be on the way out - replaced with texting the pharmacy directly. Now if only they'll get rid of the paper healthcare form that patients need to fill out at every...
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I am curious to hear what doctors think of this idea. The dark side would be if a patient invested a lot of time in a crazy theory. Weigh in please, health pros.
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I think that MOOCs can make it easier for IT pros, but that still requires the IT pro to have the initiative and self-discipline to complete the course. The other thing I've long recommended for IT pros is an online library...
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Using words like "holdouts' and "excuses" indicates that you are on the Microsh*t payroll. We don't need to buy junk like Win8 when XP works just fine. Personally I have XP machines and Win7 machines. I might upgrade XP...
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I have a better tip: Don't buy it until Windows 9 comes out. Windows 8 is a flop.
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