Beware the Local Minima
Dec 3,
2019
My career would probably be going better if I were not so easily distracted. A recent distraction occurred when I was browsing for some simple Keras code to test an installation of Intel’s PlaidML library. I came across a linear regression performed using Keras but the graph didn’t look quite right. There were more points […]
Introduction to Gantt Charts: A Tool For Everyone Part Two
Nov 26,
2019
In the first part of this Introduction, I talked about some of the basic use of a Gantt chart and some of the essential features. I will expand on both of those in this post. To help make that easier, I have edited the Gantt chart from last time. (It is a Public Domain image […]
Battle of the Planning Tools: Gantt Charts versus Burndown Charts
,
2019
In this article I will look at two useful planning techniques: creating Gantt Charts and creating Burndown Charts. Both have their pluses and minuses. Gantt Charts were named after Henry Gantt, who invented them in the early part of the twentieth century. Burndown Charts are often used in agile environments to track the progress of […]
PowerApps: Save Your Data Offline
Nov 21,
2019
Last year, I created an inspection app for users to take pictures of equipment that will be rented out by their clients. Since this company works with oil companies, the app users find themselves in areas without reception. They would like to be able to save the data offline and upload later when they have […]
12 Cyber Security Tips to Stay #CyberAware All Year Long
Nov 20,
2019
Holidays are coming up and there will undoubtedly be movie messages about keeping the holiday spirit alive not just for one month but the whole year through. Looking back, we just finished National Cyber Security Awareness Month and it’s worth asking: how do we focus on cyber security issues not just during the month of […]