Posts in for executives Category

Mar 10, 2012

Innovation And Mistakes

I think making mistakes inexpensive is the most important factor to encourage innovation. I personally learn a lot from making mistakes. But I have also seen others think better or think different when the don’t have to worry about the consequences of their experiment. [Continue]

Feb 21, 2012

The Document Foundation Incorporated

The Document Foundation, which forked away from OpenOffice, and looks after LibreOffice development is officially incorporated in Berlin, Germany. The legal form of the entity – rechtsfähige Stiftung des bürgerlichen Rechts – means that it is an independent foundation that is supported by state authorities. As a LibreOffice user I am happy to see a vendor-neutral organization committed towards development of LibreOffice. [Continue]

Feb 14, 2012

Is Brainstorming Ineffective?

Studies seem to suggest that brainstorming does not work. I have seen it fail before. Yet I insist that every group should have a try at it. [Continue]

Jun 8, 2011

World IPv6 Day Today

8th June 2011 is World IPv6 Day. What is IPv6? It will power the Internet address space soon as its predecessor IPv4 is all exhausted. [Continue]

May 21, 2011

Security And Open Source

Statements like “Open source is more secure” or citing security as one of the benefits of using open source software seem to confuse people more than help them understand the open source philosophy. People counter these statements with questions like “Would a proprietary software be more secure if it was open sourced?”, and they conclude the exact opposite since the code is open for anyone to insert security holes and bugs. We cannot blame them completely for this misunderstanding, we open source advocates need to carry some blame to make such statements. [Continue]

Jan 20, 2011

Why Do Companies Keep Measuring Only Time

I am surprised by how many companies spend extensive resources on ensuring that employees spend a certain amount of time in the office, and then some more on measuring it. However, they seem to ignore whether work is done or not. That comes up only during meetings. [Continue]

Jan 12, 2011

Minimalism Is About ROI

Minimalism is not accepted very well. It is often rejected as an approach to present a product that no one wants to use. Minimalism, if done for its own sake, will always find it difficult to get nods. [Continue]

Jan 5, 2011

Natural SEO

The current Web is organized enough to make your content discoverable. However, you have to follow its recommendations to get the best out of it. I am surprised so many developers and SEO experts forget this and try to do horrible things that try to trick readers to force the SEO. [Continue]

Dec 30, 2010

Effect Of Minimalist Design

This is a great experiment to show effect of minimalist design. While the minimalist design might not always be the best one, this is a good reminder that sometimes making a design effective might mean removing some things from it. This is more so in digital media where the attention span is less, almost no control over reader’s environment and technology is always moving.

Sep 29, 2010

Why Outsourced Software Has Security Holes

Veracode has found that outsourced software is a hotspot for hidden security vulnerabilities. I think we will get similar results if we scanned the outsource code for performance. But I think the problem is not that third party developers write bad code. [Continue]