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NotesOn: Why Fundamentals – Part I: Food To Eat Shelter To Keep

It may seem slightly “odd”, out of character with the times, that I spend so much time on the subject of fundamentals. And. Yet. Without them. Where would we be? … Click on the title to read more. [...]

NotesOn: Risk Management-Risk Analysis

This post, Version 1.0, reviews and discusses the processes of Risk Management and in particular Risk Analysis in some detail. Both were discussed in recent posts but at a summary level. … Click on the title to read more. [...]

NotesOn: The Four Fundamental Life Cycles of IT

This post addresses the four, not three, IT (Information Technology) Life Cycles that are on the “must know” list for those working in and managing an IT organization; one of the four is a new Life Cycle (LC) that, while present and in use, has never before been named. … Click on the title to read more. [...]

TechNote: 9-WordPress Install – WordPress 2-7-1 Setup–Part II

TechNote 9 addresses Part II of the install of WordPress 2.7.1 on XP Pro SP. WordPress 2.8.x [now 3.x] has been released and I will update my site (and this post and doc) in due course but the procedures are essentially the same. Click on the PDF Link for the full content of the post. [Note: originally published 11/24/09, republished to replace corrupted version.] … Click on the title to read more. [...]

TechNote: 8-WordPress Install – WordPress 2-7-1 Setup–Part I

TechNote 8 addresses Part 1 of the install of WordPress 2.7.1 on XP Pro SP3. WordPress 2.8.x [now 3.x] has been released and I will update my site (and this post and doc) in due course but the procedures are essentially the same. Click on the PDF Link for the full content of the post. [Note: originally published 11/24/09 republished to replace corrupted version.] … Click on the title to read more. [...]

TechNote: 7-WordPress Install – MySQL Database And User Setup

The final step before installing WordPress, and any template you are using, is to setup MySQL so that WordPress can “talk to” its database via its user. Click on the PDF Link for the full content of the post. … Click on the title to read more. [...]

TechNote: 6-WordPress Install – IIS 5-1 Adding A Virtual Directory

TechNote 6 in the WordPress installation and setup series reviews setting up a virtual IIS 5.1 directory. Click on the PDF Link for the full content of the post. … Click on the title to read more. [...]

TechNote: 5b-WordPress Install – IIS 5-1 PHP 5-2-x phpinfo Tests

For several days I have been unsure if I had installed PHP correctly, or not, because, one of the tests after installing PHP is to run phpinfo( ) and verify the results. Everything looked fine except the value for “Configuration File Path”. No matter what I did it reported back as: “C:WINDOWS”. This TechNote explores and resolves that issue. Click on the PDF Link for the full content of the post. … Click on the title to read more. [...]

TechNote: 5a-WordPress Install – PHP 5-2-x Setup

TechNote 5a in the WordPress installation and setup series reviews setting up PHP 5.2.x in an XP SP3 environment using IIS 5.1. Click on the PDF Link for the full content of the post. … Click on the title to read more. [...]

NotesOn: Home-Basing Out-Sourcing and Off-Shoring IT Functions

There appears to be a great deal of on-going confusion in the Corporate world as to when to (a) Home-Base, (b) Out-Source or (c) Off-Shore some or all of its IT Functions. … Click on the title to read more. [...]