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Recent PostsWith one of my clients, we have a project system in place. It’s pretty nifty. We’ve used some form of it for years, and it keeps people from approaching our desks or calling us to get projects done. It also helps our project managers know...
Some people never quite get used to the fact that there are many programs with which one might achieve a goal. They further never quite grasp the concept that using several programs may be best, as each program is suited to one specific task. It migh...
A great many sites on the web are solely done with plain, ordinary static HTML pages. This works for a large percentage of them. Other sites are either run with admin tools that produce pages with query strings to tell a database what information to ...
The other writers of this blog and I fully understand that most of the world does not understand techspeak. It’s a language that we are paid to know. We also are paid for our ability to translate English requests to tech actions. English was my...
On occasion, project managers require screenshots of work. It usually happens because the work must be reviewed by more than one person, often including at least one person who does not deal comfortably with the computer, and detailed instructions fo...
As web developers, we all understand that projects change constantly. Those in charge either alter their goals, or how they wish to approach them. It is just the nature of the business we are in. But sometimes, I am left wishing that a little more pl...
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Holly KayFunny, funny, funny. I love it. I have done these things to our tech guys at companies, and now also to the person who helps me with my sites.
Oh, I was so sure that rephrasing requests just clears things right up. Nope--got it. At least I know not to resend things;)
Good posts. Keep them coming!
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Thanks :)
I think it is a safe assumption that, if we don't ask you to repeat it, we got it the first time.
Obviously, if you just say "it doesn't work," or we are not sure of what you mean, we are going to ask for clarification. But if we don't ask, we probably don't need a rephrase. :)
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