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Effective human-computer interaction through cognitive biometrics

November 11, 2011

Abstract # The use of screen design and systems is influenced by various factors, such as the amount of information presented, screen organization, language used, and distinctiveness of screen components. This paper explores principles of screen design and proposes enhancing human-computer interaction through cognitive biometric and neural technology. Introduction # Human-computer interaction is essential in various industries and daily life. It focuses on how humans interact and control computer systems, aiming to make the interaction more comfortable and effective. ...

The Comprehensive Guide to Order-to-Cash (OTC) Process

November 11, 2011

Download the Guide: Order to Cash PDF Guide Introduction to Order-to-Cash (OTC) # Order-to-Cash, often abbreviated as OTC, is an essential business process that starts when a customer places an order and ends when the payment is received and recorded. It encompasses a series of steps like order creation, fulfillment, invoicing, and payment collection. Let’s break it down into these seven key sub-processes: Customer Engagement: How you interact with your customers. ...

Staying Online

October 6, 2011

Download Link : Staying Online print 1.doc INTRODUCTION Staying Online Back in the ’80s the Bee Gees crooned “Staying’ Alive”. In today’s parlance, this would be best said as “Staying’ Online”! Corny references apart, the fact is that being online and creating a strong web presence are the two most important things for personal and professional gains. What is web presence? Is it just acquiring an e-mail address? Is it putting up a site? ...

The Ups and Downs of Iomega Customer Service in India

September 28, 2011

A few months ago, I invested in a Prestige portable hard drive from IT dot COM, a retailer based in Margao, Goa, India. However, my satisfaction was short-lived; the drive began malfunctioning out of the blue. The drive’s indicator light would blink endlessly, and it failed to get recognized on multiple systems I tried it on. I happened to be in Hyderabad when I first encountered this issue. To my astonishment, there wasn’t a single authorized service center in the entire twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad. ...

The Fine Line Between Developers and Administrators - A Balancing Act

April 4, 2011

Learning from your own experiences is priceless. We’ve all made our share of blunders, myself included. While sharing tales of our missteps might provide some comic relief, the real value lies in the lessons learned. You don’t forget a mistake when you’ve had to deal with its consequences. Speaking from firsthand observation, it’s not uncommon for developers to roll out code live, often hastily, to meet pressing business deadlines. The urgency tends to outweigh any considerations for the potential havoc it could wreak on a production environment. ...

Awesome ( and slightly hilarious ) email from Weebly

December 16, 2010

We haven’t seen you for a while # It’s been 7 days, 4 hours, 13 minutes and 2 seconds since you last logged in, and we’re starting to get really worried. We were just getting to know each other. You created 1 site, 1 page, dragged on 1 element, and then… nothing. We were really excited for your new website, it had so much potential! If you ran into any trouble along the way, we’re here for you. ...

Software Development Process

July 20, 2010

The team’s development process defines who is doing what, when, and how. In the waterfall model, software activities proceed through a sequence of steps, with each step based on the activities of the previous step. The spiral model begins with a series of risk-driven prototypes, followed by a structured waterfall-like process. The iterative approach, a hybrid of the waterfall and spiral models, decouples the lifecycle phases from the software activities that take place in each phase. ...

Project Scope and Success

July 17, 2010

In many projects, in order to provide a reasonable probability of success, it will be necessary to reduce the scope by as much as a factor of two.

Productivity of all Individuals vs. Team Productivity

July 12, 2010

Software development is a complex and collaborative process that requires effective teamwork and communication. However, many software teams struggle with productivity issues and fail to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget. In this post, I will discuss why team productivity is more important than individual productivity, and how you can improve your software team’s performance by applying some proven strategies and best practices. The Importance of Team Productivity # According to Boehm, the COCOMO cost estimation model shows that the capability of the team has the greatest impact on software production. ...