Security of data is important to an organization for many reasons. Some resources are only used by a small portion of users, some resources contain sensitive information, and still others are resources which are used by many people, but perhaps not meant to be modified by the general user. All of these scenarios, and many more, are fully controllable by...
Inspector Clouseau: Does your dog bite? Hotel Clerk: No. Inspector Clouseau: [bowing down to pet the dog] Nice doggie. [Dog barks and bites Clouseau in the hand] Inspector Clouseau: I thought you said your dog did not bite! Hotel Clerk: That is not my dog. We all tend to make assumptions based on first impressions. Much of the “pain” companies go through during software selection centers around...
Washington State’s life science trade association holds a confab of notable distinction in the Biotech world each year when members across the Northwest gather in Seattle at the Life Science Innovation Northwest conference. This year’s event is just around the corner on July 10 and 11, and as many as 1,000 people are expected to attend. It’s the largest gathering...
My DL is a great way to access files without navigating through a folder structure—type in a few search terms, for example, or pull up a list of your most recent documents, to find what you need quickly. It’s fun watching innovation at work, a regular privilege in the software and technology industries. As we hear rumors of Windows Blue, it’s...
Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine. ~Robert C. Gallagher Early computer users existed in a world of DOS character-based screens replete with C:\ prompts, command lines and a wide variety of keyboard key combinations to navigate the system. All that started to change in 1985 when Microsoft released Windows 1.0. The first version of...
1. I-9 Form Retention Policy The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has updated the familiar I-9 form to a two page form. They've made the job of filling out the form easier, and provided employers with ample excuse to review our I-9's. Here at ColumbiaSoft, it also means reviewing our automated retention policy. If you haven’t updated your forms yet...
On May 6 and 7 I attended the Florida Medical Manufacturers Consortium (FMMC) symposium. This year marked their 10th anniversary. John Ray, Executive Director of FMMC told me membership had doubled in the past two years. So it was no surprise attendance was a record. The mission of FMMC is to promote networking, industry...
“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.” --Niels Bohr - Danish Physicist On the eve of the Year 2000 Millennium I ventured to the Kingdom of Tonga, a remote South Pacific archipelago comprising 176 islands scattered over 270,000 square miles at the edge of the International Dateline. The idea was to be one of the first to celebrate the...
A couple of weeks ago, I discussed the TMF Reference Model, how it came about, why it’s important. The level of organization is thorough and in depth. As someone who arranges the contents of their closet by color, sleeve length, and fabric weight, I find this extremely practical and spiritually fulfilling. Not kidding. That was all background, so that you would...
The FMMC's annual Florida Medical Device Symposium is just around the corner! I am attending the Florida Medical Device Symposium May 6th-7th in St. Petersburg. We will be co-exhibiting with our partner in the Tampa area, Prism Plus Consulting. This will be our third year as an exhibitor with Mary McCoy, President of Prism Plus Consulting. FMMC has put together a...
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