It's not always a bad thing when you make assumptions, but you will need to verify them.
Here is another story about struggling to see past a barrier.
Lots of little things can get in the way of a project. Some can be very irritating, just like Paper Cuts and Itches.
Resilience is that magic which helps us get back up when we have been knocked down.
My one-hundredth post discusses some things I have learned and shared over the past 10 years.
The end of a recent many-year, many-problem project got me thinking about the mixed feelings I was having about it ending.
Stumbling across an old component led me to consider what happens when they or specific technical skills become obsolete.
One key skill for getting hired (and staying hired) is your ability to work with your project team's planning tools.
Many communication channels are being overwhelmed with endless spam (unwanted and unwelcome messages). The message signal-to-noise ratio is falling below usable minimums.
Sometimes if you want to improve your job performance you will need to change how you see yourself.
And here we share that time the engineer fixed a peripheral interface board in that same minicomputer-based CAD system.
Here is another story where an engineer fixes a minicomputer peripheral device.
Here is a short story about an engineer fixing a peripheral device on an early minicomputer that was used to design Printed Circuit Board artwork.
Referencing my previous post on Technology, there really is one thing that solves Problems.
I like to save clever sayings and I recently heard one that I believe is worth sharing.
Work-from-home has many of us acting as Video and Audio engineers for various types of presentation. You can do some simple steps to make the audio portion of your presentation much better.
I was planning to write about a popular meme of Ten Things that require Zero Talent, but ended up creating a new and much shorter list specifically for problem solving. Works for other skills too.
I recently found a missing tool. I had not realized how essential this tool was to me until I went all spring and summer without it.