Rant: Direcway

The city or the country? Broadband web access or something else? I weighed these choices before I moved to the boonies. Satellite internet access is the only choice aside from dial-up. It’s a big step down. It’s a big letdown. Fair access policy (FAP) and bandwidth throttling, no VPN, a system that has its own locked-down NAT and DHCP, no newsgroups… what more can you not want?

I found a nifty utility to monitor bandwidth used before the FAP kicks in, but since it costs $25, I hesitate to endorse it in any way. I’ve already spent enough just to get mediocre internet access: $500 for the equipment and installation, a $60 monthly fee; now I have to pay more just to manage this service?

Almost make me want to go back to civilization. Almost.

Software Requirements -- Communication

Reams have been written, but before you jump into it again, remember three critical things:

1. Define how your team will communicate first.
2. Communicate clearly, concisely, and constantly.
3. Be conversant in the problem domain, and use terms precisely.
   

No matter how you slice methodologies and approaches to the discovery process, poor communication will kill you.

A New Post

All done.