Google hacking is the use of a search engine, such as Google, to locate a security vulnerability on the Internet. There are generally two types of vulnerabilities to be found on the Web: software vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. Although there are some sophisticated intruders who target a specific system and try to discover vulnerabilities that will allow them access, the vast majority of intruders start out with a specific software …
June, 2010 Harvard Business Review by Robert I. Sutton What makes a boss great? It’s a question I’ve been researching for a while now. In June 2009, I offered some analysis in HBR on the subject, and more recently I’ve been hard at work on a book called Good Boss, Bad Boss (forthcoming in September from Business Plus). In both cases, my approach has been to be as evidence-based …
Dan Pallotta HBR – 1:08 PM Tuesday April 20, 2010 Entrepreneurs venture forth into the unknown, butterflies in the stomach, and wonder – for the sake of their reputation, their security, their children, and even their reputation in their children’s eyes – if they might not have been smarter to have stuck with the bird they had in their hand. This is a crucial thing for the entrepreneur to …
The following is a press release announcing our new partnership with Small Box. We are joining forces to provide a more rich and complete service offering. Small Box, WDDinc Form Partnership to Offer Fully Integrated, Complex Web Solutions Indianapolis, IN (May 1, 2010) — Indianapolis-based Small Box Web Design and WDDinc. announce their partnership to pursue larger engagements, offering clients more advanced Web based solutions. Both Small Box and WDDinc …
Published April 27, 2010 - WePay.com Don’t be Helpless. As the only non-developer at WePay, it’s pretty tempting to become technically helpless. That would be a big mistake, and there were times when I’ve gotten pretty close, and it has paralyzed the company. Programmers != Technical support, and a team of developers does not an IT department make. Installing software, setting up a network, changing copy on the site, etc. …
From Getting Real – 37 Signals For the first version of your app, start with only three people. That’s the magic number that will give you enough manpower yet allow you to stay streamlined and agile. Start with a developer, a designer, and a sweeper (someone who can roam between both worlds). Now sure, it’s a challenge to build an app with only a few people. But if you’ve …
From Getting Real – 37 Signals Here’s an easy way to launch on time and on budget: keep them fixed. Never throw more time or money at a problem, just scale back the scope. There’s a myth that goes like this: we can launch on time, on budget, and on scope. It almost never happens and when it does quality often suffers. If you can’t fit everything in within …
WDDinc was founded in 1993 by three partners, Alan Wlasuk, Reed Delporte and John Davis to provide software development expertise to a variety of clients. Our focus has always been custom development of high-quality software for clients with unique needs, ranging from data center infrastructures to multi-national call centers. Our clients span the United States and our software can be found throughout the world. Our software development teams provide …
One of the most baffling issues in the world of software development is the seemingly magical way a software development project tends to grow beyond its time and cost bounds. The following White Paper outlines a development technique that we have used with success to bound software development projects and deliver viable products at a projected time and expense budget. The technique we will discuss is known as the …
