Author Archives: Dr James Bayley

About Dr James Bayley

If you would like chat please contact me. My consultancy ElephantPM provides project management services including FogBugz training, project start-up and troubleshooting. Having developed successful software products for other people I decided to create my own and Keyapt SMS, which was created with Chris Saltmarsh is the first. You can follow me at blog.jamesbayley.com and @ElephantPM on Twitter.

A work-around for Samsung Galaxy S3 not being a drive on USB

Posted on February 1, 2013

I was distressed to find that when I connected my Samsung Galaxy S3 to my computer using a USB cable it did not appear as a disk drive. Android Jelly Bean 4.1 does not support USB Mass Storage Mode (UMS) instead … Continue reading →

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How to build a 100 m skyscraper in 30 days

Posted on January 21, 2013

In the past I worked in project management in the construction industry and having seen the traditional process I find the idea of modular and factory building very attractive. Here is a video from a leading Chinese exponent. It is … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s ARM blunder: 7 reasons why Windows RT was DOA • The Register

Posted on January 20, 2013

I never understood the user proposition for Windows RT. This article explains why there isn’t one. Microsoft’s ARM blunder: 7 reasons why Windows RT was DOA • The Register.

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Why you should put an SSD in your laptop

Posted on January 17, 2013

I have an elderly Dell Studio 1558 running Windows 7 and the boot time is 2 mins 28 s and the time to complete the login and start-up applications was 4 mins 30s. It is well-known that start-up time increase … Continue reading →

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Gartner hype curve for big data

Gartner hype curve for big data

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The future of printed books, Will Gutenburg laugh last

Posted on January 6, 2013

I am writing a book this year on the ElephantPM project management system and I am presently trying to decide whether it should be available as an eBook. This is an informative article, Will Gutenberg laugh last? It has been … Continue reading →

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How to create a calendar dimension with hourly grain

Posted on January 4, 2013

I was recently faced with the challenge of creating a calendar dimension with hourly grain for reporting on a Microsoft SQL Server data warehouse application There are two parts to the solution. A script to create and populate a table … Continue reading →

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2012 in review

Posted on December 31, 2012

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 9,300 views in 2012. If every person who reached the … Continue reading →

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Wickedpedia?

Posted on December 24, 2012

I have given regularly to Wikipedia’s fund raising campaigns. After reading this article in el Reg I will give the money to my local scout group instead. Wikipedia doesn’t need your money – so why does it keep pestering you? … Continue reading →

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“Big data” on AWS – Redshift

Posted on December 19, 2012

“Big data” is hot, hot, hot (Gartner hype cycle) and now supported by Amazon Web Services. Although pitched as “Big data” it will be very interesting to see the tools offering. I provide services to small to medium-sized enterprises and … Continue reading →

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