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[#VS2012] PowerStory for #PowerPoint with #TFS2012 (I)

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Buenas,

Tools for the creation of WireFrames are many, perhaps too many. Now, if say me that name a quickly probably the first that comes to mind is Balsamiq. It is not for WireFrames to 100% but it serves the purpose. With the arrival of DEV11 (VS2012 and TFS2012), the friends of Redmond made a very timid approach to prototyping tools with StoryBoards for PowerPoint. The idea was very well, but it came in something that promises a lot but it accomplishes little.

Now on the other hand have an idea very similar but squeezed 100%: PowerStory. The basis of PoweStory is simple; “using PowerPoint to tell stories related with User Stories“. What definition is already a great goal. It is using PowerPoint to what has been created. The idea is that the stories are “painted” in PowerPoint are replacement requirements, user stories, etc.; Since a visually may represent a client needs.

Note:Delicate theme, pick up a need and raise it in visual mode, maybe we are ahead of the implementation of the same. That sure is a complaint of purists, in my case I prefer this to anything.

I return to that I miss. Another interesting point that incorporates this mode of “telling stories” is that from them is generate the Test Cases necessary to validate the same. And if we finally believe in this environment 100% integrated with Team Foundation Server, as it is almost a nirvana (one of the little ones).

This week I have it complicated but I will see take time to test and write about the idea. A video to enter in heat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GxQnOEAux40

HomePage: http://power-story.com/index.html

PS: I am lucky to meet the father of the idea and only say that it is a crack ;)

 

Saludos @ Home

El Bruno

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[#VS2012] PowerStory para #PowerPoint integrado con #TFS2012 (I)

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Buenas.

Herramientas para la creación de WireFrames hay muchas, tal vez demasiadas. Ahora bien, si me dicen que nombre una rápidamente seguramente la primera que me viene a la mente es Balsamiq. No es para WireFrames al 100% pero cumple el objetivo. Con la llegada de DEV11 (VS2012 y TFS2012), los amigos de Redmond hicieron un acercamiento muy tímido hacia las herramientas de prototipado con StoryBoards para PowerPoint. La idea estaba muy bien, pero se quedó en algo que promete mucho pero cumple poco.

Ahora bien, por otra parte tenemos una idea muy parecida pero exprimida al 100%: PowerStory. La base de PoweStory es simple; “utilizar PowerPoint para contar historias relacionadas con User Stories”. Lo que en definición ya es un golazo. Es usar PowerPoint para lo que ha sido creado. La idea es que las historias que se “pintan” en PowerPoint son el reemplazo de requerimientos, user stories, etc; ya que de una forma visual pueden representar las necesidades de un cliente.

Nota: Tema delicado este, al recoger una necesidad y plantearla en modo visual, tal vez estamos adelantando la implementación de la misma. Eso seguro que es una queja de los puristas, en mi caso prefiero esto a nada.

Retomo que me pierdo. Otro punto interesante que incorpora este modo de “contar historias” es que a partir de las mismas se generan los Test Cases necesarios para validar las mismas. Y si finalmente pensamos en este entorno 100% integrado con Team Foundation Server, pues es casi un nirvana (uno de los pequeñitos).

Esta semana lo tengo complicado pero veré de sacar un tiempo para probar y escribir sobre la idea. Un video para entrar en calor:

HomePage: http://power-story.com/index.html

PD: tengo la suerte de conocer al padre de la idea y solo decir que es un crack ;)

Saludos @ Home

El Bruno

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[#ALM] The Snooze Button, repeat phrases of common sense loud and technical debt (in both cases is to cut off the fingers)

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Buenas,

to start the post, you must first take 2 minutes to the next video

If you’ve endured and still reading, you’re surely changing the daily alarm time for consistent time. If you haven’t seen it, because you are more vague than a town councillor, you therefore summarize the content of the video in a sentence

The Snooze Button is very bad for your body. It seems that mess with sleep cycles and that is more dangerous for the body than a wrong prescription Viagra.

I confess I have a system that is a little weird to wake me, do it in one click of the Snooze and then the same, slow 10 minutes more in preparing me for the morning running, breakfast, etc.While before slept little, since my wife was mother of 2 children (of which, I think that one is mine), little sleep has been shortened to 6 hours a day (7 lucky). That is why after watching this video, I see that I better take the 20 minutes of Snooze in sleeping more and wake me up like a rooster, which in laze in bed… and that that there is no point.

Note: by the way, to my I love videos of 2 minutes as an introduction to a topic. What happens is that even I (a viral liar) can create these videos. I have read a little more about the topic and then I made the decision. If you get bored on the subway or in the bathroom, I recommend this PDF to clarify the issue of fragmentation in the dream a little.

Now that I repeat aloud this seems natural, yet I still am doing this exercise to convince me of basic things. For example, this week was about to fall in a typical exercise of procastinacion, and was about to ignore 2 basic lessons that has given me the experience:

  • Never envelope deem damage that can be caused by the technical debt . (References )here and here )
  • A prototype or pilot for an application usually ends in production giving support to more than 2000 concurrent people

The subject was related to the OK at the beginning of an application where capabilities and its technical base in the long run would bring us more problems than solutions. This problem was dodging him since a time as well as the Snooze button, shelving was very comfortable, but in the long run it would have to give a solution in this regard. As well, in a loud voice repeated the classic “Bruno don’t be dude!” and tried to leave closed topic. That Yes, applying some criteria to it.

This has absolutely nothing to do with the hard-nosed ALM’s book, however, the lesson learned is to not let the important then, since as with the snooze button, them are losing every 10 minutes that you win, in reality ;)

Sources and resources:

Saludos @ Home

El Bruno

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[#WINDOWS] Windows Embedded 8 released (will be everywhere!)

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Buenas,

a little while ago Jose Bonnin (@wasat) dropped the news on twitter > > Windows 8 Embedded is here. If like me you questions, would have to do an OS embedded with an ALM MVP? It is surely you don’t know the other part that I like the technology that is allowing us to play with gadgets. The first thing Windows 8 Embedded is a “tuned” Windows, this means that even though you can run into a wrist watch, you still have the features and capabilities that we know Windows.

There are 3 versions that they are free of Windows 8 Embedded: Standard, Pro, and Industry.3 Have a different target, although the main difference is that

For example, the 3 versions support common capabilities such as:

  • Multi Touch
  • Internet Explorer 10
  • Windows Media Player
  • USB 3.0
  • WI-FI
  • Anti Malware
  • VPN Client (essential!)
  • Domain policies
  • Remote access (Remote Desktop)
  • etc

This makes us think that in devices that we see on the street as ATMs, kiosks, information, etc. will have all these features as a Windows desktop.

As my touches me personally dealing with these issues, because I sign up I start to distribute the ISOs of test devices x 86 and X 64 somewhat strange, and if you want more information then the Overview is very well and also the comparison between different versions .

Finally a picture of a production line where we see how cars are assembled, and the KUKA arms that move all… are controlled with Windows Embedded and a couple of Windows Server for central management and control.

HomePage: http://www.getwindowsembedded8.com/

Saludos @ La Finca

El Bruno

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[#WINDOWS] Windows Embedded 8 released (aunque no lo veas, esta por todos lados!)

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Buenas,

hace un rato Jose Bonnin (@wasat) soltó la news en twitter >> Windows 8 Embedded está aquí. Si como yo te preguntas, ¿qué tiene que ver un SO embedded con un MVP de ALM? es que seguramente no conoces la otra parte que me gusta de la tecnología que es la que nos permite jugar con gadgets. Primero lo primero Windows 8 Embedded es un Windows “tuneado”, esto significa que si bien puede ejecutarse dentro de un reloj de pulsera, sigue teniendo las features y capacidades que conocemos de Windows.

Existes 3 versiones que se liberan de Windows 8 Embedded: Standard, Pro e Industry. Las 3 tienen un target diferente, aunque la principal diferencia está en que

Por ejemplo, las 3 versiones soportan capacidades comunes como:

  • Multi Touch
  • Internet Explorer 10
  • Windows Media Player
  • USB 3.0
  • WI-FI
  • Anti Malware
  • VPN Client (imprescindible!)
  • Políticas de dominio
  • Acceso Remoto (Remote Desktop)
  • etc

Esto nos hace pensar en que en dispositivos que vemos por la calle como ATMs, Kioskos, paneles de ínformación, etc. podrán tener todas estas funcionalidades como un Windows de escritorio.

Como a mi personalmente me toca lidiar con estos temas, pues me apunto comenzar a distribuir las ISOs de prueba en dispositivos x86 y X64 un tanto extraño, y si lo que quieres es más información pues el Overview está muy bien y también la comparación entre las diferentes versiones.

Por ultimo una imagen de una línea de producción donde vemos como se montan coches, y los brazos KUKA que mueven todo … están controlados con Windows Embedded y un par de Windows Server para el control y gestión central.

 

HomePage: http://www.getwindowsembedded8.com/

 

Saludos @ La Finca

El Bruno

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[# VIDEO] Magic with Kinect (augmented reallity)

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Buenas,

After a couple of hours playing Kinect Star Wars with Valentino, hurts body parts that did not know. So this week is a bit of return to ALM, because I start a video that has absolutely nothing to do with ALM, but that is impressive in what refers to deployment of assets.

Link: http://youtu.be/C4pHP-pgwlI

The interesting thing about the video is that it is a technology that most of us could implement and create in our own House. I already have been "playing" with a bit of reality augmented with Kinect and the truth is that while it does need to know a little of how the images in general, is not so complicated.

This a few years ago was crazy just thinking, but thanks to Kinect and Kinect SDK, then what we now have easier.Impressive, is not it?

Saludos @ Home

El Bruno

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[#VIDEO] Magia con Kinect (augmented reallity)

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Buenas,

después de un par de horas de jugar a Kinect Star Wars con Valentino, me duelen partes del cuerpo que no conocía. Así que en esta semana que es un poco de retorno a ALM, pues empiezo por un video que no tiene absolutamente nada que ver con ALM, pero que es impresionante en lo que se refiere a despliegue de medios.

Link: http://youtu.be/C4pHP-pgwlI

Lo más interesante del video, es que es una tecnología que la mayoría de nosotros podríamos implementar y crear en nuestra propia casa. Yo ya he estado “jugando” con un poco de realidad aumentada con Kinect y la verdad es que si bien hace falta conocer un poco de como funcionan las imágenes en general, no es tan complicado.

Esto hace unos años era una locura de solo pensarlo, pero ahora gracias a Kinect y al Kinect SDK, pues lo tenemos más fácil. Impresionante, ¿no?

 

Saludos @ Home

El Bruno

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[#KINECTSDK] Kinect Missile Launcher (V): Video and source code

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Buenas,

First we go with the links of the series

  1. Identifying the Missile Launcher
  2. Moving the Rocket missile launcher
  3. Another wayt to find out the values to work in C# with the rocket launcher
  4. Using the Rocket Launcher with Kinect
  5. Video and Source code

And now a video of 30 seconds where I show you a small example of the application running

Link: http://youtu.be/ATxtYes6pBQ

Disclaimer: when I fire the missile, it comes with a power like a HALO gun, so the few frames per second of the Kinect camera can not capture the missile on its flight. I also put the missile rocket launcher in front of the Kinect camera to record the video, so the capture of the skeleton goes a bit bad, and perform some strange recognitions in the video.

And finally, the code source of the application can be downloaded from https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=bef06dffdb192125 & SPL = BEF06DFFDB192125! 4275 & parid = BEF06DFFDB192125! 1932 & authkey =!AOhNmp_md8XLYbo

Saludos @ Home

El Bruno

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