Jeffrey Palermo
Jeffrey Palermo is the CTO of Headspring Systems in Austin, TX. Headspring is a consultancy that provides custom software solutions, agile coaching and .Net developer training. He blogs about managing software teams and practices that make software delivery reliable, predictable and maintainable. Jeffrey advocates using the best tool for the job regardless of the vendor, which is often open-source.
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 04 Nov 2011 13:57
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....Yesterday, the docking station for the Samsung Series 7 tablet came in the mail. I hooked it up to the computer and set it up as the computer running our 50” plasma TV in the main room from which we do our stand-up meetings in the..."
Read more » New docking station for Samsung Series 7 Windows tablet
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 01 Nov 2011 20:55
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....Earlier this week, Headspring received shipment of some Samsung Series 7 tablet computers from the Microsoft Store. Kurt Schindler volunteered to installed Windows 8 on the computer, so he made a rather large USB drive bootable with the..."
Read more » Installing Windows 8 on the Samsung Series 7 tablet
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 01 Nov 2011 20:46
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....In Fred Brooks’ book, The Mythical Man-Month, Mr. Brooks provides several essays that share his experience in the software industry going back to 1959. One of the common themes found through several essays is that the size of the project..."
Read more » Could the app be the solution to the failed software project problem?
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 31 Oct 2011 20:59
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....Here at Headspring, I purchased some of the Samsung Series 7 Slate PC’s from the online Microsoft store. The computer comes with Windows 7, which is touch-enabled, and uses a stylus as well as your finger. It’s only single touch,..."
Read more » New Windows tablet PC unboxed
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 17 Oct 2011 13:12
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....I posted the following on the nhusers mailing list, and Steve Bohlen was nice enough to weigh in. I was hoping to get broader feedback on this, so I’m posting it here. ====================================================== I want to..."
Read more » Challenging non-local session scope (session-per-request)
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 05 Sep 2011 17:15
Jeffrey Palermo writes ".... For anyone who is concerned about our well-being: First, thank you for your concern. Our neighborhood, Steiner Ranch, is completely evacuated, and 30 houses has been lost so far to the large fire in the neighborhood. Latest..."
Read more » Steiner Ranch fire update 9/5/2011
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 30 Jul 2011 03:17
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....This question has been posed in several places. One of the places is on StackOverflow here. The use case here is that my controller has important state or an important function, and I’d like to leverage it from the view. It’s not..."
Read more » How to access controller methods from a view in ASP.NET MVC
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 18 May 2011 16:29
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....Topic: How Headspring Does Business in the Cloud: A Technical Perspective If you’d like to come, RSVP here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1707145117 The meet is held at the offices of Pervasive Software. AGENDA (from website): 6:30-8:00..."
Read more » I am speaking at the Austin Cloud User Group on May 24, 2011 (Tuesday)
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 05 May 2011 15:54
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....In September of 2007, I joined Headspring Systems as the CTO. Now I serve as the Chief Operating Officer (COO). When I joined, there were 4 other employees including the original found serving as CEO. He founded the company in..."
Read more » Growing a professional services company–my experience, critical drivers, metrics, and business intelligence
Jeffrey Palermo [MVP] | 04 May 2011 14:37
Jeffrey Palermo writes "....I am really sorry to say that there will not be a Party with Palermo at Tech Ed this year. I have had to make some priority decisions, and I have decided to prioritize my daughter’s tap dance recital over throwing the party. I want to..."
Read more » Party without Palermo at Tech Ed 2011
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