Upgrading to Windows 10 I decided it was time to upgrade my Samsung Premium Ultrabook from Windows 8 to Windows 10. From what I understand, the Windows 10 upgrade may not be free forever and upgrading to the new operating system was something I could do while I working on other things. The dead battery suggested that a lot of time had passed since I […]
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OEE and ERP
Implementing an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system is a lot of work and happens to be where we’ve been spending most of our time and resources over the past few months. The OEE reporting spreadsheet we planned to release some time ago is complete and we’ve been using it on some of our core production processes. Some have emailed, […]
Happy Anniversary
Happy Anniversary It’s hard to believe that today marks our 7th anniversary. I still remember writing that first post and wondering who would be interested in what we had to offer. After more than 293,000 views, thousands of free downloads, and visitors from more than 120 countries, we can say that we’ve successfully helped more than a few people and companies […]
OEE – Reporting Live Part 1
After learning OEE, the next greatest challenge is reporting it. In this post series, we develop a generic approach to reporting OEE for your company.
OEE Short and Simple
OEE In Simple Terms The more we know, the more complicated things get. The same is true for OEE. When the training is over and the data collection starts, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with information. It gets even worse when the results are published – especially if the OEE is less than anyone ever expected it to be. A word […]
Lean Execution – Time for Change
It’s Time for Change We’ve been operating our website under the same theme for several years and decided that it’s time for a new look. Â So, we’re upgrading with new features and capabilities. Â With these changes, we hope to make it easier for you to navigate and access our content. You can also reach this site through our new domain […]
SQLite Database Tools / Resources
SQLite is powerful, fast, and supported by a number of languages including a few of our favorites Python, Tcl/Tk, C/C++, Java, Ruby, and more. This post serves as a baseline for some of the resources that are freely available on the web: Getting Started: SQLite Official Site – Follow this link to learn more about SQLite and how to get started. […]
Don’t Panic – When Bad Things Happen
Don’t Panic Although the situation I am about to describe was successfully resolved, I felt compelled to share this event with you. Times like this expose our vulnerabilities and reinforce the adage to “expect the unexpected”. The Situation Imagine the shock and surprise followed by the deep, sinking feeling that set in when an unexpected notice suddenly appeared on my […]
GUI’s, wxPack, and wxWidgets
wxWidgets and GUI’s In our post “Where’s the Graphics? Learning from our Roots (Tcl / Tk)” we focused on Tcl/Tk as a primary GUI development language.  We also mentioned QT as a viable alternative.  QT provides a more powerful GUI development API when compared to Tcl/Tk, however, the licensing schema for QT is also more complex. To paraphrase the description from […]
ActiveState Tcl 8.6.2.0
It’s hard to believe that one day after we published “Where’s the Graphics?” ActiveState released Tcl 8.6.2.0. Though the link to the download page remains the same, we updated the context of our post to reflect the latest version number. Visit the ActiveState Tcl 8.6 page for more detailed information.  ActiveState’s ActiveTcl Community Edition is a free, ready-to-install distribution for Windows, Linux, and Max […]