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I think this is the 5th time I've had to figure this out in the past few years, so this time I'm going to preserve it here for posterity
The problem is usually one or more of:

You have files missing from your workspace that need replaced.
You have locally modified (i.e. not opened for edit) files that need replaced.
These files are large in either size or number, and on a slow or remote server, so a complete force-sync is not an appealing option.

Normally this could easily be... Read full post

One of the questions I get asked a lot is how to customize the Firefox installer on Windows and how to bundle extensions with it. I’ve spent the past few days learning a great deal about this subject, so I thought I would take this opportunity to provide a refresher on working with the Firefox installer on Windows. I’m going to do it as a Q&A so hopefully folks will get answers to the common questions they have.
Standard disclaimer: Under no circumstances should you use... Read full post

Employees never feel at ease under a boss who doesn’t trust them or whom they don’t trust. In the absence of mutual trust productivity falls as the employees get into politics, covering their backs and other inefficient activity. Not trusting each other will affect confidence, which leads to a deterioration in customer satisfaction as the environment shifts from the business needs to internal wrangling.
So, let’s look at some key qualities a document management system... Read full post

Identification, control, audit, and status accounting are the four basic requirements for a software configuration management system. These requirements must be satisfied regardless of the amount of automation within the SCM process. All four may be satisfied by an SCM tool, a tool set, or a combination of automated and manual procedures.

Identification—Each software part is labeled so that it can be identified. Furthermore, there will be different versions of the software parts as... Read full post