The goal of hybrid meetings in presence and video is to make sure that when two people are in the room together, it disturbs everyone. We deploy everything necessary to make this a reality, so that the synchronous notion of the meeting is felt as much by the people in presence as by the people in video. To do this, we focus on four flows and three imperatives. The four streams are: audio input…

ResDigita.com is about sharing resources in a rational and trusted manner. Other articles related to ResDigita are: Shared Digital Resources Cloud Sharing Needs You! LesGrandsVoisins.fr/.com The Making of a Maker's Space at la Ressourcerie la Mine Video Conferencing Indirect references include: Digital Inclusion Computer Lab & Drive Self-Contained Amazon Echo Show Mini-Video-Conference Device…

Caplancity.com is a website dedicated to the Caplancity concept. The Caplancity concept is about capacity rationalisation or planification. Capacity is about time, competency and resources. Articles relative to capacity planning tools and techniques are: Time Accounting Time Travel Redmine Taskjuggler Articles related to abilities are: Digital Boot Camp Digital Inclusion DIgital Articles related…

FocusPlex on FocusPlex.com is about focus in complexities through the use of markdown and other file formats in folder hierarchies in a codified manner with a ubiquitous synchronization mechanism. My implementations of FocusPlex are file-and-folder hierarchies in synchronized folders that are accessible through web renditions. I use each one of them to manage my reference documents, my task…

ConfigMagic.com is a website for configuration management of all kinds! Now where did I put that? What was that password again? Did I do that? ConfigMagic tries to answer these questions we ask ourselves, our providers, our coworkers and more. Ambitions of this website are to : Document the architecture of deployed computer software and systems Document where the passwords are and how to get to…

Who What Etc on whowhatetc.com is an innovative super-charged hashtag system that I use to organize my disorganization. It is based on nine key folders: Who, What, Whence, Where, Why, When, Way, Wealth and Wisedom. The purpose of these nine folders are to describe discrete and unmistakeable categories for different types of reference information. FocusPlex Implementation of WhoWhatEtc…

TaskWhy on Taskwhy.com is a system for managing inter-related tasks. In its simplest implementation, TaskWhy is a series of folders, one per category, with contained folders: one per task. Initially, my categories were the Deming wheel: plan, do, check and act. I would move the tasks from one category to the other with defined processes for each folder. I am now settled on the top-level…

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Structured CV Editing my CV is my bane, but I am recovering. Whenever I would work on the content of my CV, I would inevitably switch to the format of the CV. The inverse was often true as well. I also have challenges with Microsoft work, sometimes preferring water-color and ink. Another theory could be that I was a bit afraid to venture to the job market. Whatever the reason, it has taken me 1…

New Mann.fr Almost Ready on Gatsby Technological Stack Oh, my, I've been working on this for too long a time, but, boy, oh boy, I am getting to something that is really satisfying! This website is pretty, it is modular, it is lighting fast, and it tells a story with my photography. There is a lot in it, and Gatsby (Gat what? I'll tell you, maybe) brings significant advantages to the table. So…

I installed a Gollum server with an improved OmniGollum plugin with a design for acces to web folders as an extranet for clients. Here is the code I contributed to OmniGollum Here is the guide I followed I documented the whole thing here Update, I just pointed the content of gatsby.mann.fr to the gollum.mann.fr . That means that I can edit through the web a staging version of my new website…

Automatic translation At our meeting on September 23, we learned that the fablab (computer aided manufacturing workshop) had its first official visits on Friday September 20 from our board and employees. We did our best to make it clean and presentable. Many machines are still to be mastered. That's it, we are now "a thing"! In addition, we are in the process of drawing up a charter and a working…

Automatic Translation This is a perfectible website concept, but perhaps sufficient for a collaboration around the Grands Voisins. It is therefore a matter of creating a space with multiple shares, with potentially multiple users, with multiple uses and multiple accesses. The problem to be solved is with using a website for ourselves on our own, a useful site for ourselves with today's…

Keyboard Layouts I have experimented with my own personalized keyboard layouts in DVORAK modified for French accents and COLMAK, as well as simply French, but optimized for programming, and QWERTY (US) optimized for French. I just didn't feel confident changing keyboard layouts when changing languages, but that would have been so much easier. The tool I ended up using is "Keyboard Layout Creator…

Profile Studio for CV or Resume Edition This is a bit of client-based web software used to create CVs with the resume.json technology. I installed it on cv.mann.fr . It is available on GitHub. It allows for end-users to manage content of CVs. https://github.com/chris2fr/profile-studio

I've used MKDocs for a few projects. It is a good way to publish and maintain static content with a Git repository. In addition, in my configuration, I allowed myself to set up a continuous integration on GitHub. A whole part of my OneDrive folder is also in a Git (apart from OneDrive, because below) which only publishes the images and markdown content to pi.mann.fr. I also set up ConfigMagic.com…

Self-Contained Amazon Echo Show Video Conference Device This device can allow a distant participant or perhaps two into a physical meeting. It is a Echo Show 8 set atop a record turntable and identified with Amazon and Skype accounts “ americanchurchinparis@gmail.com. ” This is the Echo Show 8 turning on its turntable To use the Echo Show, call “ americanchurchinparis@gmail.com ” from a…

Files disappear! The solution? The Cloud. Cloud services save all your files in real-time ! And your computer and your cloud are always synchronised ! . Never again will your files be lost. Cloud services are not free. But hey can be cheaper : we at Mann.fr propose that we buy these services by groups of three or four users. For example, Office 365 costs 80 euros per year for one person or 10…

Digital Well-Being Digital well-being is the job of Mann.fr. This page and pages in this category describe our job. Mann.FR is a service provider in digital well-being. Digital is the computers, internet, social media, smart phones, and the like. Well-being addresses psycho-social risks, society, corporate culture, inclusion, organizational coaching and the like. Auto-translation below Reinforce…

I am good at capacity planning (think of it as time accounting). It is a technique wherein I clear cost and profit centers around person-days. The technique, through iterative process, allows for the production of reliable capacity-constrained time accounts: past, present and provisional. Here is how it works: I establish a task nomenclature for all activities by everyone, as large as possible…

Solutions (Previously How? Wow! Now.) Mann.fr products and services provide: How, symbolized by a question mark, addressing your problems intelligently. Wow, symbolized by an exclamation point, in their pertinence. Now, symbolized by a period or full-stop, because they are implemented daily with serenity in cycles that begin and end. This page and its sub-pages describe the specific service…

ConfigMagic.COM is an idea about tools and practices for configuration management. See the blog article on using GIT for personal configuration management. Specific Configurations to Document VC.LesGrandsVoisins.FR Configuration for this JitSi server is here: https://hackmd.io/@lesgrandsvoisins/SJs4b0dO8 MANN.FR Content Management I use https://edu.pixton.com/ for generating comics with the…

TaskWhy is a simple software idea, but I found that Workflowy.com did basicly the same thing, so I let it go. A Task.How is a an indefinate verb phrase (in the form “do something” such as “buy milk”) that you provide. The software provides context by associating other Task.Hows for you in a to-do structure (in the form “to achieve something do take some intermediate step” such as “to go grocery…

Computer Lab 4 two-hour experimental workshops for the 100 NOW participants during the February 2020 vacation (involves setting up a mobile computer room). 3-to-4 weeks of Computer Drive collection from the congregation(s), individuals, businesses and non-profits (followed by 3-to-4 weeks of volunteers reconditioning, followed be 3-to-4 weeks of redistributing) (involves logistics and other…

This is a backlog of improvements to Mann.FR, this website. For a list of comments per page, please consult this index . Make Contact For Send Email The contact form doesn’t quite yet send email. Start Newsletter A newsletter subscription is a great way to render prospects loyal. Update French Site The French Website is out-of-date, way out-of-date. Improve Story Telling Go through the you pages…

Redmine Taskjuggler was a Redmine Plugin that round-tripped with Taskjuggler to produce release schedule forecasts based on capacity planning in full-information timesheets taking into account revenue effects in clearing between profit centers and cost centers. redmine_taskjuggler on Redmine PluginTaskjuggler wiki redmine_taskjuggler on GitHub

LesGrandsVoisins.fr/.com is a project extension in a virtual world of Les Grands Voisins insomuch as it: is a space (digital websites lesgrandsvoisins.fr/.com and lesgrandsvoisins.com/.fr ) and an identity (a trademark deposited the same day as another holder, rendering it defacto public domain) provides events ; infrastructure (or at least a network) for non-profits, artists, artisans, social…

This article explores ways of sharing a desktop to provide help. Sharing a desktop allows me to see what you see on your screen. It also can allow me to control your mouse and keyboard in order to show you things. I do this with personal respect for your computer and your information. First Step, Call Me Here is my phone number: +33 7 68 40 38 38 Second Step (Optional), Initiate Chat There is a…

Weekly workshops were organized at : CED, a Foyer d’urgence from 2015 through 2016 La maison des médicens from 2016 through 2017 La maison des voisins from 2018 though 2019 (and a little 2020)

Service solutions for marginalized persons include : Digital Inclusion: Social Computer Rooms Computer and Digital Workshops Recycling and Donations of Computers and perhaps other activities It is tough to lose one’s password or keep files without dedicated computers. If able, you may benefit from a Cyber Confidence-Building session.

Digital collaborative environments are places where we can work together. One offer in this realm is “ Video Conferencing for Everyone .” The goal is to make the technology disappear in a comfortable and secure place, both from a technical and from a social perspective.

ResDigita is pseudo-latin for “the digital thing.” The goal here is to intelligently share electronic resources. Currently, we need to finance a pro Zoom account and two Meetup groups (English-Speaking Café Philo and Ochaika) for use of a digital room mentioned in the web page “ Video Conferencing Here for Everyone .” Please contribute here in order to keep the ResDigita resources open: https…

Dear visitor, Should one pull all the stops or rely on proven technologies? What balance should one seek between formal and informal in digital innovation ? How much should a team document their work? These are just some of the questions every business asks in the realm of internet and mobile planning. Here is what I propose: do what is right, and, if possible, what is elegant. The way you…

Information technology services are about computers, web, programming & networks. Make IT work by: Configuration Management Programming System Administration I, Chris Mann, have taken proficiency tests in Javascript, Ruby, Python and PHP to great success. I have extended experience with configuration management. ConfigMagic.com is a project specifically for this. I have extended experience working…

Digital services are about creating ethical digital tools for persons in organizations. Augment your digital-organization with: Digital Collaborative Environments Change Management Project Management Scrum-Mastering Coach Development Teams Product Ownership Assistance Web-Based Digital Platforms Prototyping Computer Rooms R&D Make Digital Efficient for You MANN.FR helps clients program innovative…

Business services are about program and project management. Optimize your operations and projects by: Capacity Planning Localize French Products in the USA Program & Project Management Office WHY? help add value by adding human values help make digital the ally of individuals rather than the master of the organizations. Capacity Planning Capacity planning allows for accurate prediction of resource…

Who we are Our website address is: https://www.mann.fr/en . What personal data we collect and why we collect it Comments When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the…

The goal is to provide a shared space that be comfortable, accessible and secure . After considering different alternatives, we settled on Zoom simply because it seems to work.  Other reasonable alternatives are WebEx, Google Meet and Jitsi. Criteria for choice are availability, robustness, security, accessibility, ubiquity, etc. We can change if convenient, and I am actually interested in Jitsi…

Automatic Translation The Ressourcerie la mine in Arceuil ( 76 avenue de la convention 94110 Arcueil ( https://goo.gl/maps/AoyVDJPnwNhbvbf77 )), a extra-ordinary and large place on three buildings in Arceuil (RER B Laplace) for the reuse of things and people make in the speed a redone cafe, a redone restaurant, a redone concert hall, a sewing workshop, a new dedicated building to furniture and…

Specialized partners help provide a global solution by co-contracting or sub-contracting arrangements and they include: Olaf Lewitz, Trust Artist Michael Bahati , Self-Made Leader and organizer of City Talks / Paris Talks Sandrine Mbiya , owner of Confidentia Consulting , Leader Coach, Recruiter and Career Revealer Gabriele Santini , Owner of GS Consulting and Smart Team Prosper Mendouga…

This is an 8-week program for Web Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and basically anyone wishing to pump up their website! The purpose of this digital bootcamp is to support two-to-five freelancers in establish and/or reinforce a digital presence. Each solo entrepreneur may bring his or her own technologies. Otherwise, we will use and learn WordPress for those who do not have a different choice. Below is…

https://www.agileprise.com Digital Distances @Work What is distance in computer projects? This workshop addresses the logistical and cultural questions that any team working on or with software. The next Meetup is set for Tuesday November 7 at 6:30 PM at Les Grands Voisins in central Paris. Presentation Lego for Scrum at the Alternative Urbaine This was a half-day workshop associating populations…

Auto-translation from French Distances in digital work (2018) What is distance in digital work? This workshop addresses logistical and cultural issues that concern any team that works with or on software. A Meetup on this subject took place on November 7 at the Grands Neighbors 82 ave Denfert-Rochereau 75014 PARIS. Presentation in English here ( http://www.caplancity.com/distances/ ) Lego for…

The goal of configuration management is to master IT configurations with tools, repositories, and practices. #TODO Find CMAP describing Configuration Management and export it here. The website ConfigMagic.COM and its corresponding git server were intended for this service. There is also a CMAP Tools site on using CMAP Tools for configuration management. Configuration Management

Make Systematic Use of New Information Capacity Planning Concept Map The Target Market is Any business with a project portfolio to manage Software editors The Service Offering is Creation of an information system and software crossing workstreams with projects and organizations Model and model-making framework for time accounting The Implementation Phase Consists of One-week prototype One-day per…

The internet is a new opportunity to exclude marginalized populations. Our efforts here are to invite digitally marginalized populations to be able to participate in the virtual society. This is done by setting up computer rooms and giving computer classes to otherwise internet-challenged students. I put in place three-way partnerships between: Social Workers, Beneficiaries (Students), and…

Computer programming, notably in the web with : Knowledge of C, C#, Java, Ruby, Python, PHP, HTML, Javascript, Objectif C languages ; RoR, Plone, Zend, JEE, ESB Mule, Pyramid, Glassfish frameworks; XML, SQL, LDAP, hibernate datastructures. Familiarity of web, workflow, GED, SOA, EDI, e-commerce, mobile, ERP, CRM projects. Below are Open-Source projects from Chris Mann. Most of the software is…

Automatic Translation IT development Development of several software on Source Forge and Git Hub since 2003 Participation in free software associations since 2003 Software edition and implementation of methodological approaches to align ticketing systems with human and material load forecasting systems. (Ruby) Java, Ruby, Python, PHP, HTML, Javascript, Architecture and specification of databases…

These are realizations, produced products and/or services. Beta Sharing Digital Resources Computer Drive /group-coaching-freelancers-digital New ../2020/video-conferencing /tdah-adulte-soutien Ongoing AgilePrise.com events : Digital Distances @ Work, Holistic Lego for Scrum  and Agile Digitale Enterprise Framework Computer Lab /digital-inclusion https://chrismann.zenfolio.com/ Design Phase…

This is an introduction to WordPress. In this exercise, you will have a WordPress account. You will use the account to create your own test blog. You will read and find content from other WordPress blogs. You will create a blog article yourself about your experience discovering WordPress. Step 1, Create a WordPress Account Go to WordPress.com and create an account. I am not sure about the…

Dear visitor, Should one pull all the stops or rely on proven technologies? What balance should one seek between formal and informal in * *digital innovation** ? How much should a team document their work? These are just some of the questions every business asks in the realm of internet and mobile planning. Here is what I propose: do what is right, and, if possible, what is elegant. The way you…

A friend is setting up her second digital portfolio. Her first portfolio was maintained by a friend/IT consultant and is no longer available. The main question here is to establish different needs: The portfolio should be beautiful and promote the photos / videos in aesthetically pleasing ways The photographer should have some mastery of the portfolio contents and organization There should be a…

Dear reader, This blog post is much more detailed in French. I will just tell the general story here. I was minding my own business when Lei asked me if I knew anyone who could use a custom iOS or Android application. Nope. Hmph, perhaps we could revive Managence and look for business with that!  Below is a concept map with the general idea. So, the obvious place to start was a website. Of…

This post will describe how I set up and use my personal Git repository server.  Git is a time machine, and useful for tracking changes in source code, but also office documents. Git also provides a way of synchronizing remote files.  I have been using a personal version management software ever since I read a Lifehacker article about it. Git has some overhead.  This post is intended to describe…

XSpyDer — XSD introspection in Python for Entity-Relations was a set of open-source Python scripts to parse XSD specifications issued from the BOAMP and JOUE for their electronic-tender formats. At last use, it controlled 50,000 distinct information and controls for a subsidiary of achat-public.com, managing some 23 forms, some of which had 14 screens. This technology at first contributed to one…

As an independent software editor and research project manager, I led a team to develop a Java J2EE solution, a Python/Plone solution, a PHP solution for e-democracy between civil servants and elected officials in regulatory contexts form an extranet for electronic town ordinances; developed a five-module application infrastructure with MVC, GED and EDI, Workflow, Security, Business Logic modules…