THE WELCH COMPANY
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S U M M A R Y


DIARY: September 2, 1998 10:37 AM Wednesday; Rod Welch

Called Wayne at DNRC, subject report problem solved.

1...Summary/Objective
2...SDS Subject Report Fixed on Wayne's New Computer
3...Links Cause Focus to Wander Off the "Subject"
4...Clear, Concise, Complete Communication Maintains Focus on Objective
......Wayne's Computer Cannot Open Email in Web Browser


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CONTACTS 
0201 - Dep Natrl Recrs & Consrvtn         406 444 6699 fax 6721
020101 - Mr. Wayne Wetzel; Deputy Director =406 444 6722; Director's Office

SUBJECTS
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Subjects
Wayne Wetzel, special assistance
Aug 3, 1998
SDS Reports Slow under Windows 3.1
Buffers=99 Fixed Slow SDS Reports under W95
SDS Reports Not Running Needs Buffers=99

1009 -    ..
1010 - Summary/Objective
1011 -
101101 - Follow up ref SDS 17 0000, ref SDS 13 0000.
101102 -
101103 - Wayne said the instruction provided by links in ref DIP 5 solved the
101104 - subject report problem.  He has not had time to comment on the web
101105 - page and the advantages of clear, concise, complete communication.
101106 -
101107 - Submitted ref DIT 1 with link to this record as an alternate way of
101108 - delivering business intelligence generated by Communciation Metrics as
101109 - clear, concise, complete communication, per Wayne's explanation about
101110 - limitations of receiving web pages in email. ref SDS 0 9522
101111 -
101112 -
101113 -
101114 -
1012 -
1013 -
1014 - Progress
1015 -
101501 -  ..
101502 - SDS Subject Report Fixed on Wayne's New Computer
101503 -
101504 - Follow up ref SDS 17 5819, ref SDS 3 2244.
101505 -
101506 - Wayne said that adding buffers=99 to config.sys solved the problem
101507 - with the "subject" report set out in his letter ref DRP 5 8388,
101508 - received on 980831. ref SDS 17 6883
101509 -
101510 - The solution is in the record on 980430, ref SDS 2 9200, which was
101511 - cited in my letter to Wayne ref DIP 5 0000, issued in the record on
101512 - 980831. ref SDS 17 2650
101513 -
101514 -
101515 -
101516 -
1016 -

SUBJECTS
Demo SDS via Web Site
Web Site to Explain POIMS, SDS and
Intelligence, Delivery Medium for Business
Automated Integration of Management Tasks
Psychologically Demanding to Discover Error
Complexity of Management Makes SDS Complex
Clear Concise Complete Notes, Needs Special
Evaluation

2411 -
241101 -  ..
241102 - Links Cause Focus to Wander Off the "Subject"
241103 - Clear, Concise, Complete Communication Maintains Focus on Objective
241104 -
241105 - Follow up ref SDS 17 5828, ref SDS 14 4920.
241106 -
241107 - Wayne has not had time to review the web page and comment on the
241108 - explanation and value of clear, concise, complete communication, per
241109 - our discussion on 980831. ref SDS 17 5828
241110 -
241111 -              http://www.welchco.com/00302.HTM#8527
241112 -
241113 -    ...per improvements made on 980827. ref SDS 15 0000
241114 -
241115 - He feels the benefit of this method is self-evident from use, but it
241116 - is difficult to demonstrate in state government because not all of the
241117 - people with whom he works have computers that can access the Internet,
241118 - and not everyone knows how to use Web browsers.
241119 -
241120 -    [On 990917 notified Wayne about "coordinator" role that can
241121 -    facilitate transitioning to web mail from email. ref SDS 19 9488]
241122 -
241123 -       ..
241124 -      Wayne's Computer Cannot Open Email in Web Browser
241125 -
241126 -      Wayne explained that the email I send is displayed in his
241127 -      computer as HTML text and commands.
241128 -
241129 -      He has to copy the Internet address and paste it into his web
241130 -      browser in order to open my email to him.
241131 -
241132 -      I explained the possibility of using links in ordinary email that
241133 -      may save him the time required to do the cut and past operation.
241134 -
241135 -      This method was used at the Corps of Engineers on 980807, as
241136 -      shown at ref SDS 9 8073.  It transmits the record on 980803 to
241137 -      demonstrate the "virtual office." ref SDS 6 0000
241138 - ..
241139 - Wayne indicated that the capabilities of computers to improve
241140 - management by saving time and money are evaluated for the State of
241141 - Montana by a group who set procurement standards.  Agencies have
241142 - limited influence on this group.  Wayne noted that SDS would be
241143 - rejected by the state evaluation group because it is a DOS program
241144 - regardless of whether it is the best way to improve management, save
241145 - time and money.
241146 -
241147 - I mentioned similar limitations at Intel, cited by Morris on 980827.
241148 - ref SDS 16 3796
241149 -
241150 - Intel's CEO, Andy Grove, wrote a book that is reviewed in the record
241151 - on 980307 which explains this problem. ref SDS 1 2680
241152 -
241153 -     [On 990305 reviewed why good ideas take a long time to become
241154 -     accepted. ref SDS 18 7611]
241155 -
241156 -
241157 -
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