Out on a LIMS
Volume I, 2009–2012
347 entries by Gloria Metrick.
2009 55 entries
August 2009
- Welcome to "Out on a LIMS"LIMS
- LIMS/Laboratory Informatics LinkedIn Group: Part 1LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Some Interesting Resources
- More IntroductionsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- LIMS/Laboratory Informatics LinkedIn Group: Part 2LIMS
- LIMS, LIS, ELN, SDMS: Which Do You Pick For Your Company?LIMS
- Product Selection: Should You Do It Yourself or Buy Outside Services?LIMS
- LIMS and ELN Purchases: COTS, SaaS and Open SourceLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
- LIMS and ELN Purchases: 3 Ways To Be a Good ConsumerLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
- LIMS and ELN Purchases: Finding InformationLIMS
- Getting Product Help for LIMS, ELN, SDMS, et alLIMS
- ALA Founder Has Passed Away
- Blogs, Articles and Newsletters: Do We All Just Copy From Each Other?LIMS
September 2009
- Smart Software PurchasingLIMS
- Let's Replace LIMS and ELN With the Abacus -- Here's How!!LIMS · ELN
- LabWare LIMS Interview QuestionsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics5 comments
- Back To Work and the Laboratory Informatics Economy
- The Power and Purpose of the LinkedIn LIMS/Laboratory Informatics GroupLIMS
- General Stuff
- Technology Improves Things and Complicates Them: Part I
- In Boston, Laboratory Informatics is Important, but People Still Matter
- Technology Improves Things and Complicates Them: Part II
- Free Presentation on Changing Your Laboratory Informatics PuzzleLIMS
- Free Presentation -- Why Would You Bother Taking The Time?LIMS
- Free Presentation -- Why Do I Bother?LIMS
October 2009
- Agile Software Development and Laboratory InformaticsLIMS
- Good Intentions for LIMS and All ThatLIMS
- Good LIMS Intentions for 08 OCT 2009LIMS
- Good LIMS Intentions for 09 OCT 2009LIMS
- Free Presentation -- Now Available in Switzerland
- Good LIMS Intentions for 12 OCT 2009LIMS
- Good LIMS Intentions for 13 OCT 2009LIMS
- Good LIMS Intentions for 14 OCT 2009LIMS
- Good LIMS Intentions for 15 OCT 2009LIMS
- Good LIMS Intentions for 16 OCT 2009LIMS
- Conferences I Attend and Why I Attend TheseLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
- Regional Exhibitions and Conferences: Do They Serve Us Better?5 comments
- LIMS Product Articles From "Lab Manager Magazine"LIMS
- More LIMS and Laboratory Informatics Fun in BostonLIMS
November 2009
- The Laboratory Informatics Conference Attendance Poll
- Why "Out on a LIMS" Isn't Daily
- The Information Explosion and the Solution to It
- Trademark Registration: A Notice3 comments
- Success: A Happy Story, For a ChangeLaboratory Informatics2 comments
- Conference Return: Some Tidbits2 comments
- Another Month of Laboratory Informatics Fun in BostonLIMS
- Conference Return: More Tidbits2 comments
- Conference Return: Even More Tidbits
December 2009
- Knowing When to UpgradeLIMS
- Leadership in Laboratory InformaticsLaboratory Informatics
- No-one Participates in Laboratory Informatics, Anymore
- Dealing With People on Our Laboratory Informatics ProjectsLaboratory Informatics
- Laboratory Informatics Blogs for VendorsLaboratory Informatics
- Biobanking and Freezers -- How Times Have ChangedLIMS
- Year-End Review
2010 116 entries
January 2010
- Laboratory Informatics Thoughts for 2010LIMS
- More About How Laboratory Informatics People Aren't All Alike
- Laboratory Informatics Silos and Data GraveyardsLIMS
- Two Major Companies' Strategies for the Paperless Lab
- If Laboratory Informatics Projects Were Case Studies
- What the Lab Looks Like Post-Software
- LIMS/Laboratory Informatics in BelgiumLIMS
- Starting Your Own Laboratory Informatics Business
- LRIG NE/LIMS/LI of Boston and the Paperless LabLIMS
- LIMS (or ELN) Interview QuestionsLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
February 2010
- ELN LabWare LIMSLIMS2 comments
- Stumbling Into Laboratory Informatics Information
- Upcoming LRIG/LIMS/Laboratory Informatics Boston MeetingLIMS · ELN
- The Vicious Cycle of Search Terms
- February 10th, 2010 Meeting CancellationLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Laboratory Informatics Implementations: More Than Just the FeaturesLIMS
- Do You Use Wikipedia?Laboratory Informatics
- LabWare LIMS / StarLIMS ComparisonLIMS1 comment
- Prioritize – Or Else!
March 2010
- The LIMS Donkey: No Small Screens, Here!
- Getting and Delivering Laboratory Informatics Information
- This Week Dedicated to a CustomerLaboratory Informatics
- Tips and Discussion for Remote Work TeamsLaboratory Informatics2 comments
- Tough Laboratory Informatics Customers – They Make You Dance!2 comments
- More on Tough Customers1 comment
- SmartLabs Exchange 2010 - Day 1Laboratory Informatics
- SmartLabs Exchange 2010 - Day 2Laboratory Informatics
- SmartLabs Exchange 2010 is OverLaboratory Informatics
- Company Relocation
- SmartLabs Exchange 2010 Wrap-UpLaboratory Informatics
- More SmartLabs Wrap-UpLaboratory Informatics
April 2010
- Best-Laid Plans2 comments
- Ethics in Laboratory Informatics
- People With Extra LIMSLIMS
- People With Extra Limbs1 comment
- "Shop by Shape, Not by Name"LIMS · Laboratory Informatics
- LRIG/LIMS/LI Meeting: Cambridge, MA, USALIMS
- Last Night’s Laboratory Informatics Meeting: Why it Isn’t "News"LIMS · ELN3 comments
- Laboratory Informatics Meeting RecapLIMS · ELN
May 2010
- LabWare LIMS SQL CodeLIMS4 comments
- The Elephant in the RoomLIMS2 comments
- Don’t Rely on the Experts
- My Brush With Agile and SCRUMLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics2 comments
- Last Night’s Northeast Ohio Laboratory Informatics MeetingLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- My Favorite LIMSLIMS
June 2010
- Local Consultants and Face Time for Laboratory Informatics
- “Delivering Happiness” Day 1
- “Delivering Happiness” Day 21 comment
- “Delivering Happiness” Day 3LIMS · ELN
- “Delivering Happiness” Day 4
- “Delivering Happiness” Day 5
- Shifting the BlameLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- More on Shifting the BlameLIMS
- Customer Service: Missing the Point1 comment
July 2010
- Comments on Statistics
- Delivering Information to the User That Needs itLIMS · Laboratory Informatics2 comments
- The Shredder: Securing Data?1 comment
- The State of Custom Software Development in Laboratory InformaticsLIMS · Laboratory Informatics2 comments
- Hot Topics in Laboratory InformaticsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- COTS – Should it Be Treated Like Custom Development?LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics2 comments
- GeoMetrick Enterprises Web-Site Update
- Software Usability in Laboratory Informatics: Is There Such a Thing?Laboratory Informatics4 comments
August 2010
- The Hard-Working and Efficient People in the Laboratory Informatics IndustryLaboratory Informatics
- The Great Customers in the Laboratory Informatics IndustryLaboratory Informatics
- The Company Newsletter and Data Sharing
- Industry Conferences: Consolidation and ChangeLIMS
- Consulting TermsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics4 comments
- Too Many Laboratory Informatics Experts
- Myths of Managing Project Members
- Why Big Companies Don’t Contribute
- A Week Dedicated to the Team
- Remote Work: An Update on the People Aspect of it
- Saved by the System Admin Regarding Database Locking
- Remote Work: The Technical Aspect
- The Best Project Manager in the World?
- Laboratory Informatics Projects and MethodologiesLaboratory Informatics
September 2010
- More on Project Management: A Little HistoryLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
- Back to the LaboratoryLaboratory Informatics
- Project ManagementLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Product SelectionLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Business Analysis for the LabLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Cannot Update SQL in StarLIMSLIMS
- More on Laboratory Business AnalysisLaboratory Informatics
- A New Employee at GSK
- ELNs -- Where Are They Headed?ELN
- One Month on the Road
- First City / First ConferenceLaboratory Informatics
- Conference One: Workshop Done, Now for the ConferenceLaboratory Informatics4 comments
- Conference One: Last DayLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Conference One: Done – Now, on to the Next
- Second City: Second ConferenceLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Second Conference: First DayLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Second Conference: Final DayELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Conference Two, Done: Now, Onto the Rest of the TripLaboratory Informatics
October 2010
- Conferences Done: Travel TransitionLaboratory Informatics
- Back to Work With the Partially Virtual Team
- Laboratory Informatics Conference ChallengesLaboratory Informatics
- Meeting With Real, Live Laboratory Informatics PeopleLaboratory Informatics
- More Comments on the Cloud for Laboratory InformaticsLaboratory Informatics
- Three Good Laboratory Informatics Consulting HabitsLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
- Really Cool Inter-Company Social Networking SoftwareLaboratory Informatics1 comment
- A Funny Day With Oracle (Things I Do For Customers)LIMS1 comment
- Hard Project Times
- Working on Cross-Cultural Projects
- Last Day of the Blogging Month and Some GoodbyesLaboratory Informatics
- Do You Need Someone For a Laboratory Informatics Project?Laboratory Informatics
- Is Accelrys Integrated With LabWare?LIMS · ELN
November 2010
- Knowing Who Can Do a Good Job For Your Project/SoftwareLaboratory Informatics
- COTS Article Update
- “A Succession of Failures”LIMS · ELN
- "A Product Category in Transition"LIMS · ELN
- Some MisconceptionsLaboratory Informatics
December 2010
- Getting Ready for New Temporary People in the New Year: Part 1LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Media Partner to SmartLab Exchange 2011Laboratory Informatics
- Getting Ready for New Temporary People in the New Year: Part 2LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- 2010 Year-End Wrap-UpLaboratory Informatics
2011 114 entries
January 2011
- Looking Ahead in 2011: RefocusingLaboratory Informatics1 comment
- Looking Ahead in 2011: Conferences, Events, Speaking and ParticipationLaboratory Informatics
- Looking Ahead in 2011: Business ChangesLaboratory Informatics
- Looking Ahead in 2011: New Laboratory Informatics BusinessesLaboratory Informatics
- Looking Ahead in 2011: Learning For All of UsLaboratory Informatics
- "Panel Predicts Future of Smart Labs"Laboratory Informatics
- Pricing in Laboratory Informatics ServicesLaboratory Informatics
- More on Laboratory Informatics Services PricingLaboratory Informatics
- Resource Stability and Knowledge TransferLaboratory Informatics
- Changes for Better (and Worse?): Part ILIMS · Laboratory Informatics
- Changes for Better (and Worse?): Part IILIMS · Laboratory Informatics
February 2011
- Getting and Developing Good Programmers/Configurers in Laboratory InformaticsLaboratory Informatics
- A Multitude of Laboratory Informatics ConferencesLaboratory Informatics
- Selecting the Right Laboratory Informatics ConferenceLaboratory Informatics
- Underserved Laboratory Informatics Conference SegmentsLaboratory Informatics
- Conferences for Laboratory Informatics Services ConsultantsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Conferences I AttendLaboratory Informatics
- An Anniversary2 comments
- Goodbye Lab ManagerLaboratory Informatics
- Subcontracting Too Many TimesLaboratory Informatics2 comments
- More About Subcontracting Too Many TimesLaboratory Informatics
- Laboratory Informatics LawsuitsLaboratory Informatics
- More on Anniversary and SmartLabLaboratory Informatics
March 2011
- Return From SmartLabs and AnniversaryLaboratory Informatics
- If Only It Weren’t For the People on Our ProjectsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- E-mailing Information and ResultsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
- The Best Project Manager in the World!
- QA/QC ELNsELN
- From Project Management to Business AnalysisLaboratory Informatics
- Getting Business From Software Vendors at ConferencesLaboratory Informatics
- Public Transportation to US Airports
- Flexibility at GeoMetrick EnterprisesLaboratory Informatics
- Too Many Tools and the Fear of Missing SomethingLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
- How to Ensure Continuity of the Project If Consultant QuitLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics3 comments
- Sharing DataLaboratory Informatics
April 2011
- April Fool's Day in Laboratory Informatics
- Laboratory Informatics Projects Depend on PeopleLaboratory Informatics1 comment
- Laboratory Informatics Project Sizes and ManagementLaboratory Informatics
- LabWare LIMS (and other) Stability ModuleLIMS
- Slow News Days in Laboratory InformaticsLaboratory Informatics
- The Difference Between the Help Desk and Getting HelpLaboratory Informatics1 comment
- The Vanishing Lab and Shop Floor TourLaboratory Informatics
- More on Using LabWare LIMSLIMS
May 2011
- The End Is Near (Really!)Laboratory Informatics
- Off to IMACS (and Customer)ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
- Customer Done -- Starting IMACSLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Back From IMACS and Had a Great Time!ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Is IMACS Worth Attending?ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- The Unique Informatics Problems of Contract LabsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- A Strategy for Quick Method-BuildingLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Contract Labs Need to Watch Standardization EffortsLaboratory Informatics
- Why Am I Telling You This?Laboratory Informatics
- More on Why I’m Telling You ThisLaboratory Informatics5 comments
- Tablet-Style PCs and Wireless Networks in the LabLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- RFID and the Paper Notebook StoryELN1 comment
- No More Post-IMACS BloggingLaboratory Informatics
June 2011
- Laboratory Informatics Software Without ServicesLaboratory Informatics3 comments
- Strategic Projects and GeoMetrick EnterprisesLaboratory Informatics
- Networking: A Tool For Us AllLaboratory Informatics
- June is a Bad Month for My Travel2 comments
- LabWare and Other LIMS Database StructuresLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
- “Heated” Laboratory Informatics DiscussionsLIMS
- ECR?LIMS1 comment
July 2011
- Dreaming of a Smooth ProjectLaboratory Informatics
- We Want a Big Screen in our Front Room but Not in Our Lab or (Kitchen)LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Unintelligent Laboratory Informatics SoftwareLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- The "Joys" of Laboratory Informatics TravelLaboratory Informatics1 comment
- Agile and Other Methodologies: Fads or OtherwiseLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
- Finding Laboratory Informatics Resources2 comments
August 2011
- Still Lots of PaperLaboratory Informatics1 comment
- No More FaceBook, Replaced by Google+
- What Does GeoMetrick Enterprises Do?LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- More on What GeoMetrick Enterprises DoesLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Getting Resources From Other CountriesLaboratory Informatics
- More Tips on Searching for Laboratory Informatics Information On-LineLaboratory Informatics2 comments
- Understanding Openness and Other Marketing Tactics in Laboratory Informatics and Other IndustriesLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics5 comments
- Decision Modeling for Laboratory InformaticsLaboratory Informatics
- Ambercrombie & Fitch, “The Situation” and Some Thank Yous
- More Comments on Our Laboratory Informatics Market, Change, and Project Size/FailureLaboratory Informatics
- Why Some Experts Are Moving Away From Magazine ArticlesLaboratory Informatics2 comments
- Laboratory Informatics Media PartnersLaboratory Informatics
- The Laboratory Informatics Countdown StartsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Should/Will We Have Openness in Laboratory Informatics Product Formatting Details?LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics7 comments
- LabWare Event Triggers, Automation Scripts and Status RulesLIMS
- Comments on Transparency, Service and Small Companies
- Travel Music12 comments
September 2011
- Laboratory Informatics Software Selections: Day 1LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Laboratory Informatics Software Selections: Day 2LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics7 comments
- Laboratory Informatics Software Selections: Day 3LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics2 comments
- Laboratory Informatics Software Selections: Day 4LIMS · ELN
- Can a Consultant Quit a Project?Laboratory Informatics
- When Will "Disruptive Software" Hit Laboratory Informatics?LIMS
- The Cost of Laboratory InformaticsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Free Laboratory Informatics Integration Webinar for Contract (and Other) LabsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Today: Free Laboratory Informatics Integration Webinar for Contract (and Other) LabsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Free Integration Webinar Link (Especially for Contract Labs)LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
October 2011
- Two Computing Leaders Die in 2011: Both Had Effects on Laboratory InformaticsLaboratory Informatics
- LIMS/Laboratory Informatics Group Changes HandsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- LIMS/LI Group Changeover: The Morning AfterLaboratory Informatics
- More Comments on the LinkedIn LIMS/LI Group HandoverLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
- Lack of Laboratory Informatics Software Reviews and Case StudiesLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Why I Don't Do Product Reviews Here (or Anywhere Else)LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
November 2011
- Continuing Social Networking Failure for Laboratory Informatics and OthersLaboratory Informatics
- SAP to LIMS (or ELN or Any Other Laboratory Informatics) SchedulingLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
- Good and Bad Laboratory Informatics ConferencesELN · Laboratory Informatics
- GxP Versus Non-GxPLIMS · ELN
- Yet More on the Sample Tray (I Mean iPad)Laboratory Informatics1 comment
December 2011
- Changing the Way We View Speakers and Writers in Laboratory InformaticsLaboratory Informatics
- Out of the Box: What Does it Mean?Laboratory Informatics
- Project ProblemsLaboratory Informatics
- Networking in the Labs and Laboratory InformaticsLaboratory Informatics1 comment
- Laboratory Informatics Travel: Your Health
- Laboratory Informatics Travel: Luggage and Other3 comments
- Laboratory Informatics Travel: Bothering With Preferred Programs
2012 62 entries
January 2012
- LIMS & ELN Overview in LifeSciSoft.comLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Accelrys Buys Velquest - Might Buy More
- There Are No Projects in the USA Except on the Coasts?Laboratory Informatics
- 5 Tips For LIMS/ELN and Other IntegrationsLIMS
- Kodak Files for Chapter 11LIMS · Laboratory Informatics
February 2012
- References Still a Problem in Laboratory InformaticsLaboratory Informatics
- Three Factors in Quitting a Laboratory Informatics Project
- LabWare ComplaintsLaboratory Informatics
- "Big" LIMS Implementation ProblemsLIMS7 comments
March 2012
- 5 Reasons Why We Hate Laboratory Informatics Meetings
- Using the IF Statement for Calculations in Laboratory Informatics ProgrammingLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- The Laboratory Informatics HipstersLaboratory Informatics
- I've Been Liked So Much I'm Now Popular1 comment
- Helping People Without Being a Help Desk
- 3 Reasons Why IM is Not An Evil Plot Meant to Prevent Work
April 2012
- The Issue of Finding and Sharing Laboratory Informatics InformationLaboratory Informatics
- Rating Laboratory Informatics Requirements: Why We Don’t Always Get ThemLaboratory Informatics
- Pharma IQ Glossary “GMP Facility”
- Laboratory Informatics Certified ConsultantLaboratory Informatics2 comments
- Free Laboratory Informatics Consulting at GeoMetrick EnterprisesLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
- The Laboratory Informatics Database Model ProblemLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
- Getting and Using Free Consulting From GeoMetrick EnterprisesLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
May 2012
- Risk of Not Having Preferred Vendors ListLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- LabWare LIMS Isn’t #1 in ClevelandLIMS · ELN
- Maybe LabWare LIMS Really is #1 in ClevelandLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- Presenting Information Takes More Than Just Gathering FactsLaboratory Informatics
- Laboratory Informatics Consulting Versus ContractingLaboratory Informatics
- LabWare LIMS Product and Project DiscussionsLIMS
- Better Business Knowledge in Laboratory InformaticsLaboratory Informatics
June 2012
- Where to Find LabWare LIMS Product TipsLIMS
- Where to Find LabWare LIMS Product Tips For ExpertsLIMS
- Adding a Vendor to the Preferred Vendor List for Laboratory InformaticsLaboratory Informatics
- GeoMetrick Enterprises is Moving to Michigan
July 2012
- In Memoriam: Jackie Grubb of Plum Suite Solutions1 comment
- In Memoriam to Jackie Grubb of Plum Suite Solutions – My Newsletter and Blog
- Jackie Grubb of Plum Suite Solutions - Memorial Service and Memorial Web-site
- In Memoriam to Jackie Grubb of Plum Suite Solutions – Marketing and Technology
- In Memoriam to Jackie Grubb of Plum Suite Solutions – A Good Example
- The World Doesn’t Actually Revolve Around Laboratory InformaticsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- BioIT Lipdub
August 2012
- Doing it For Your Own GoodLaboratory Informatics
- Trying to Understand Each OtherLaboratory Informatics
- GeoMetrick Enterprises is a Thermo Scientific Consulting PartnerLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
- An Unfair Advantage in Laboratory InformaticsLaboratory Informatics2 comments
- Courtesy, Trust, Respect – Building it in Office CommunicatorLaboratory Informatics1 comment
- Laboratory Informatics Conflicts of Interest and EthicsLaboratory Informatics1 comment
September 2012
October 2012
- Who Follows the Rules?Laboratory Informatics2 comments
- The Same Old, Same Old?LIMS5 comments
- Learning LIMSLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
- The Psychic LIMS ExpertLaboratory Informatics3 comments
- Running LabWare LIMS on Your LaptopLIMS2 comments
- "Out on a LIMS®" New Domain
- The Project Chain of CommandLIMS2 comments
November 2012
- Doing Calculations in IF StatementsLaboratory Informatics
- Sample Manager 10 and LabWare LIMS 6: Keeping Skills Up-to-DateLIMS
- How Did I Get Pigeonholed?LIMS · Laboratory Informatics
- Love Your Laboratory Informatics NeighborLaboratory Informatics