Volume II, 2013–2016

2013 67 entries

January 2013

1. January 8New Picture for Blog and Other Media
2. January 17Glamorous Laboratory Informatics Travel -- "Great" Rental Car Experiences3 comments
3. January 29Comments on Our 2013 Laboratory Informatics EconomyLIMS · Laboratory Informatics2 comments
4. January 30More on the Change From Companies to Recruiters Calling Consulting Firms, DirectlyLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
5. January 31Yet More About Recruiters for Laboratory Informatics WorkLIMS · Laboratory Informatics2 comments

February 2013

1. February 1What Can Small Services Vendors Do About Preferred Vendors?LIMS · Laboratory Informatics9 comments
2. February 5The Laboratory Informatics Developer as TesterLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
3. February 6Laboratory Informatics NightmareLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
4. February 7"No" to Pittcon, et alLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
5. February 8"Yes" to HoustonLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
6. February 12Yet Another Meaningless Number (More LinkedIn Comments)LIMS · Laboratory Informatics3 comments
7. February 21Three Tips for Planning for the Least Painful Future SampleManager UpgradeLIMS
8. February 24Sales People Versus Technical PeopleLaboratory Informatics

March 2013

1. March 4Happy Anniversary GeoMetrick EnterprisesLaboratory Informatics2 comments
2. March 12Why Your Custom Features Remain CustomLaboratory Informatics
3. March 14Five Strategies to Get Through the SampleManager Resource CrunchLIMS
4. March 20More Bad News for the SampleManager Resource CrunchLIMS
5. March 22Pittcon 20141 comment
6. March 25The Laboratory Informatics Alphabet SoupLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
7. March 27How Your Preferred Vendors List Hurts You During the SampleManager Resource CrunchLIMS

April 2013

1. April 3Are Our Laboratory Informatics Products Now All the Same?LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
2. April 8Always Looking for CustomersLIMS
3. April 9Yet More The Laboratory Informatics Alphabet SoupLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
4. April 10Writing, Speaking, Laboratory Informatics and GeoMetrick EnterprisesLaboratory Informatics
5. April 15The Missing Voice of Our Laboratory Informatics UsersLaboratory Informatics
6. April 22Is the SampleManager Resource Crunch as Bad as it Sounds?LIMS2 comments
7. April 23Three More Tips on Getting Through any Resource Crunch and Preparing for the FutureLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
8. April 24LabWare LIMS Tips and TricksLIMS7 comments

May 2013

1. May 3Comments on Changes in Laboratory Informatics' Analytics UsageLaboratory Informatics3 comments
2. May 10LinkedIn Endorsements - Updated2 comments
3. May 14The Brain Dump
4. May 29More on The Brain Dump

June 2013

1. June 7Comments on the SampleManager Resource Shortage and General BusinessLIMS · Laboratory Informatics4 comments
2. June 18The Help Network
3. June 19Work/Life Balance for Sole Practitioners, Entrepreneurs and Startups1 comment
4. June 26Product Non-FeaturesLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics

July 2013

1. July 9Remote Work and LabelsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics2 comments
2. July 22Should you Pay Your Preferred Vendor More Than the Market Will Bear?LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
3. July 24More Preferred Vendor and Subcontracting IssuesLIMS · ELN
4. July 30GeoMetrick Enterprises Must be #1 in LIMS!1 comment
5. July 31A Great LabWare LIMS Comparison Tool (And FREE!)LIMS

August 2013

1. August 9Brain Dump on LabWare (and Other) LIMS Upgrade and Merge IssuesLIMS
2. August 12Why I Try Some Laboratory Informatics Software and Not OthersLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
3. August 14Planning for 2014 in Laboratory Informatics, Even Though You're BusyLaboratory Informatics
4. August 20How to Identify if Something is GxPELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
5. August 28Technology Changes: Comparing Pictures for DifferencesLIMS

September 2013

1. September 5How to Get a Good Night's Sleep4 comments
2. September 11The Difficult Task of ConsultingLaboratory Informatics3 comments
3. September 12Comment on The Difficult Task of ConsultingLaboratory Informatics1 comment
4. September 13Leaving a Customer Behind?
5. September 17What Does "Out-of-the-Box" Mean?LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics3 comments
6. September 19Phased versus Big BangLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
7. September 24Post 400

October 2013

1. October 3Keeping Perspective: Blog Versus Newsletter2 comments
2. October 8Blog Versus Newsletter: Details
3. October 22Should I Rewrite My User's Programs?LIMS
4. October 25Code Review Tips
5. October 29SampleManager: VGL Versus .NETLIMS3 comments

November 2013

1. November 14Spikes in LIMS DemandLIMS
2. November 15More Comments on the SampleManager (and Other) Resource ShortagesLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
3. November 21Shipping Label Printers1 comment
4. November 27My Label Printer Record

December 2013

1. December 3Free Laboratory Informatics Presentation1 comment
2. December 11Wireframes: Screen DesignLIMS · ELN
3. December 12Wireframes: Screen Design - An Idea on Lorem IpsumLIMS · ELN1 comment
4. December 17No More Labels - My Empty OfficeLIMS1 comment
5. December 19Last Post for 20131 comment

2014 39 entries

January 2014

1. January 152014: The Year of ?1 comment
2. January 29Numbers: Are They Liars?3 comments

February 2014

1. February 4Words to Ban From the LIMS/Laboratory Informatics IndustryLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics2 comments
2. February 24No Pittcon For MeLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics2 comments

April 2014

1. April 4SampleManager 11LIMS
2. April 11No TIW For MeLIMS

May 2014

1. May 6Bad Timing?LIMS
2. May 15Social Media Marketing CommentsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics6 comments
3. May 20Social Media ExperimentLIMS · Laboratory Informatics3 comments
4. May 21Yet Another Potential Statistical BlunderLIMS3 comments

August 2014

1. August 53D Glasses: Not Just for Horror Movies, Anymore
2. August 11Notice: Moving the Web-site
3. August 19Notice: Web-site Not Moved, But It's Finished

September 2014

1. September 5One Reason Why Customers Don't Switch3 comments
2. September 8Responsibility and the Laboratory Informatics ProjectLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
3. September 9Fall is HereLIMS · ELN
4. September 16Leveraging Code2 comments
5. September 23More Articles to Industry Publications to OccurLaboratory Informatics1 comment

October 2014

1. October 1Gulf Coast Conference: GHS Compliance PresentationLIMS · ELN
2. October 8WordCamp 20142 comments
3. October 9LabWare LIMS/ELN GroupsLIMS4 comments
4. October 13LabWare LIMS / ELN TipsLIMS · ELN1 comment
5. October 14SampleManager LIMS / LES TipsLIMS3 comments
6. October 22LabWare LIMS / ELN and SampleManager LIMS / LES - Really?LIMS · ELN2 comments
7. October 23Look for Code C427LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
8. October 28LabWare LIMS vs. ELN Market ShareLIMS

November 2014

1. November 5Best Ever2 comments
2. November 6SCW Anti-Acronym ArticleLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
3. November 6SCW GHS ArticleLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
4. November 19Rewriting Code Rather Than Leveraging It1 comment

December 2014

1. December 2Year-End Griping: Part 1LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
2. December 3Paper Systems Vs. Automated SystemsLaboratory Informatics1 comment
3. December 4The System Architect: Silver Bullet or Good Planning?Laboratory Informatics
4. December 5End of Year Griping: Part 2 (Does Everybody But Me Work for LabAnswer, Now?)Laboratory Informatics1 comment
5. December 8Comment on the Last Post
6. December 11End of Year Griping: Part 3 (Why Are We All Still Writing So Much Code?)LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
7. December 12Busy TimeLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics3 comments
8. December 16SCW Customer Service ArticleLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics3 comments
9. December 17Last Post of 2014

2015 90 entries

January 2015

1. January 5Bad CustomersLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
2. January 6No, I Didn't Mean YouLaboratory Informatics
3. January 12John Trigg and Bob MeyerLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
4. January 13On Increasing Hits
5. January 14Removal of TheIntegratedLab.com FeedLaboratory Informatics1 comment
6. January 15LabWare 2015 Atlanta CECLIMS · ELN
7. January 28LabWare LIMS - AsyncronousLIMS4 comments

February 2015

1. February 10Thermo Fisher Scientific - I Actually Do Know Who They AreLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
2. February 19Note to the "Little" People
3. February 19Maybe There's Hope For Our Projects and Teams, Yet

March 2015

1. March 5Web-site Issues
2. March 5More on Web-site Issues
3. March 11LIMS Versus LIS ArticleLIMS1 comment
4. March 17Work Anniversary2 comments
5. March 26What Do Startups Do?LIMS · ELN3 comments
6. March 31Certification QuestioningLIMS · ELN2 comments

April 2015

1. April 1Tidbits About This Blog
2. April 13Web-site Issues - Again
3. April 14Web-site Issues - Fixed, Again
4. April 16MS Excel: Not the Worst but...LIMS · ELN
5. April 29Converting From One LIMS or ELN to AnotherLIMS · ELN
6. April 30Yet Another Dangerous Graph and Poll

May 2015

1. May 5Finally Meeting My Laboratory Informatics NeighborLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
2. May 9Finally Meeting My Laboratory Informatics NeighborLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
3. May 11Securing Data Isn't The Same as Keeping a Secret1 comment
4. May 13Experts: Are They a Dime a Dozen?4 comments

June 2015

1. June 2Getting Past the MisinformationLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
2. June 10Setting Expectations
3. June 12The Challenge of Change for Informatics Software - Part 1LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
4. June 23I'm Not Lois Lane
5. June 24Resolving a Conflict of Interest Situation2 comments
6. June 25More on Setting Expectations5 comments
7. June 30A Problem If You're Selecting a New Product2 comments

July 2015

1. July 2Learning New SystemsLIMS · ELN
2. July 3The Challenge of Change for Informatics Software - "Print" EditionLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics3 comments
3. July 9New Product Selection - Programming Generalizations for the Project PlanningLIMS · ELN2 comments
4. July 17The System Architect - Always There?LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
5. July 21The Challenge of Change for Informatics Software - Part 2LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
6. July 29"Tell Them What They Want to Hear"
7. July 29The Challenge of Change for Informatics Software (Full Article)LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics

August 2015

1. August 3Why is LIMS Market So Hard to Estimate?LIMS4 comments
2. August 10Bartering in Laboratory InformaticsLaboratory Informatics
3. August 10Web-site Issues/Changes
4. August 11Ten Tips for Interviewing Consultants
5. August 12Use it or Lose It?LIMS · ELN
6. August 17I Find LIMS and ELNs EverywhereLIMS · ELN
7. August 18Post 500
8. August 19The Reality of Finding Courses and Other Learning MaterialsLIMS · ELN1 comment
9. August 21LIMS or ELN Table DiagramsLIMS
10. August 31More Learning for MeLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics

September 2015

1. September 1Update on the Newsletter
2. September 18Usability Test2 comments
3. September 21Markup Languages4 comments
4. September 23Shortages of LabWare Consultants?LIMS
5. September 24Yogi Berra on Projects
6. September 25LabWare ConsultantsLIMS · ELN
7. September 28Consultant ShortagesLIMS
8. September 29Five Things to Do if You Can't Find Resources
9. September 30A Cute LIMS Infographic

October 2015

1. October 2The Safety Video You'd Never Think You'd Need1 comment
2. October 6New Articles for Newsletter
3. October 7Is Over-selling Harmful?LIMS · ELN
4. October 8Is Change in the Wind?3 comments
5. October 9Remote TeamsLIMS · ELN2 comments
6. October 12Ripping Off Companies for Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars with LIMS / ELN SoftwareLIMS
7. October 14More Tips for Remote Teams4 comments
8. October 19This is Not a Pat on the Back, It's a Criticism of Conferences2 comments
9. October 20What Led to My Criticism of Conferences
10. October 22iVention and GeoMetrick Enterprises - a New CustomerLIMS · ELN4 comments
11. October 23iVention's Blog Versus Out On a LIMS® BlogLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
12. October 26Product Usability Evaluation
13. October 27Nothing But StarLIMS?LIMS
14. October 28Being an Expert Doesn't Pay the Bills

November 2015

1. November 2Dividing Different Writing Venues3 comments
2. November 3Understanding Software Services Charges
3. November 6Tools Don't Solve Your Problems3 comments
4. November 9Paperless Lab AcademyLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
5. November 13Difference Between C# and VGLLIMS
6. November 17The Negative Effects of Bad LIMSBasicLIMS
7. November 18Programming Around Your SystemLIMS · ELN2 comments
8. November 18Changing the Title of Two Posts
9. November 19LabWare LIMS and SQL, SpecificallyLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
10. November 23The Struggle in Booking Projects for Small Services Companies4 comments
11. November 25Brewing Up a Laboratory SampleLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
12. November 30Get Writing, FolksLIMS1 comment

December 2015

1. December 2Scribes for the Paperless LabLaboratory Informatics6 comments
2. December 4This Negative Technical Person4 comments
3. December 8Why Consulting and Other Lists Don't Work in Our Industry3 comments
4. December 10A Note to Newsletter Readers Who Are New to this Blog
5. December 16Who Are Our Industry Influencers?Laboratory Informatics6 comments

2016 113 entries

January 2016

1. January 4What the New Year BringsLIMS · ELN
2. January 5Don't Lose Your LabWare LIMS / ELN Static DataLIMS
3. January 7Innovation, Press Release and Steve Epner5 comments
4. January 8More About the Newsletter
5. January 12What Changing Technology Means to Us Technical Folks2 comments
6. January 13Brewing Up a Laboratory Sample, Once MoreLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
7. January 19Favorite Posts and Articles of 2015LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
8. January 20Your Favorite Posts and Articles of 2015LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
9. January 21Clarification to the Last Two Posts and Question
10. January 25Dispelling a Laboratory Informatics MythLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics7 comments
11. January 26Book Review: "Real Influence"1 comment
12. January 27Change of Leadership at Astrix

February 2016

1. February 1Simplifying Product Selection in the LIMS/Laboratory Informatics Industry1 comment
2. February 2Three Tips For Learning to Gather Requirements10 comments
3. February 4Three More Tips on Writing Requirements
4. February 8LIMS Market Report for PurchaseLIMS3 comments
5. February 9Another LIMS Market Report for PurchaseLIMS
6. February 10Nobody Can Do it AllLIMS3 comments
7. February 16If You Waited Too Long for LabWare and Other ConsultantsLIMS · ELN1 comment
8. February 17Risk of Not Maintaining Approved Vendor ListLIMS · ELN8 comments
9. February 18What Happens When Customers Don't Pay2 comments
10. February 19Too Much Contact With Recruiters For Single Customers
11. February 22Small Services Business Question: Will Work Overflows in LIMS/LI Help You?
12. February 23Quoted for "Reassessing LIMS: The Failures of Current Lab Software"LIMS
13. February 24A Question For Recruiters (or Anyone That Knows)LIMS · ELN11 comments

March 2016

1. March 2Project Kick-Off: Reason and Details
2. March 4GeoMetrick Enterprises: Twenty Years in the Making7 comments
3. March 7iVention and LinkedIn Profile ChangeLIMS
4. March 9Last "Out On a LIMS®" Newsletter - Blog ContinuesLIMS1 comment
5. March 11Comments on Twenty Years of CustomersLIMS · ELN
6. March 14Upgrades - Taking the PlungeLIMS · ELN2 comments
7. March 22More on the Paperless Lab AcademyLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
8. March 30Goodbye to the Newsletter2 comments
9. March 31Goodbye to the Newsletter - The Sequel

April 2016

1. April 1No Tricks, Just a Funny Story
2. April 4Book Review "Simplify Everything"
3. April 6For Those Businesses That Need Help - SCORE One for You
4. April 11Product Selection on a Smaller BudgetLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics2 comments
5. April 12Product Selection - A Trend?LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
6. April 13Making Software Product Selection Affordable to EveryoneLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
7. April 18Not Such Big News - Not Attending LabWare CEC 2016LIMS · ELN2 comments
8. April 19Regulatory News - Theranos
9. April 20Free Laboratory Informatics Consulting at GeoMetrick EnterprisesLIMS · Laboratory Informatics
10. April 21Free Consulting From GeoMetrick Enterprises Based on ReferralsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
11. April 22What Can be Done in a DayLIMS · ELN
12. April 25LabWare CEC 2016 and HALLIMS · ELN4 comments
13. April 26SampleManager and the Strange Services EnvironmentLIMS
14. April 28LabWare (and Others) and the Strange Services EnvironmentLIMS1 comment

May 2016

1. May 5More on Not Losing LabWare Static DataLIMS · ELN
2. May 6How to Create Huge Problems With Your LabWare and Other SystemsLIMS · ELN4 comments
3. May 10Appropriate System Admin for LabWare and Other SystemsLIMS · ELN
4. May 11Thanks to the 2016 International Life Science Awards8 comments
5. May 16Code Vaults and Management - Inappropriate UseLIMS · ELN1 comment
6. May 17Code Versioning
7. May 19Don't Wait() on Your LabWare SystemLIMS · ELN
8. May 23Notes on Resistance to UpgradingLIMS · ELN11 comments

June 2016

1. June 1The "Free" Stuff We Get2 comments
2. June 7Five Tips on Contracts
3. June 16Value-Added Dilemma5 comments
4. June 17More on the 2016 International Life Science Award
5. June 20GeoMetrick Enterprises: Best Laboratory Informatics Solutions Company - USALaboratory Informatics6 comments
6. June 21Asking For Your Help With My Press Release2 comments
7. June 23Difference Between LIMS and Sample ManagerLIMS1 comment
8. June 28Press Releases and Other Industry NewsLaboratory Informatics1 comment

July 2016

1. July 6GeoMetrick Enterprises Adds Services: Welcome to Dr. Slomczynski1 comment
2. July 7Questions Answered: Services Not Discontinued and Blog Staying the SameLIMS · ELN1 comment
3. July 12Unstructured Data and the Data GraveyardLIMS · ELN3 comments
4. July 13Is Paper Ever Better?Laboratory Informatics
5. July 19The Scope Creep and I Mean Me!6 comments
6. July 26Validation and Configuration: The Misconception About the Three TypesLIMS · ELN3 comments
7. July 27Can R&D and QC be Combined Into One System? Five Factors to ConsiderLIMS · ELN5 comments
8. July 28The Feedback I Get About This Blog2 comments

August 2016

1. August 2GeoMetrick Enterprises Adds a Blog: Welcome to "HPLC'N You"
2. August 10The Lack of the Ultimate SystemLIMS · ELN3 comments
3. August 17Still Not "Knowing" New SystemsLIMS · ELN2 comments
4. August 19GHP 2016 International Life Sciences Awards1 comment
5. August 22Some Comments on the 2016 GHP Life Sciences AwardsLaboratory Informatics5 comments
6. August 30Awards and Recognition4 comments

September 2016

1. September 1Notes on Company Blog Policy
2. September 7Paradigm Changes
3. September 13Changes at "Scientific Computing"?2 comments
4. September 14Thank You Scientific Computing World!4 comments
5. September 15Gone from LinkedIn LIMS/LI Group and OthersLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics6 comments
6. September 16More on the LinkedIn LIMS/LI GroupLIMS · ELN4 comments
7. September 20Three Ways to Ruin Your LabWare LIMS / ELN and Other SystemsLIMS7 comments
8. September 21Some Levity For the Programmers Out There2 comments
9. September 26Control of Cloud Data
10. September 28Three Reasons Failing Projects Continue to Fail
11. September 29Three MAJOR Problems With Well-Run Projects

October 2016

1. October 3Notes on Our Market
2. October 5Building Services For New Products: Underappreciated but ImportantLIMS1 comment
3. October 11Where Have All the SampleManager Resources Gone?LIMS
4. October 12Ditto for the LabWare LIMS / ELNLIMS2 comments
5. October 13Where Did ScienceSoftwareBlog.com Go?
6. October 18Why Non-Life Science Companies Should Care About Life Sciences AwardsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
7. October 19Customers and LinkedIn2 comments
8. October 20My Conference For the Year: WordCamp 2016LIMS · ELN
9. October 24Why Google Does Not Always Help Your Product SelectionLIMS8 comments
10. October 26Web-Site Changes

November 2016

1. November 1Updates on the Web-site Changes
2. November 3I'm Watching Too Many Demos: Some CommentsLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
3. November 9Passwords - Not the Ultimate Security Tool3 comments
4. November 15Small Pharma/Bio QC System Selection SuggestionLIMS
5. November 28Yes, I Do Know How to Spell "iVention"LIMS · ELN
6. November 30Paperless Lab Academy 2017LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment

December 2016

1. December 2Networking and Business Cards1 comment
2. December 6Notes on Writing
3. December 7What is the Difference Between GXP and GMP?
4. December 8Software Vendors Compare With OthersLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics11 comments
5. December 9Yes, I Broke the GeoMetrick Enterprises Web-Site
6. December 12It Was a Dark and Stormy Night: More Comments About Writing
7. December 14The Work-Around Trap
8. December 19More on Security1 comment