Volume III, 2017–2020

2017 55 entries

January 2017

1. January 3"Safety" is the 2017 Word of the Year3 comments
2. January 5GeoMetrick Enterprises: The Award-Winningest Company in the Industry1 comment
3. January 11It's Time to Say Goodbye18 comments
4. January 31Need Some Help6 comments

March 2017

1. March 3Gone But Not Forgotten, er, I Mean, Actually GoneLIMS · ELN
2. March 3Clarification on Last PostLIMS · ELN2 comments
3. March 7My Unbelievable Pittcon StoryLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
4. March 8Thermo Fisher Scientific and CoreLIMSLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
5. March 19No LIMS/ELN/LES in SightLIMS
6. March 21Web-Site Updates
7. March 24System Purchase and Implementation IssuesLIMS
8. March 28GeoMetrick Enterprises Receives 2017 Best of Cleveland Award2 comments

April 2017

1. April 1Come See the Turnkey System in South DetroitLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
2. April 6UX, and I Don't Mean the OSLIMS · ELN
3. April 11Many Congrats on My Work Anniversary - The Irony
4. April 18The Subtle Differences Between Similar Needs

May 2017

1. May 3Update on Resourcing and Whether There's a ShortageLIMS1 comment
2. May 5Fun SQL Server Posting
3. May 17Update on Resourcing and Whether There's a ShortageLIMS1 comment

June 2017

1. June 1How Do You Know If Remote Resources Are Working, Eat Bon-bons, Or Doing Both?LIMS · ELN
2. June 10A Bizarre New Trend1 comment
3. June 15GeoMetrick Enterprises Entirely Responsible for Accenture's Purchase of LabAnswer and Other Tall TalesLIMS · ELN3 comments
4. June 20A Few Label Printing TipsLIMS1 comment
5. June 22Pixels and YouLaboratory Informatics
6. June 26Saying Hello?LIMS · ELN1 comment
7. June 28Speech and Facial RecognitionLIMS

July 2017

1. July 6Watch Out Paul Drake!LIMS · ELN
2. July 11Solving the Reporting ProblemLIMS · ELN3 comments
3. July 1325+ Years of SampleManager, 30 Years of You and MeLIMS8 comments
4. July 18End of Time at U of M - Regrets?
5. July 19End of Time at U of M - Regrets? (Open Courseware)Laboratory Informatics6 comments
6. July 20Working With GeoMetrick Enterprises
7. July 25End of Time at U of M - Regrets? (I'm Still Glad I Did It?)Laboratory Informatics4 comments
8. July 27End of Time at U of M - Regrets? (The LIMS)LIMS · ELN2 comments

August 2017

1. August 1One More GxP Compliance Issue
2. August 7Web-Site Warning5 comments
3. August 10Web-site Changes: My Memory ReturnsLaboratory Informatics5 comments
4. August 15GeoMetrick Enterprises Wins Global Health & Pharma Award, Again!Laboratory Informatics
5. August 21Notice of No Change
6. August 24Who Owns Us? A Book To Expose The IssuesLIMS
7. August 28Happy 200 Years, U of M!
8. August 31Being a Better Leader by Ari Weinzweig4 comments

September 2017

1. September 7This Blog is Moving Yet Remaining Right Here1 comment
2. September 26Post 700: This Blog is Back On-Line5 comments
3. September 28Three Lessons to Learn Regarding Computer Savvy (or Not) Users1 comment

October 2017

1. October 10Yet More Changes to the Blog2 comments
2. October 17A Lack of Involvement With LabWare, The CompanyLIMS · ELN2 comments
3. October 19LabWare Product and Resource CommentsLIMS · ELN
4. October 24Providing Local Laboratory Services (or Not)LIMS · Laboratory Informatics
5. October 26Matters of Non-ComplianceLIMS2 comments

November 2017

1. November 7Three Tips Toward Compliance Around DocumentationLIMS · ELN
2. November 27Old Blog Links Deleted
3. November 30Five Labvantage Workflow TipsLIMS5 comments

December 2017

1. December 7Why I Write Under my Own NameLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
2. December 21LinkedIn Message Workaround1 comment

2018 36 entries

January 2018

1. January 16Comments Regarding 2018
2. January 24More Comments Regarding 20182 comments
3. January 30Three Observations on Agile and Other Methodologies6 comments

February 2018

1. February 6Non-Compliance and Other Bad AttitudesLIMS · ELN
2. February 14Behind-The-Scenes Discussions: Bad Implementations and Bad ProductsLIMS · ELN
3. February 20Notes On Software Testing HabitsLIMS · ELN4 comments

March 2018

1. March 1Five Bad Software Testing HabitsLIMS · ELN
2. March 6GeoMetrick Enterprises' Anniversary5 comments
3. March 13The Illusory Cost-Benefit Analysis2 comments
4. March 20System Admin Date/Time ProblemLIMS1 comment
5. March 27GeoMetrick Enterprises Wins Global Health & Pharma Award, Yet Again!Laboratory Informatics5 comments

April 2018

1. April 3Blog ChangesLaboratory Informatics2 comments
2. April 10Unprintable CharactersLIMS
3. April 17Three High-Level Reporting TipsLIMS3 comments
4. April 24Database Backup TypesLIMS1 comment

May 2018

1. May 1Should You Break Your Working LIMS, ELN or LES?LIMS
2. May 3More Blog Changes1 comment
3. May 8How Mobile is Your LIMS/ELN/LES and Do You Care As Much as You Think You Do?LIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics
4. May 15Two Issues For Writing a Generic Mobile App for Your LIMS, ELN or LESLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics1 comment
5. May 31Contracting With Your Vendor Or Software Firm Is Not TrivialLIMS · ELN · Laboratory Informatics

June 2018

1. June 5Moving to Iowa and How Times Change1 comment
2. June 14CV Magazine 2018 Corporate Excellence Award1 comment

July 2018

1. July 17Challenges in InterfacingLIMS1 comment
2. July 23iVention Change is Not Actually a Change2 comments
3. July 31Summer is a Time for the Music of Our Industry1 comment

August 2018

1. August 14Three+ Elements for Codes of Conduct3 comments
2. August 23The Impending Move
3. August 28Is Validation the Place to Be?4 comments

September 2018

1. September 4WordPress, LIMS and UpgradesLIMS · ELN
2. September 25GeoMetrick Enterprises Has Moved2 comments

October 2018

1. October 2Three Ineffective Training Ideas2 comments
2. October 17Micro-ConsultingLIMS · ELN3 comments

November 2018

1. November 8Three Reasons Micro Consulting is Less ExpensiveLIMS · ELN4 comments
2. November 28Learning to Manage and Project Manage1 comment

December 2018

1. December 6Picking The Best Programming Language
2. December 14More Comments on the Industry4 comments

2019 54 entries

January 2019

1. January 2A New Year of Reflection
2. January 8SAP LIMS Interface - Some BackgroundLIMS3 comments
3. January 15Three Challenges For an SAP LIMS InterfaceLIMS
4. January 22LabWare LIMS ModulesLaboratory Informatics
5. January 24Comments on LinkedIn (and Not FaceBook)Laboratory Informatics2 comments
6. January 29Be Careful Combining LIMS FeaturesLaboratory Informatics

February 2019

1. February 1Using Your LabWare User Guide, LocallyLaboratory Informatics
2. February 5Labware LIMS / ELN: LIMS Basic Not SmalltalkLIMS2 comments
3. February 7VGL ProgrammingLIMS1 comment
4. February 12Ongoing Blog Changes
5. February 19Learning the Labvantage LIMSLIMS
6. February 27No Product Reviews, HereLIMS · ELN

March 2019

1. March 5LIMS Selection Difficult for IndustriesLIMS
2. March 12Using Vertical ResourcesLaboratory Informatics
3. March 1423 Years of GeoMetrick Enterprises and Pi Day!
4. March 1823 Years of GeoMetrick Enterprises and LabWare LIMSLIMS
5. March 1923 Years of Thank Yous
6. March 2023 Years of Products
7. March 2123 Years of Projects and More
8. March 2223 More Years of GeoMetrick Enterprises?
9. March 26Three Reasons To Keep Non-Performing Resources (and Why LIMS/ELN/LES Projects Continue to Cost So Much)LIMS · ELN

April 2019

1. April 2Rolling the Dice for Project Success
2. April 9Three Ideas For Project "Stashbusting"LIMS · ELN
3. April 16This Blog: Moving (and Shaking?)
4. April 23Comments on This Blog's Impending Move

May 2019

1. May 7Is This Blog Still Moving?
2. May 17Progress on the Move Plus Other News
3. May 22Announcing the Move
4. May 27If You See This Post
5. May 27Please Re-subscribe to "Out on a LIMS®"

June 2019

1. June 5Is Coding the Right Career Path For You?
2. June 12LIMS Product Safety and MoreLIMS · ELN
3. June 20Should R&D and QC LIMS Be in One System?LIMS · ELN
4. June 27Podcast : Seven Initial Questions For Combining R&D and QC LIMSLIMS · ELN

July 2019

1. July 11LIMS Configuration Versus Customization: Still ConfusingLIMS · ELN2 comments
2. July 16Podcast: Seven Initial Questions for Combining R&D and QC LIMS - The RedoLIMS · ELN
3. July 23LIMS Code ReviewLIMS · ELN

August 2019

1. August 1LIMS Social Media: How ToLIMS · ELN
2. August 8Five Remote LIMS Resource TipsLIMS
3. August 15LIMS Interfaces With SAP and Other SystemsLIMS
4. August 22LIMS Remote Work Tool TipsLIMS
5. August 29The End of Agile for LIMS?LIMS

September 2019

1. September 5LIMS Communications: It's For EveryoneLIMS
2. September 12Custom LIMS and Add-OnsLIMS
3. September 26Beverage / Science Tour and More

October 2019

1. October 10LIMS Project BehaviorLIMS
2. October 17LIMS Leaders Versus LIMS Managers
3. October 24We've Always Done it That Way - Both SidesLIMS
4. October 30Customer Service Versus Customer Success

November 2019

1. November 7No Customer Success for LIMSLIMS1 comment
2. November 14Does Transformation Require a Consultant?LIMS
3. November 21LIMS Website or App - or Both?LIMS · ELN

December 2019

1. December 5Can LIMS Compete With Features?LIMS4 comments
2. December 12Top Posts of 2019 for This Blog

2020 30 entries

January 2020

1. January 92020 Plans
2. January 16Dumbing it Down and 2019 - What NOT to DoLIMS
3. January 23Non-LIMS Training1 comment

February 2020

1. February 13Change Management - Being Ready and WillingLIMS
2. February 27Recruiter Notes: A Crazy Day, Last ThursdayLIMS

March 2020

1. March 12LIMS and Coronavirus
2. March 19Overtrained and Overthinking
3. March 26Cybersecurity and Ethical Hacking Training and Story

April 2020

1. April 2LIMS Leadership During Times of Crisis
2. April 9Decision-Making: Neither Good Nor BadLIMS
3. April 16Remote LIMS Work: Six Months Until Never
4. April 21IT Folks Read Sports Poems
5. April 30LIMS Industry Economy ThoughtsLIMS

May 2020

1. May 7Plug and Play LIMSLIMS · ELN2 comments
2. May 28Numbers Are Liars - As UsualLIMS3 comments

June 2020

1. June 18Three Leadership Tips Plus a Bonus TipLIMS
2. June 25Competing for LIMS StaffLIMS

July 2020

1. July 8LIMS Resource Plan BLIMS
2. July 30LIMS and Artificial Intelligence - Similar IssuesLIMS · ELN2 comments

August 2020

1. August 6LIMS Sunk Cost FallacyLIMS · ELN2 comments
2. August 12Almost the Last Post6 comments

September 2020

1. September 18Still Not the Last Post: Updates and Comments

October 2020

1. October 1The MOMi Guide - Overview and ConfigurabilityLIMS
2. October 6Out on a LIMS ® is Going Away, Soon6 comments
3. October 13The MOMi Guide Typology Example
4. October 22Out on a LIMS ® Not Going Away But Moving
5. October 29The MOMi Guide for MES

November 2020

1. November 5The MOMi Guide Technology Example

December 2020

1. December 10New About the Out on a LIMS® Move
2. December 29Out On a LIMS® Blog is Moved