Software

New Software

After a lengthy testing and refinement process, the new marina management software has been rolled out for the Santa Barbara Harbor. It”s been a long process, but now that it’s up and running things should settle into new and improved routines for staff to serve the public.

Pushing Forward

What do you do when you run into a few more software issues than you were expecting? You step back, regroup, refocus, and reevaluated. Try to look at the issue with fresh eyes so that you can move forward. That’s where we are with our marina management software upgrade. Push forward.

Software Update

The software update and switch over is going much slower than expected. Part of the problem is having a vendor in a different time zone, and the other part is having support staff unavailable when needed to resolve network issues and updates. We will march forward nonetheless.

New Software

Next week we will begin running tests of some new software, looking for things that need improvement and getting up to speed on new ways of doing things. Always a challenge, but often times worth the effort. We will keep you posted on the project.

Updates

Just a quick bit of commentary to remind folks that from time to time things need to be updated…. that goes for everything from equipment to software. In this day and age, it’s software that becomes out of date quicker than anything else. Fitting updates into our routines may be a pain, but in the … Read more

Testing Software

We’ve been testing software aging, it’s just amazing how many folks want to sell you a bill of goods. To try and convince you that it’s a good idea to buy software to do something other than what it was designed to do. Our advice is get to know your strengths, get help with your … Read more

Bogged Down

We here at Harbor News have been bogged down lately with technology and software project lately. We hope to put some of those projects to rest soon and get back to focusing on other nautical related projects. Stay safe and have fun folks.