Torbjorn Zetterlund: a blog about data and technology.

  • Successful IT projects are characterized by less bureaucracy

    Successful IT projects are characterized by less bureaucracy

    Browsing the latest technology news today, I came across the article IT projects need less complexity not more governance. I really agree with the findings that are presented in the article – I have come to a similar conclusion after spending decades in the software industry that less bureaucracy and less complexity are the ingredients for a…

  • Connect your WordPress to SalesForce

    Connect your WordPress to SalesForce

    You have your WordPress website up and running, next you need to connect your WordPress with your Salesforce account to capture your new leads. Connecting WordPress to Salesforce is a straight forward process and in no time you can transfer data between the two platforms.

  • The Le Tour 2015 Grand Depart weekend in Utrecht and Gouda

    The Le Tour 2015 Grand Depart weekend in Utrecht and Gouda

    I had a great weekend of cycling mixed in with the Grand Depart of the Le Tour de France 2015, the time trial on Saturday was in Utrecht, it was packed with people in full party mode. On Sunday I headed down towards Gouda to take in stage 2 that started in Utrecht with a…

  • Emotional Intelligence in exceptional employees

    Emotional Intelligence in exceptional employees

    A recent international study surveyed more than 500 business leaders and asked them what sets great employees apart. The researchers wanted to know why some people are more successful than others at work, and the answers were surprising; leaders chose “personality” as the leading reason.

  • Migrating images url from one web platform to another web platform

    Migrating images url from one web platform to another web platform

    I recently run into an issue with migrating image URLs from a .NET web platform to WordPress. The issue was that all the images were stored in one folder on the .NET platform content server, and the requirement for the migration of the images was only to move one category to WordPress.

  • Google Search functions new to me

    Google Search functions new to me

    Google Search has some function that you may not be aware off, I’m going to show you a few functions practical and fun that you can do when you are using Google Search.

  • Sunday bike ride under cloudy skies

    Sunday bike ride under cloudy skies

    Today I had a great bike ride under cloudy skies, I mapped out a route with the HammerHead App that took me northwest of Amsterdam along the North Sea Coast to the town of Bergen, then across to the village of Schardam on the shore of Markermeer, south along the coastline to Amsterdam.

  • My first ride with the Hammerhead bicycle navigation device

    My first ride with the Hammerhead bicycle navigation device

    Today I took my first ride with the Hammerhead bicycle navigation device before I left my house, I mapped a route using the Hammerhead app that I bike today.

  • My first look at the Hammerhead bicycle navigation device

    My first look at the Hammerhead bicycle navigation device

    One of the crowdfunded projects that I found worthwhile to fund was the Hammerhead Bicycle Navigation device. Hammerhead is a simple, smart and social navigation platform for bicycles that also includes local route discovery.

  • What motivates people to work

    What motivates people to work

    What motivates people to work, the research teams at Culture Works surveyed more than 850,000 people to learn what makes people the most motivated and engaged in their careers.