Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
Make Summertime The Right Time
We work in a cyclical business that experiences ups and downs due to the seasons and weather. But there's a puzzling difference between the Cape and Islands and much of the rest of New England.
Who’s In Your Future
A great mechanic or a skilled carpenter is a gift to us all. Two things, besides innate talent, make either as good as they are: experience and patience. I wonder which came first? The patience to learn, or the experience to demonstrate...
Dollars for Change
Plenty is going on right now in our industry, our country, and our world. We have a voracious appetite for front-page headlines and a news media that creates the news—sometimes more than it reports it!
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.”
Albert Pike, American Lawyer
Spell it Out Clearly for Success
In our role as a supplier, we get a view into several thousand of our customers’ businesses. We have the privilege of seeing what works and the lessons from what doesn’t.
Parallel Processing
Parallel Processing is a computer term that describes the way a computer can perform multiple processing or storage functions at the same time.
Lessons From A Small Town
We have long had the pleasure of spending Christmas in a small town in Maine. We have been going there for years and are always reminded that Maine really is the perfect place to celebrate a holiday.