That’s me, in the trenches

The latest edition of In The Treches has a few minutes of discussion between Kevin and your’s truly about working at the helpdesk and my own experiences working in the field. Go give it a listen, especially if you’ve never listened to Kevin and George before. They do an excellent podcast!

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One Comment

  1. Neat show Mike – gave me the reminder that I need to get my answers in – still think it sounds like an interview for a job with those questions though!

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