Today I had mine, even though I switched jobs only 5 months ago. It really seemed a little silly. Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate the feedback on how I’m catching on to the job compared to the expectations, in terms of knowing where I should be, but it’s not really fair for someone to…
Yesterday, I was writing about the bump in the road with using Open Office instead of MS Office on our pool laptops, namely, PowerPoint presentations. Today, my further research into that led me in some interesting directions. I started out getting a copy of the PowerPoint viewer. I know that not everyone has their presentation…
Yes, they have added all sorts of new features, even more announced this week. I’m still unimpressed. Until Pownce has a public API, and a way to use it with a mobile device built on that API, I’m simply not interested. All the rest of this stuff is pure fluff until that exists. The service…
I wrote earlier about a grand experiment with Open Office that I’ve been trying. Today, the experiment kicked in to full gear with the arrival of our two laptops. After setting up one of them, including an install of Open Office 2.3, I only had a chance to open a couple of files and see…
I think I’ve mentioned before the reasons I’m attracted to photography, but as I’ve gotten somewhat better at it, more and more I find myself enjoying something else about it. While I’m certainly enjoying getting better at it, now I’m also really enjoying seeing other people enjoy my photos. Today that really became clear to…
I can’t take credit for this, but this afternoon I got the following email from our Helpdesk Manager: 1. Before you go to a desk, send the attached file with instructions for the user not to open it until a helpdesk technician is at their desk. 2. Go to the user’s desk, put your hands…