Yes, this is a 4 day work week for me, but if today is any indication, it’s going to be a long one. It’s a pretty popular week to take vacation, so our department is down a few people, as is the rest of the firm. You would think that would result in less work…
I got my copy of Todd Cochrane’s Podcasting, the Do-It-Yourself Guide in the mail yesterday. In addition, my wife’s early Xmas gift for me, a backpack case for my laptop was in the mail as well. I’m looking forward to reading Todd’s book, and I’m looking forward to having a lightweight way to carry my…
Just put up pictures from the weekend in Dayton on Finnegan’s blog. We had a good time checking out both the Air Force Museum and the Egyptian exhibit at the Dayton Art Institute. The week got off to a crazy start after that though. We have 3 helpdesk people and aside from taking all the…
I tell you, working for a larger organization, supporting 10 times the number of users I used to support and supporting a wider variety of tools, sure keeps you on your toes. This week I spent time battling a spyware infection, troubleshooting Word macros, Excel formulas, PowerPoint graphics, Outlook options, printer connections, and Acrobat Reader…
While still trying to keep a bit of mystery about where I currently work, and where I’m going to be working, there are a few things that I find very interesting about my upcoming job-switch that I want to share and discuss. Mostly, I’m interested in how much of my experience can be extrapolated out…
Last night I listened to the latest In the Trenches podcast. Kevin and his guest, Chuck Tomasi were discussing a number of issues that I feel strongly about, and have been reminded of recently in my own workplace. They were talking about the image you, as an IT person, project to the people you support…
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