Rands in Repose has been on my mind lately and re-read. This gem of a web site contains descriptions of techie and management personalities that I recognize. Okay, several personality description are of me. NADD? My laptop connected to blogs and other web sites, a blaring TV, and desktop playing music, say “Totally!” I am…
Here is how I spent my day: Spent 3 hours today in meetings. Some 3-4 hours trying to prepare for the meetings. Answering emails and phone calls So now, at 11PM I am headed to bed so that in the morning, it can all start anew.
Since so many academically minded individuals read this blog, I thought some of you might be interested in this web service called CiteULike. The idea is to bookmark the academic journal articles you visit and get the reference information more easily. Having gotten out of the academic research game, I really do not know whether…
[Listening to: Music – LJT Bukem – Global Underground: Oslo (Disc 1) (5:35)] I like online forms. Apparently some people are hesitant to use them. They want to call me up and let me hit the magic button that just does what they want to happen. If I have to do more, that is okay…
Here is an article on a WebCT upgrade for which I was interviewed for the Spectator, the university student news paper. Even SGA couldn’t bear the ire of Hurricane Frances. SGA elections, set for Sept. 7, were extended until Thursday, Sept. 9 because the weather interfered with online voting, according to SGA president, Jason Lewis. Lewis said…
Was more than just the virus. Seems several computers were compromised and turned into file sharing hosts. In retaliation for cleaning up that mess, a Distributed Denial of Service attack hit early in the morning. Along the same idea, the Pentagon wants online voting. This surprises me because the technology is not to the point to…
It is amazing how a simple little computer virus causes so much havoc. They make my life miserable. Preserved comments: i’m afraid of them. b/c i have no idea what i’d do if my computer became plagued by one. 🙁 xo! Posted 1/21/2004 12:09 PM by melally
Checklists are a necessary complication to simplify overly complicated processes. This past week I have created 2. There are usually about 5-7 different places that have to be checked. Invariably, I miss one item as it takes 5-10 minutes to do all this. Something always interrupts. Deaprtment Web Site Tech Change Checklist is for every time…
No plans for this weekend. Well, I do have an election system to get operational, test, and have ready to go Monday at midnight. When I found out I was supposed to do it less than 6.5 days before it would be done, I thought maybe it would not be so bad. The old system…