Sign of a broken Mac

Today I’ve worked on getting an old iMac fucntional. My wife purchased it rather cheap ($25 at a garage sale). Perfect for those projects that need to be cross-platform since previously I had no Mac. There is only one problem: the MacOS install is totally borked!

Here’s the situation I found myself in. I need [...]

Security like it’s 1995

At work we are migrating our main ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software to the next major version released by our vendor. This new version uses the web browser for the client interface, rather than distributing a proprietary client. There are problems however:

VBScript The use of this client-side scripting language forces Internet Explorer as the [...]

How to drive customers away

Based on dealings with other company’s, here is a simple list: How to drive away clients and lose business

Don’t clearly explain problems Don’t return your clients’ calls (voice, email, etc) Use software that you lack experience with Use software that is unsupported Don’t provide status updates to client Don’t test solution before putting into [...]

Corporate policies and bureaucracy: compounding simple tasks

Corporate policies and bureaucracy can cause difficulties for employees as is well documentated. Such often place employees in awkward circumstances and require contorted actions to perform even minor tasks. This happened to me recently. My task? Simple, I needed to create some simple graphics for a web site.

Easy, just submit the specifications to the [...]

Can you name this item?

Situation: I’m in my supervisor’s office (IT Manager) when the Shipping supervisor walks in carrying a slender box about 18 inches long. Let’s call my Boss Lana and the Shipping Supervisor Sam. Sam holds up the box, “I believe this belongs to you Lana.” He pulls something from the box, a long rod with a [...]