Advice for Young SysAdmins
I’ve been working in the technology field since 1986, and it’s been a long and winding road, with many twists and turns. I thought I would take a minute and share some tips with my brethren who might be just starting out.
Category Archives: Tech Career
Who is Behind Job Spam?
If you have been in the job market, chances are that you have received a lot of “offers” from recruiters. Lots of times, these “offers” are for short-term contracts, in random places around your country. I thought I’d pick apart the email header, and share it here. It’s not uncommon to receive email from recruiters, especially through services… Read More »
Don’t Throw Away Your Servers Yet
Recently, Jon Evans of TechCrunch posted a really intriguing article discussing why your software development package is behind schedule. It’s a really good article, and I agree with 66 percent of it. He makes and explains two of the three points really well. As a systems guy, I take a bit of umbrage with the third point.
Keep clean with SOAP notes
When I was a young IT professional, a more senior professional introduced me to SOAP notes for helping document and manage my my tickets. More than 25 years later, I still use this method, with great effect.
Simple Project Management with Bulleted Lists
For IT folks, the mentioning the “P” word brings visions of long, drawn-out lists of things to be done, usually enforced by someone who barely knows how to power on their computer. There are even those of us who deny the project-management aspect of information technology. Don’t think of it as just a task list. Think of it… Read More »
What Annoys Me About Trade Shows
Recently, I had the good fortune to attend HP Discover 2013 in Las Vegas, NV. Overall, it was a really good show, at which I learned some really cool new things about HP, as well as new ways of performing the routine stuff.
10 tips for tech writers
Tech-writing is a tricky business. It’s not a very high profile industry, so there’s not much support around. Follow these 10 quick tips, and you’ll be well on your way to a satisfying tech-writing career.
Failure to Plan, Plan to Fail
Let’s say that you have a software project that’s under severe time pressure. Let’s say that this deadline is so tight that you already know it will involve many late nights of black coffee and frenetic programming. What can you do to make this process go faster?
Dealing with Information Overload
It’s been said that the average New York Times Sunday edition contains more information than a person in 15th century England was exposed to during their entire lifetime.
Computer Consulting and Virtual IT
Do you own or manage a computer consulting company? Would you like to achieve greater small business success? If so, then get ready to learn why most computer consulting companies get IT (Information Technology) wrong and what you can do about it.