Part of the move to my new office was getting a new laptop.
I got a Dell on order that will come with Vista. So I am hoping to get some hands on time with Vista soon and see how it works.
Besides that I am in my new office and got my PC all set sup and my boxes mostly unpacked. Also had a great weekend. So this is a good day.
Yeah I haven’t posted in a while. I had to move the to a new office as well as a new company (under same parent). It has been keeping me busy.
I will start posting regularly starting next week.
British scientists are planning to see whether a Star Trek-style deflector shield could be built to protect astronauts from radiation.
They argue that magnetic shields could be deployed around spacecraft and on the surfaces of planets to deflect harmful energetic particles.
Several countries’ space agencies have announced their intentions to resume human exploration of the Solar System.
Scientists hope to mimic the magnetic field which protects the Earth.
Cool now I just need them to work on the transporter and the halo deck and I’ll have a good life.
Found this at geeklikeme.net a great daily stop.
Friction is the force that opposes the relative motion or tendency toward such motion of two surfaces in contact.
Yes Friction. We in IT spend so much time working against the business and the business spends so much time working against IT that we are not able to make any movement.
When IT is focused on only what IT wants it loses the ability to see what the business needs or may need. IT becomes focused on what IT needs and discounts any concerns that the business has. IT will pass around the phrases like “Our job is to explain things to idiots”, or “RTFM Issue (Read the F*ing Manual)” even “PBKC (Problem Between Keyboard and Chair)”
While I have said these things myself as well as many others they don’t help but they are a response to the stress that the business puts on IT. In IT we work miracles, I mean on what we are budgeted and what we accomplish it is incredible. We take systems and make the available world wide 24/7, and all we had to do was give up sleep and personal life but the business does not appreciate or reward the effort.
The business uses IT services for every function they do, except maybe bathroom breaks unless they took a Blackberry with them. They don’t see the advances the department made, they only see money spent. When time for bonuses and raises come they are reluctant to give any because your department spent $$$$$ this year. Even though the business is the one benefitting from those dollars. They just see IT as a money pit and will so no to any request out of hand because they see IT spending as out of control.
But where does Friction Come in?
IT seeing a need to spend and the company not wanting to spend = FRICTION
also
Business wanting something and IT Saying it is impossible = FRICTION
This Friction Stops Anything From Getting Done.
What we need is IT and Business to talk and understand each other. And not to be smug it is easier for IT to talk business than business to talk IT.
IT needs to track what department is using services and spending IT money. Report it, or even send bills to the department. Some manager didn’t know what he spent when he asked for someone to be onsite 24/7 but when he gets the bill he will understand.
Also IT needs to tell a business unit what they asked for will cost, not just do it, not just say no. We are here to work technology and not make business decisions. If they ask we need to respond in a business manner. Tell them How Long, How Much, and any other needed resources and ongoing expenses. Let them make an informed business decision.
The Business needs to listen to IT. It should have the CIO in all the management meetings, and take his/her suggestions for way the company can use technology. The CIO has skills and knowledge that the other business managers do not have, and his/her opinion should be taking seriously. Also when the CIO raises a true IT concern take that as a serious issue. Remember Business without IT you would not be able to do your job and your CIO is placed to know when issues and threats are affecting IT infrastructure and that infrastructure is your companies life blood. The Business will listen to lawyers and Tax People then why not your own Tech Expert. The CIO position should be elevated and trusted.
Doing these things will reduce friction between IT and Business and allow the company to move forward much more easily. Not doing this will waste time and resources fighting with each other and distracting all of us from our main goal. To make more money.
These thoughts are inspired by ITIL and brought to you by TheMadAdmin.
Ok Rim has dropped a few users off the network, just those that live in the Western Hemisphere. Not that many. Go back to work.
Oh you can’t because you are heading out of the office and your BB is now a glorified PDA.
Well you can send a message with the BB down and this is how…
Only thing you can do to send a message is to COMPOSE SMS instead of email. You will have a limit of 160 characters so make it count. People can reply. But be careful not to send too many some companies charge for SMS messages.
More info on RIM going Down (That Just Sounds Wrong) Click Here for the cnet article.
OK this is not tech:
Last Friday TheMadAdmin went to a Daddy Daughter dance. My Daughter and I cut the rug (More like the gym floor) for about 2 hours out of the 2 1/2 hour dance. The other dad’s (Most of them at least) were lined around the gym taking the few seats or clumping together for safety, there is nothing more dangerous than an 8 year old that wants to dance after all. They stayed there even when the DJ asked them to come out for a dance, most we got was 10%.
I am not some wise man on a hill or something but I know this is a special time, right now I am the coolest guy this little girl knows. Me dancing with her made her night. She came home telling Mommy they should have one of these dances every week. She was giddy with excitement telling of all the moves, twists, songs and fun she had. I had fun as well.
What I don’t get are the other Dad’s that gave of vibes of not wanting to be there, some claiming tired. (Hey I came straight from work and diner was a hot dog from a cart, so stop crying) I mean if you are going to be like that then don’t go. They were not at the dance, they just brought the daughter and waited for the music to end to take her back home. The look on their collective faces would make you think they were being forced to sit through some boring training class not being given the opportunity to be the coolest guy their daughter knows and giving her a memory that will last a life time. They wasted that chance. Not Me.
So I went out, I danced like no one was watching, I had fun, I was the coolest guy my daughter knows, and I gave her a special memory that can last a lifetime. Good night for me.
The next day at Softball her friends were talking about Mary and Her Dad Dancing All Night.
I now return you to your tech.
TheMadAdmin.
Microsoft has a replacement for FLASH.
Microsoft’s answer to Adobe Systems’ Flash Player has an official name–Silverlight–and a coveted target audience: media and entertainment companies bringing video to the Web.
Talk about an uphill battle. MS takes on the ipod and now goes for flash….Yeah that will work.
That and they are a bunch of lame ass posers that rip people off and never fix things they come to fix.
Found this on Crave an it looks sweet. Anyone who has typed out a message arcade style will appreciate this add-on.
Very cool and I can’t wait for it to come out in the stores. Now if we could get a Wii style WiiMote for the Xbox…..
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