Monthly Archives: June 2006

I knew I was going to discover this. Digging through the company’s old invoices I found that it was paying retail for all its technology purchases. Coupons don’t count, that’s still retail. I think this behavior is similar in many … Continue reading →

In response to my last post, Seanan from Techsoup (site) simplified Microsoft’s charity software policy (link) as best as possible. It helped some, so for that I thank Seanan, but after reading the clarification I could not stop laughing. It … Continue reading →

Why must a lawyer be hired to understand Microsoft’s licensing? No matter how much I deal with MS licensing, my brain will not fathom its magnitude. I stand before it as if in the presence of something monumental, but I … Continue reading →

I sat down with all of them individually today after the mail service was reinstated. I explained the worst of it first, that much of their emails were archived and that their mailboxes were capped at 400 MB. For some … Continue reading →

I was furious yesterday. I’m sure that was made clear. I’ve come to some realizations today. While I did lay blame to yesterday’s fiasco on administration and staff, that doesn’t really address the issue. Having used Exchange Enterprise Server for … Continue reading →

Sometimes crying doesn’t mean weeping, it means screaming at the top of your lungs so someone will pay some f’in attention. Earlier this week, a conversation every non-profit IT manager has had with administration (paraphrased): CRIER: Our mailboxes are out … Continue reading →

If the organization isn’t investing in infrastructure, it surely isn’t paying its technical staff well. The result is often a poorly assembled network with an undisciplined IT department and few standardized practices. It isn’t necessarily that the technical staff is … Continue reading →

Non-profits send out newsletter blasts, post their email addresses on the website, and of course the out-of-office responder. There is also the sweet, good-natured staff person (which is nearly everyone since it’s a non-profit) who will click away at everything. … Continue reading →

I’m very much convinced that non-profits do lack self-respect because I feel, from my IT Manager’s perspective, the they do not see themselves as a real business. This is unfortunate because the no-brainer is that their inefficiencies only hurt them … Continue reading →

I named this site quite appropriately. My first day as the sole technology person at a downtown Manhattan non-profit proved this. It’s not that non-profits are difficult places to work, it’s that they lack self-respect. I doubt any self-respecting organization … Continue reading →