Monthly Archives: October 2006
Spooky Spooky! IE7 is Coming! Spooky Spooky!
Tomorrow is Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) day (info). Microsoft is planning to roll it out through automatic updates. Ooohh, Microsoft! Why must you induce IBS (info)? I did rant some time ago about how I thought auto updates were such … Continue reading
Wow!
The well-wishes have been very uplifting. But I was not expecting the job listings, offers to pass around my resume, and contacts. I’m stunned and grateful and planning on making the best use of all your help. Thank you, everyone! … Continue reading
Wasting My Time
Boss being how he is, no one actually wants to talk to him if it can be helped. As a result I’ve worked independently for a while, with little or no information exchange between him and me. Boss has decided … Continue reading
Computer Equipment Rental
For our recent fundraiser the event planner spoke to me about computer rentals and her needs for the project. We didn’t comparison shop, we just went with who we used last year, Rent-A-PC (site). They not only made the planning … Continue reading
Suddenly MStyfied
The PowerPoint onslaught continued today. I poorly timed the setup of my long delayed WSUS project (post) this week, unaware that when half the company went to the west coast tomorrow it meant PowerPoint, PowerPoint, PowerPoint for me. Suddenly I … Continue reading
Next Level of Productivity: PowerPoint?
It’s happened twice. I go into a company, rebuild their network, and clean up their workstations. The result is that increased productivity appears in one form: PowerPoint. Suddenly everyone is doing presentations. It’s happening here like it occurred at my … Continue reading
I’m A Man, Technobaby!
When I started this blog I purposely left out the context of my gender. The intention was to focus on the broader scope of non-profit technology and not so much on myself. I figured my gender was irrelevant to the … Continue reading
An Opinion About Raiser’s Edge
Celeste had inquired about my opinion on Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge (RE) in a recent comment (post). It’s a program that has dominated fundraising and one that I’ve worked with quite a bit. However I should clarify, I don’t work with … Continue reading
Kintera Sucks, Man!
The mind can only take so much of the illogical. When 75% of one’s time is spent trying to make connections between tasks and elements in a program as vast and as ill-conceived as Kintera, all one wants to do … Continue reading
Speaker/Tower Confusion
A frenzied social worker called saying her boss’ computer would not start. She was left in charge of checking her director’s email while she was on vacation. Ignoring that I had already explained to everyone that I can help them … Continue reading