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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
Misbehaving Mice
When I first started at the adoption agency, one of the sweet older social workers would leave voicemails complaining that her mouse did not work. She was never in her office when I arrived but the mouse seemed fine upon … Continue reading
Funny Stuff
The last post, along with Michael Stein’s story (post), has cheered me up a bit. I will post a few funnies over the next couple of days. Please do write your own. ***** Deep in the bowels of the basement … Continue reading
Old Buildings Are Wired Funny
Once upon a time, at my old job, a staff person had been promoted and was given her own office. She decided she wanted her computer in a corner and I set it up by her request. Normally she kept … Continue reading