Tagged: Information Technology

November 11, 2011

Don’t forget to check the basis in Troubleshooting

Monty Don from Gardener's World. He was filmin... — Image via Wikipedia

Even professionals overlook things occasionally. Not everyone is humble enough to admit their mistakes.

June 2, 2011

A list of reasons why Security is a challenge for IT

Why the bad guys are winning – Computerworld Blogs. Interesting reasons. I can’t help but think that it all boils down to the 2 M’s. Money and Management. If you have those, you can fix everything else.

March 7, 2011

Always check the date (via A limey’s ramblings)

Excellent troubleshooting. I have a client who has the same problem with not being able to connect at two of her friends Wi-Fi points. I will see if her clock is correct. This limey is a great chap!

As an IT professional, I am occasionally called on to help with the computers of family and friends. I don’t mind doing this because I think its important that computer users who are not literate in the finer workings should be able to get honest professional help without being worried about how much its going to cost them. So when my wife dropped me an email to say someone she worked with was having trouble with her laptop at home I was happy to … Read More

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January 26, 2011

Junk – Can everything be JUNK! Disposible Technology (via K12 Educational Blog)

Well with this logic human beings are junk because eventually we break as well. Still might be worth considering reading this article.

I have been saying this for years… No one can really keep up with technology, but companies are certainly trying to force the issue with the methods they produce product today. It’s truly sad that we have gone down this route, might be too late to turn around though. Companies creating product that cannot be upgraded, batteries that cannot be replaced and the quality of the product just not standing up. This includes everything from little … Read More

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January 26, 2011

Geek Squeaks’ of the Week (#96) (via What’s On My PC)

As always interesting content from his blogroll partners. Of course I might be biased a bit since I am on this list.

Computers and Information Technology is changing at a rate like never seen before. To keep up with the changes, to protect yourself and to learn about the new technologies; it is important to find good resources. Listed below are the resources I depend on to help keep me touch, that I highly recommend. Techpiper Kompozer -The best free webeditor Awesome Wallpapers Star Wars Wallpaper Set 9 My Technology Guide Microsoft Releases Attack Surface Ana … Read More

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November 29, 2010

Questions for Ray Kurzweil (via Tired Road Warrior)

Ray Kurzweil at ACE — Image by TimWilson via Flickr

Famous author. Many people involved in technology also are futurist or transhumanist believers as well.

Futurist (and transhumanist) Ray Kurzweil in Time maganzine (6 Dec 2010) provided answers to the following questions” Is it a mistake to use the events of the recent past as a method of predicting the future? Our intuition about the future is linear. But the reality of information technology is exponential, and that makes a profound difference. If I take 30 steps linearly, I get to 30. If I take 30 steps exponentially, I get to a billion. What … Read More

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