In which I rant about the inability to reliably sync Outlook and Google Apps and also the Plaxo UX failure.
Holy Wars: Apple Vs. Adobe or What's Old Is New Again
Apr 13, 2010 By 2 Comments
Way back in the day, before all this fancy schmancy new-fangled crap you pass off for modern computing, we had our very own technology holy wars. Back then it was CP/M versus DOS. There was even a multitasking version of CP/M (I know, even before Apple was a company). However, famously Bill Gates was able [...]
The Quest for the Paperless Office (Part 1: Future-Proofing)
Mar 17, 2010 By 2 Comments
When not doing my real job, I pursue the Great Purge of 2008. I appear to be behind schedule so it's like most big IT projects. In my defense, proper purging is predicated by planning, precision, premeditated patterns, and pre-medicated posturing, especially when it applies to paper. So here's a little story: Once upon a [...]
The User Experience of Server Response Times
Dec 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia You may not realize it, but your IT coworkers are also helping with user experience with each decision made regarding network topology. Until I began working for Sprint, I didn't see the connection between network design and interface design. Well, I didn't see it beyond the obvious general rules of thumb: page [...]
Head First Into Adobe LiveCycle
May 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Yes, yes, I've had my issues with Adobe. However, I'm on a project where only Adobe LiveCycle will do. It's a massive project. The goal is to combine various data sources into PDF files created on the fly and archived for future access. We went through the standard RFP process to evaluate different tools. LiveCycle [...]
National Insecurity
Jan 27, 2009 By 2 Comments
So the new Obama administration comes in and is bewildered by the lack of modern computers in the White House . Their reaction was naive at best. Many of the staffers who were complaining probably never heard of TEMPEST. And what's the deal with whining to the press that they don't have Macintoshes? (see Staff [...]
More Adobe Nonsense
Jan 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I received a phone call from Adobe today. It was coincidence and had nothing to do with my previous rant. The person who called me was a Level 2 technician. I went through my story with him. The difference was that he was an installation expert. In the end, he couldn't help me because I [...]
Long Way From Home by The Heavy