I feel that my outlook on 'crisis management' changed and matured over my years in IT.  When I was young and energetic and pursuing an opportunity, I was essentially willing...

On another occasion many years ago, in a shop that did online data entry from CRT terminals 24 hours a day into flat file structures, our process periodically was shut...

I was pretty new to a company working for a technically challenged DP manager, and was responsible for code I had not written.  One day things crashed and production was...

Brent, while in Hawaii, look for a place that can make a good Zombie for you. They're way beyond any on the mainland 'cause they use local fruits. ...

Steve, and all, I wish you folks good times as you enjoy vacations here and there.  Our occupation is possibly one of the most stressful, and time away is critical...

If I had ever written code like this I would hope I would have been fired.  But unfortunately, my employers also pretty much tolerated this also.  If the code is...

Only dumb people walk away from their laptops at Starbucks.  End of story.

You are so correct in everything above. And that is pretty much what I did.  Fairly early in my career I took a position as IT manager...

After six months on the job, I would guess the largest problem is getting permissions needed to fix problems.  In my last position, after around ten years there, it was...

Lynn, for what it's worth, I've been around trucks all my life and driven pickups since I was 16. (Now 75). I have a 2010 Ford F-150 with...

Well, admittedly I'm old school here when it comes to this topic. I have to think that we would be smart to keep our servers focused on the traditional tasks...