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Time-Out: Take a Break

A compilation of various serious, and not-so-serious stories from the varied world of IT. Compiled from various sources over the years.


The Twelve Bugs of Christmas

  A tuneful Christmas to everyone...
 

The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee

  When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day is not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee...
 

The Computer swallowed Grandma

  This is a tribute to all the Grandmas and Grandpas who have been fearless and learned to use the computer...
 
Stakeholder Management
Sub-titled "I'm a designer - get me out of here !", this presentation looks at some of the animals in the IT jungle which designers and architects need to deal with... stakeholders.ppt - 776 KB.
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IT Production - Cinderella or Ugly Sister?
With the pantomime season fast upon us, many IT managers will be dreading the pager call in the middle of Act 2 "IT's behind you!", or rather "IT's not working"... cinderella.pdf - 92 KB.
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IT Production - Cinderella or Ugly Sister?

  With the pantomime season fast upon us, many IT managers will be dreading the pager call in the middle of Act 2 "IT's behind you!", or rather "IT's not working"...
 

Short Management Aptitude Test

  According to Andersen Consulting Worldwide, around 90% of the professionals they tested got all questions wrong...
 

Quotable Quotes

  Some general quotations...
 

Windows or Linux ? - A case for logic, instead of emotion.

  Following a very interesting Letter to the Editor in the May 2004 issue of the BCS Computer Bulletin entitled "Windows or Linux?", I penned the following reply which was published in September.
 

Defining moments in IT.

  A 200-word explanation of what the defining moment was in IT history. In this case, the "Killer App" which made the Sinclair ZX80.
 

Desiderata for Unix

  For anyone who has read the real "Desiderata", the similarities will be immediately obvious.

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