Most probably know what it means when you say you’re ‘giving it the old college try.’ However, in general, business and IT often speak very different languages. Sometimes what means one thing to the business means something else entirely to IT. Here’s a humorous look at some familiar jargon and the ultimate disconnect in meaning.… Continue reading The Old College Try
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Best of, post 5: Stay the patient course. Of little worth is your ire. The network is down.
Originally published April 25, 2020 I ran across an old list of computer error messages written as haiku. (“Haiku”? “Haikus”? Whichever…) They continue to amuse me. The one I recalled was: A crash reduces your expensive computer to a simple stone. I went back to my hard drive and found a few more I had written myself: Is that your… Continue reading Best of, post 5: Stay the patient course. Of little worth is your ire. The network is down.
Best of, post 4: Two popsicles and a cup of coffee
Originally published April 13, 2021. Sometimes the punch lines for jokes are better than the jokes themselves. Actually, sometimes the jokes aren’t even worth telling. One of the most famous punchlines is, of course, “Wrecked ’em? Dang near killed him!” But that is only tangential to my point. My point is that there are a lot… Continue reading Best of, post 4: Two popsicles and a cup of coffee
Best of, post 3: “You’re on mute”
Originaly published August 17, 2020 here. “You’re on mute.” – Pretty much everybody You’re on a video conference call. You just finished a brilliant defense of your position. The other attendees are stunned into silence at your eloquence. Just before you take a virtual bow, you hear: “You’re on mute.” Mute. That isn’t the four-letter word you were thinking. You… Continue reading Best of, post 3: “You’re on mute”
Best of, post 2: Bingo!
Originally published September 5, 2020 here. You may remember Bulls**t Bingo or Buzzword Bingo from the late 1990’s. That was a Bingo card with phrases you were likely to hear in the dot com era like “Omnichannel” and “B2B” and “Portal.” Well, this is my take on an updated Bingo card for Video Call Bingo! Feel free… Continue reading Best of, post 2: Bingo!
Best of, post 1: Fox & Hound & Duck?!
Originally posted October 15, 2020 here Here is your animal update for the day: I had new internet pulled into my home office. I got tired of fighting with everyone in the neighborhood, and so I sprung for gigabit service. The installer whose name was Elvis (no lie) left the building without completing the installation, so I… Continue reading Best of, post 1: Fox & Hound & Duck?!