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Bring Out Your Dead! Windows XP – Not Dead Yet
Posted by Thom in Business, IT, Technology on 2009/11/09
social_prefix = ”; social_title = ‘Bring Out Your Dead! Windows XP – Not Dead Yet’; social_url = ‘http://www.thommitchell.com/2009/11/09/bring-out-your-dead-windows-xp-not-dead-yet/’; Fans of Monty Python’s Holy Grail will remember the infamous “Bring out your dead – I’m not dead yet” sketch. With the release of Windows 7, Windows XP is the guy saying “I’m not dead yet”, while [...]
The Importance of Labeling
Posted by Thom in Business, IT, Technology on 2009/10/26
Recently I was labeling some bulk spices in the kitchen larder using a P-Touch Labeler – can you tell the difference between fennel seed and caraway seed, well neither can I without a label - And I thought about the times, places, whys and whens I’ve used a P-Touch Labeler and what I put on those labels. Of course [...]
Thinking About Outsourcing?
Posted by Thom in Business, IT, Outsourcing, Technology on 2009/09/29
After hundreds of conversations with CIOs, CFOs and CEOs I noticed a few common threads when discussing outsourcing. The first commonality across companies was that rarely was everything in good shape in regards to IT. Because after all, if IT was in good shape all of those C-Level executives would be focusing their attention elsewhere. The oft-quoted story that [...]
Using Obsolete Skills Can Be Fun
Posted by Thom in Business, IT, Technology on 2009/08/24
No matter how hard you work to acquire them, some skills eventually become obsolete. But even obsolete skills get dusted off occasionally. And it’s interesting when those formerly needed skills, that you haven’t used on a daily basis, suddenly become useful at the oddest times and in the oddest places. Formerly as a network administrator I had to pull [...]
Thoughts on Sales Engineering
Posted by Thom in Business, IT, Work Experiences on 2009/06/26
Sometimes I’ve heard Sales Engineers nicknamed “sales preventers” because they understand why a product isn’t a good fit for a particular client’s needs preventing a potential deal. Knowing when and how to highlight a potential deal’s issues requires a delicate balance. and good communication skills. Your job is to help support the sales effort but you also have to be aware [...]
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