Posts Tagged Navy
Perceptions About Where You Work
Posted by Thom in Work Experiences on 2010/04/25
I recently joined a new company and it’s been interesting watching people’s reactions when they learn where I now work. Previously I’ve served in the Navy, worked for a children’s toy retailer, for an IT outsourcer and for a large company that made cell phones and software among other things. Now I work for Microsoft. (And [...]
New Technologies Create New Opportunities
Posted by Thom in Business, Social Media, Technology on 2009/08/29
It’s not very often that a new technology comes along and is immediately embraced and put to use by small businesses. The fax machine was one such technology and it was huge boon for small businesses. Now Twitter is the new technology that small business are embracing enthusiastically. Still, the first reaction whenever I mention Twitter is “I [...]
Is Troubleshooting Becoming a Lost Art?
Posted by Thom in Education, Technology, Work Experiences on 2009/08/26
I recently helped solve an intermittent network/server problem for a client. This problem had been confounding the IT staff of this firm for quite a while and although this wasn’t why I was on site it was impacting my ability to complete my specific consulting work. So I stepped in and started troubleshooting the problem in hopes [...]
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 [...]
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