Google Mini
Posted: Mon 17 December, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: Charm School, Customer Services, Cynicism, Work-related | Leave a comment »Ah, a day of fixing problems – first with a localhost IIS setting that’d been screwed up by someone installing a piece of software ‘to connect with their home PC from work’, and secondly with an install of Google Mini.
Joy.
Still, it’s keeping me out of trouble, I suppose.
All quiet on the home front
Posted: Tue 11 December, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: Customer Services, D4D™, Domestic, Getting Organised, House Work, Own Business, Work-related | Leave a comment »A day at home today – working on a client website and visiting said client with a progress and “future stuff” meeting, which was very promising. Always a good way to spend the day.
In amidst that little lot, I’ve also bought some extra bits we needed for decorating the hallway (a whole separate post, which I promised a couple of days ago and still haven’t got round to doing) and ordering a new desk for when we sort out the bedroom/office stuff. (probably either between Christmas and New Year, or early in ’08) And yes, there’s another incredulous post about customer services that’s coming up, thanks to the desk ordering process. Still, that’s for later, or another day.
Oh, and we’ve also completed the painting of the hallway, so that’s another job off the list. Yay, go us.
But because of all that, it means that things chez D4D™ are quiet today. Normal service will probably be resumed tomorrow.
Festering Charm School #2
Posted: Mon 10 December, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: Charm School, Festering Season, Work-related | Leave a comment »
How to upset people around the Festering Season – the second in a number of lessons.
On receipt of a christmas card from a colleague. (Note: Doesn’t matter whether you like them or not)
“Great, thanks.”
[Buzz, Whirr (The sound of the office shredder in action)]
Note :The office recycling bin works just as well in this situation
Where Next?
Posted: Sun 9 December, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: Five Year Plan (now Ten), Getting Organised, Introspective, Work-related | Leave a comment »At the moment it’s looking like my contract in Cambridge is coming to an end – they haven’t actually told me either way yet, but as it comes closer and closer to the end of the month, the likelihood of it finishing is becoming more real. Not that I’m bothered, to be honest – it’s about time for me to move on, but I could stay there another couple of months if I had to, too. At the moment it’s one of those *shrug* decisions – I don’t honestly mind whether I stay or go.
But while they can’t decide, it means that my CV starts doing the rounds again, and I find myself wondering where’s (and what’s) next.
It’s not an uncommon thought, to be honest – and I know I’ve written about it before- (Probably several times – I just can’t be chuffed to check) but I also find myself coming back to the question of “Is this what I actually want to do?” And at the moment, the answer comes back “No”. The problem arises from the fact that I don’t really know what I actually do want to do for a living. Well that’s not true either – it’s more that I know the things I’d like to be able to do for a living, but there’s a whole shitload of work to do to break me in to those areas before I can change.
So for the moment I know I’ve got to keep on with what I do, and see how things progress. At the same time, I need to work hard towards the things I do want to do as I go on. And really that’s the plan. I know what I want to do, what I want to be, and now I “just” need to work towards those goals.
[Quick Update: The contract is now likely to extend to the end of Jan, but on a seriously reduced number of days, so if I can find something new that’ll be a good thing too.]
Micro-CMS
Posted: Thu 6 December, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: Geeky, Own Business, Work-related | 3 Comments »Note : This is likely to be a very geeky post. If you’re not interested in CMSs, .htaccess and/or Apache (or don’t understand what I’m saying there) then don’t bother clicking on the <more> link…
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Cold-Induced Fuckwittery
Posted: Tue 4 December, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: Geeky, Health, Work-related | 2 Comments »How to tell I’m still not completely well:
This morning at work, I changed my password. It’d been nagging me since last week to do so, so I finally got round to doing it. “Ah, that’ll be a good one”, I thought.
Normally, as soon as I’ve changed my password I can remember it no worries. I might type the old one a couple of times in different areas by mistake, but by lunchtime the new one will be second nature.
Today? I’ve had to pause and rethink what I decided on at least three times. In fact, I’ve even had to write it down so I can remember it. I’ll get there, for sure, but right now well, my brain is definitely not quite as on-planet as it should be. Hey Ho.
Backlog
Posted: Tue 4 December, 2007 | Author: Lyle | Filed under: Cynicism, Work-related | Leave a comment »There’s always one big problem with taking long weekends away from work – coming back.
Today, having been away for Friday and Monday I’ve come back to a whole bundle of stuff that either no-one else could be chuffed to do (90% of the stuff) or bits that no-one else here can do. (The other 10%)
Now, bearing in mind I’m supposed to be the techie, I have no problem with the stuff that other people can’t do – that’s where my specialism lies. But the other stuff? That narks me, to be honest. Especially when I’m doing a reduced number of days “because I’m not needed to do the run of the mill stuff”.
Ah well, best get on with it.