A secure blanket
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Posted in work | No Comments »You shouldn't trust the Internet. It is dangerous and because most people do not fully comprehend the technology and inner workings, it is hard to understand how and when you are in danger. And yet, as we become more and ...
What works for me
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 Posted in draft, work | No Comments »I was recently asked to give a training to a technical staff to help them improve their skills. Their manager asked me if I could help them improve on troubleshooting skills and problem management. I thought about it for a ...
unstash in Java
Sunday, March 8th, 2009 Posted in work | 7 Comments »It has been ten years ago - 1999 - since the (in)famous unstash-script came out. It was a cryptic PERL script, which could read IBM's stash files and deliver you the 'encrypted' password. I was in need of the script, as ...
smart lazyness
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Posted in draft, work | No Comments »I am lazy. I admit it. I wouldn’t know how to cope with the information overload otherwise. You know what: Actually being lazy keeps me quite busy. You need to be lazy and apply it in a smart way. Being lazy ...
IBM Cognos, a prediction
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Posted in work | No Comments »IBM acquired Cognos, a major buy and a great improvement to the IBM portfolio. They seem to be buying a lot lately. Sometimes such an event requires a prediction. My prediction is that Cognos will become the 'green' brand of IBM. ...
Vista DHCP problem solved…
Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in work | 1 Comment »Ok, normally I do not blog about these things anymore, but this has caused a real headache for a long time. I was forced to use static IP addresses. Nothing worked with Vista. Simply typing this command in an elevated (administrator ...
Dear Project Leader
Sunday, September 28th, 2008 Posted in work | No Comments »an open letter to all (IT) project leaders Doing a project is a multidisciplinary job. It is a serious game with a lot of stakeholders and due to the fact that both you an I are quite expensive, let alone all ...
If it ain’t broken, it’s no fun
Monday, May 19th, 2008 Posted in work | No Comments »One of the reasons I like computers, is because there is so much failure. I enforce some analog superiority over the digital failure to fix it. I like computers because I am capable of fixing them. Fixing problems is very ...
The Golden Triangle of Happiness
Thursday, May 8th, 2008 Posted in work | No Comments »Happiness at work is simple. At least for knowledge workers like me. There are three parameters which need to be in order: Mind, Money and Development.
Target reached, goal missed…
Monday, January 7th, 2008 Posted in work | 1 Comment »It is not a secret that I am not too fond of targets. I think they harm flexibility and hence service. Targets are fun if you reach them: most of the time they are rewarded as a financial bonus. But if ...