The Ole Clickaroo Switcharoo
As she packed up after a long day debugging hundreds of lines of code, Lorraine was readyfor some down time. She grabbed her backpack, trusty Android phone, and umbrella, andheaded home. She hopped on the SunRail…
Mitch and the Messy Multiverse of Software
Mitch is a seasoned IT professional. He’s been around the block, so much so that he remembers vividly the nightmare that Windows ME was. He’s seen operating systems come and go, he’s seen hardware rapidly change…
Hybrid Harvey & The Horrific Hacker
The alarm clock screamed to life and it was WAY too early. Harvey reached across the night stand, fumbled to find the snooze button and realized he got to sleep in for at least another hour.…
Leisurely Larry & The Zombie Server
The poor little guy held on for years. Lightning strikes, an overload of choking dust, power surges, accidental unplugs, and Leisurely Larry, the incompetent IT guy never taking care of the poor little fella. And then,…
Chet The Courageous CTO
Chet had always longed to be in the C-Suite and when he finally got that big promotion at Techsters, Inc., he was beyond excited AND up for the challenge. Chet had worked his way up from…
A New Year, A New Data Storage Solution, A New Office For Bob.
A time for renewal, a time for reflection, a time to change your old ways and embrace the new. Yes, it’s time to for us all to reflect on our technology storage strategies. Why all of…
Spooky Spooky Scareware: The Haunted Hacking of Rodney.
“Not today, Traffic.” Rodney shouted out while behind the wheel on the way to work. It was a zippity do da kind of day for Rodney. Birds were chirping, the sky was blue, the humidity was…
Hold On To Your Donut Holes: A Tale of Two IT Departments
Mike knows his stuff, AND everyone else’s. It’s his job as an IT manager for the Delicious Double Decker Donut Emporium to know where all of the passwords are. He’s been with the Delicious Double Decker…
Darth Vader, Superman, and Managed IT Services
Mike is traditionally a pretty sound sleeper EXCEPT when he is abruptly awoken by a very distinct ringtone. It was 4:20AM and just like that, he was jostled by the Star Wars Imperial March theme song…
Computer Backups – Do You Really Need Them?
Unless they are sitting powered off on a shelf, hard drives fail 100% of the time. You read that right, running hard drives fail 100% of the time. The question is when will yours fail, will…