Lightning? That's the least of their problems
This consultant pilot fish is called in by a new client -- a banquet hall -- to troubleshoot the wireless network after a lighting storm.
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Flashback to the 1980s, when this Australian organization finally eases into computerization -- and is trying to do it right, according to a pilot fish on the scene.
View ArticleDrawing a blank
This organization has several laptops available for employees to borrow as needed for meetings and other uses, reports the pilot fish who manages them.
View ArticleSometimes you just don't want one step at a time
Pilot fish working for a healthcare system gets a call from a client who complains that the hospital group's website never works for him.
View ArticleNow THAT'S what we call a test!
Flashback to the 1980s, when this big bank's main data-processing site is underground and takes up most of a city block, according to a pilot fish on the scene.
View ArticleForgot your password? Good luck, chum
This retired pilot fish notices that nothing has shown up in his email in-box in almost 12 hours, which almost never happens. And when he tries his broadband provider's web mail access, he's got...
View ArticleWhy we love last-millennium password policies
IT pilot fish goes to work at a large retailer's distribution center, where the policy is that passwords must be changed every 90 days -- which turns out to have unexpected consequences.
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