I’ve spent the last 20 years working on end user infrastructure and I’ve discovered a lot of Microsoft Access databases, but this is hard to believe: CMS Watch says its clients include a North American bank that found “more than 5,000 uncontrolled and unaudited instances of SharePoint,” and a major...
A couple of hours housework makes a big difference # Reading the papers at Boaters Landing with Jenny. The other kids are at dress rehearsal for Oliver tonight # Raining too hard so spent 45 mins on the exercise bike # Mum has just arrived, she’s over here for the...
Poor nights sleep again, but still woke early. Working on application delivery wiki again – Personally Managed Desktops, after a short walk # Meeting Stu and Graham for lunch to talk collaboration # Developing a decision making framework for desktop and application delivery # 1 hour meeting with Ken H...
I installed Sametime 8 today on my Vista 32 Tablet and it seemed to work very nicely. But what I really wanted was it running on Vista 64. That’s not supported of course so I just copied the files over from my laptop to my x64 desktop and ran them...
What a difference a good nights sleep makes! # Working on application delivery presentation and wiki – one wiki page for each presentation slide # Failing to install Sametime 8 # Raining hard today so 40 minutes on the exercise bike watching TV instead of walking, does wonders for the...
Just chatting with Rikki – now with EDS – and arranging to meet up on Monday # Going to try and get to sleep again, more powerful painkillers now seem to be having an effect. I guess its another late start # Half way through a long walk Lytham, listening...
Having read Tom’s article where’s the working in social networking and Charlene Li’s counterpoint on the business value of social networking I’m still a bit torn. I think my conclusion is that whilst I definitely see the value in inter-enterprise social networking, I don’t see the technologies that provide it...
Tom Davenport is spot on, with this post: Here’s a next big thing: companies will need to redesign their workplaces to better fit the needs of knowledge workers. The idea that we should spend our workdays in boring cubicles — either in big downtown buildings or suburban office parks —...
I’ve been on holiday today, debbie and I have been pricing up conservatories and garden rooms (for Debbie) # Just finished swimming with the Twins, 46 Lengths and a nice evening walk – 8000 steps today # Going to have a hot bath some pain killers and read Sharps Eagle...
Off out for breakfast with Debbie, I’m not sleeping very well so I have just got out of bed. # Finished feed reading, lots not read, feeling down so going for a walk before I try and get some real work done # Spent afternoon tidying up Dad’s affairs 4...