Shark Tank
By Sharky
You get what you pay for
This pilot fish actually looks at some of his spam, and for once his willingness to wade through the junk mail is rewarded -- with an extremely unexpected comment.
12/18/18
Hey, you bring YOUR tools, I'll bring mine!
Business analyst visits this company's corporate office for a week of meetings, and it turns out she and an IT infrastructure pilot fish have something in common.
12/17/18
Let me draw you a picture
IT manager wants a group of staff members to interview a systems administration job candidate -- and it seems he has some, um, interesting ideas about competition.
12/14/18
Throwback Thursday: Info sharing, meet sharing info
This manufacturing company decides it's time to start sharing information between the warehouse and the factory -- but the biggest challenge isn't exactly technical.
12/13/18
So you think anyone will want this 'timesharing' stuff?
Flashback to the days when the mainframe is king and timesharing is a huge boon for programmers -- who get more than a little jealous when they can't get access to it.
12/12/18
And that was actually the CLEAN version!
This oilfield services company's new email filter flags language that's not considered business appropriate -- but it turns out that depends on what business you're in.
12/11/18
Forbidden names, revisited
Flashback to the glory days of CompuServe, when anyone could get an account, but not everyone could use their real names -- even if there wasn't a naughty word involved.
12/10/18
But hey, she sure interviewed well!
Contract programmer comes recommended by her employer and, after a brief technical interview by non-programmers, she's hired. How could that approach possibly go wrong?
12/07/18
Throwback Thursday: Bin there, done that
It's a few years before eBay, and this IT shop is upgrading one of its oldest machines with external tape drives -- and some obsolete but expensive interface cards.
12/06/18
Just like clockwork
Flashback to the days when this programmer pilot fish is working on system software for large computers -- and one of the thorniest problems is knowing what time it is.
12/05/18
The name that must not be, um, Skyped?
This pilot fish needs to install Skype on her home computer, but she's having trouble getting it set up -- it seems Microsoft really doesn't approve of her name.
12/04/18
Why we love recommendations
First-time IT manager hires a new member for his team, but he doesn't work out well -- and in light of his glowing recommendations, the manager can't figure out why.
12/03/18
Assist, redefined
Applications programmer accepts a job in system software at an outfit that supports insurance companies, but he won't be writing applications -- or so he's told.
11/30/18
Throwback Thursday: Present company excepted
One of IT's jobs in this city government is to be the first-level gatekeepers of ergonomic policy -- though not everybody seems to believe that applies to them.
11/29/18
That bus rolls both ways
This new IT boss calls an all-hands meeting so she can get to know her widely dispersed staff -- and they get an early look at her critical decision-making skills.
11/28/18
Now THAT'S the old-school way to pull wire!
Sure, we knew IT people have recruited animals from time to time to pull network wire through tight spaces -- but who knew it's been going on for a century and a half?
11/27/18
See, this is how reputations are made
This database group's manager is out while recovering from surgery, and the remaining pilot fish has twice the workload -- but he finds a way to keep everyone happy.
11/26/18
ThrowBlack Friday: Let me repeat that
Retailer's director of stores decides that every time a store employee gets an email, a copy should automatically go to the employee's supervisor. How's that working out?
11/23/18
Throwback Thursday: Just our way of saying thanks!
A software-based simulator is this company's cash cow, but the project to update it is running months behind. Luckily, a senior software engineer is up to the challenge.
11/22/18
As usual, there's a simple explanation
IT manager puts in an order with an ISP to boost the company's bandwidth and get a bigger block of IP addresses, and the hardware is installed -- so why isn't it working?
11/21/18
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