http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php Rick at APC! Dylan Rodriguez en-us Tue, 05 May 2009 04:54:13 -0700 Tue, 05 May 2009 04:54:13 -0700 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss www.ezgenerator.com Dylan Rodriguez Dylan Rodriguez, Brad Mello http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1240870369 It's a dull week at Mission Control with no one adding a lot of value to the place, so Joe and I give ourselves a quick challenge of writing the ultimate application for the new 802.11b cards that we've picked up for our personal disorganisers. A few days of programming later, Joe and I meet to show off our respective efforts. "Check this out!" Joe chirps happily, handing his PDA over. "Well, at least you're ... <br clear="all"> Rick At APC http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1240870369&comments=comments http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1240870369 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:12:49 -0700 http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1240869903 Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} "So what I'd like to know,"&nbsp;Schindler seethes, "is what the hell took you so long?" "What ... <br clear="all"> Rick At APC http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1240869903&comments=comments http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1240869903 Tue, 05 May 2009 04:54:13 -0700 http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1239058403 If I hear the words virtual boardroom one more time, I'm going to hurt someone. The bloody boss, stepping out of character, has rekindled the CEO's interest in videoconferencing. Normally this would have me smiling at the thought of spending more company cash, but we don't have the bandwidth to support the system company-wide. "Why?" Joe asks, smelling a rodent-like creature. "Ah. Well, I'd been meaning to tell you about that..." ... <br clear="all"> Rick At APC http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1239058403&comments=comments http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1239058403 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:53:23 -0700 http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1239057886 I've been thinking," the Boss says, wandering into Mission Control feigning nonchalance. "Surely with the number of movements in the building at the moment and the increasing copper price and all, we should invest in some data cable. Keep a stock of it on site. Ten boxes or so, what do you think?" "Excellent idea!" Joe says, knowing full well that a particular cable manufacturer is offering a 16 gig USB key with every ... <br clear="all"> Rick At APC http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1239057886&comments=comments http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1239057886 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:44:46 -0700 http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1237213685 "What's the timeframe on the install of that Network Redundancy device?" the Boss (Tom Schindler) asks, bowling into Mission Control. "Yeah, good," Joe says looking up from the assorted pieces of hardware on his desk. "No, I wanted the timeframe till it's in place, not a status." "Oh right. Well I guess it'll be sorted inside of a week" "A week?! But I was told it'd arrived ... <br clear="all"> Rick At APC http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1237213685&comments=comments http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1237213685 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:28:05 -0700 http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1237158475 "Just before you go," the Boss (Tom Schindler) cries, waving some building plans at me as I'm ducking out to lunch. "Can you just take a look at this?” “What is it?” "We're just looking at making a few small alterations on the third floor," he responds. "And I'd like to get your thoughts on them." "Didn't we make some 'small' alterations to the third floor six months ago? 'Small' ... <br clear="all"> Rick At APC http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1237158475&comments=comments http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1237158475 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:15:41 -0700 http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1237158011 &lt;basically the BOFH stories with names switched&gt; This story is from Rick's point of view. "How's that paperless office coming along then?" the Boss (Tom Schindler) asks enthusiastically as he enters Mission Control on his daily rounds. "Paperless office?" Joe asks. "Yes, you were saying the other day that we should go to paperless. "No I was saying how our printing and copying contract ... <br clear="all"> Rick At APC http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1237158011&comments=comments http://ringdingrick.com/documents/apc_blog.php?entry_id=1237158011 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:17:31 -0700