Consulting is an interesting job. I often get asked “what makes a good consultant?” One word satisfies my feeling on this subject: value. Consultants are not always brought in to provide value other than simply completing certain tasks, especially in the IT industry. But to be successful you need to stay billing. And there is no easier way to do so than to always be looking to extend jobs in ways that provide value.
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318 Kerio Article
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Article about 318 on Apple.com, focusing on a project we did integrating Kerio to replace Microsoft Exchange, giving our client the ability to centralize all of their server assets into an Open Directory environment while still using MAPI to provide groupware components to their user base, have handheld devices that sync with their Calendar/Mail/Contacts and of course, use the standard Exchange features of mail, etc. Good stuff: http://consultants.apple.com/at_a_glance/318inc/
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OmniGraffle Stencils Galore
Woohoo, I don’t have to make all my own any more: http://graffletopia.com/
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Consultant vs. Full-time Salaries
Consultant $93,017 (up by 3.68%) Full-time work at company $72,003 (up by 1.73% )
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Visio vss files
http://www.mtmnet.com/visio_icons.htm
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Top Tech Salaries by Geography
1 – Silicon Valley 2 – Boston 3 – Washington DC 4 – Los Angeles 5 – New York 6 – Seattle 7 – Denver 8 – Dallas 9 – Chicago 10 – San Diego 11 – Atlanta 12 – Philadelphia 13 – Hartford 14 – Houston 15 – Phoenix 16 – Detroit
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Plaxo Pulse
New Account at Pulse
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IT Surveys: Quantification vs. Qualification
I originally posted this at http://www.318.com/TechJournal Information Technology (IT) is, by definition, a technical business. Professionals in the industry often use technology assets and their status as a basis for referencing the performance of an IT Department. Management and end-users judge the IT Department differently. This judgment is typically less quantifiable because it is based primarily on the perception of individuals not involved directly with IT. IT Departments are often doing better than their users think from a technical point of view. Determining the success level of an IT organization depends on identifying the positive and negative factors used to build users’ perceptions about an IT Department. A survey can…
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Safari Online
Safari books online is pretty amazing. I can search for anything and then read only the relevant passage in the book as needed. I just can’t read entire IT books cover-to-cover like I used to any more. That seemed to stop when I started to write my own books. But, when I’m googling for something I am getting way more false positives than I’d like and so now I will first go to Safari, and then to the wider world of Google…
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Enable Detailed Error Reports
By default, GoDaddy automatically disables detailed error messages. However, when you’re troubleshooting you kinda’ need them. To enable them look for the httpErrors tag in your web.config file. From here, change the errorMode setting to “Detailed” and then try and run your script again and debug away! <httpErrors errorMode=”Detailed” > </httpErrors>