… while trying to switch from SimplePHPBlog to WordPress.
I just read this article that’s got some IT people’s panties in a twist.Most of the ire seems to be because the Wall Street Journal published an article about 10 things you can do without your IT dept. Techrepublic ,an online tech magazine, is mad because they think it’s giving out unsafe advice. Stuff like “How to send large files”(no.1) and “How to store your files online”(no.6), they deem semi-innocuous. But other stuff like “How to go to sites your company blocks” and How to clear your tracks on your work computer”, they think go over the line.
I don’t do IT for my job but I was still interested enough to go to the WSJ and read the article. Ok, I wanted to know what IT people actually did.
I thought it all seemed reasonable enough advice until I got to (no.8)
“HOW TO ACCESS YOUR WORK EMAIL REMOTELY WHEN YOUR COMPANY WON’T SPRING FOR A BLACKBERRY“.
Then goes on to describe “The Problem: Anyone without a BlackBerry knows the feeling: There’s a lull in the conversation when you’re out to dinner or an after-work beer, and everyone reaches for their pocket to grab their BlackBerry, leaving you alone to stir your drink.”
I want to know what kind of people are these? A lull in the conversation drives these guys to start fidgeting with their toys? Is being quiet for one second so uncomfortable for these gadget-junkies that they have to start groping their electronic doodads in desperation for something to do?
If you don’t have a Blackberry, you’re not cool. If you don’t have an iPhone,you’re not cool.That has been pretty much established by advertising. It’s so soulless. People seriously need to get a grip.
I know that writer was just needing a cute preamble to lead into their solution…I know that it can’t be that we have devolved to the point that we cannot be silent amongst each other without the aid of some shiny piece of plastic to keep us occupied. Have we?
Anyway, if you want to read the article go here.