Changing roles

I hope this explains somewhat why my blogging has been a little restricted recently… http://freeformcomment.blogspot.com/2008/12/taking-reins-at-freeform-dynamics.html Onward and upward!

Totally non work related – running for charity

For anyone who might be interested (and for those who aren’t ) I’m running a half marathon on October 12th. Its not my first – I did that a couple of months ago, baulking at the idea of sponsorship in case I didn’t finish. Which I did. So, this one is the Royal Parks Run [...]

More washing of dirty linen in blog public

Thanks to David’s connection with Euan Semple (I was idly following Twitter links), I stumbled across this post which led me here. Priceless comment fourth in the list, thanks for pointing it out David!

IT Security Analyst Forum (a.k.a. Hey Mum I’m on the telly)

I was fortunate enough to attend the IT Security Analyst Forum a few weeks ago, where I was one of many analysts meeting with a number of security vendors. A a kindly gentleman was there recording the proceedings, and I just came across the videoed results – isn’t the Web marvelous? Anyway, if you’d like to [...]

Well-meaning, harmless drudge…

… was how the Oxford Dictionary of Computing defined a system administrator. Or at least it did in the second-hand copy of the first edition, I used to own in my university days, 20 years ago (ouch). While I loved the self-effacing humour, only today did I discover it was also a hat-tip to Dr [...]

Why I like phone briefings

I was asked today whether I could pop into town for a half hour briefing next week, and I said I’d prefer phone in the first instance. When asked why, I gave the following example of my London routine. I thought it would be useful to post it here for future reference: – leave home, [...]

Pulling a blog up by its bootstraps

It’s an interesting experience, starting a new blog – like any investment, one has to take the long view. As a stake in the ground, Totalimmersion currently has up to about 40 readers a day – it’ll be interesting to review this in a year. Meanwhile, its being syndicated to my chums at IT-Analysis.com, whose hit [...]

Whoa! How Green are We!

By total coincidence, Tony and I both posted a green review of Storage Expo yesterday evening. Thinking about it, it was probably watching Tony checking a certain vendor’s credentials that at least partially prompted my own post – so perhaps its not that big a surprise… and not the first time yesterday I accidentally trod [...]

Day 1 of Storage Expo

Random thoughts… – walking in was like the scene at the end of Trading Places, the noise, the hubbub. “Lots of people!” I remarked to Bob Plumridge. “Yes, but they’re all vendors!” he replied. True, but different later. – First session went pretty well, good level of questions and feedback – Most of day spent [...]

My First Video Briefing

I know those stalwarts at Cisco have been doing this for yonks, but today saw my first videoconference briefing, via WebEx. A few issues with setting up the camera at my end, and quite jerky but it did make it more of a participatory experience. Thanks Lisbet for organising and Chris for the call!   [...]