Shark Tank: Kids, don't try this on people at home!

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Shark Tank: Why security people get gray

Shark Tank: Why security people get gray 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
President of this big energy company wants to be able to work from home, so he has a T1 line installed from his house directly into the corporate network. But that's not when the trouble starts.

Shark Tank: It's true -- IT people DO
get the best toys

Shark Tank: It's true -- IT people DO
get the best toys 01/29/2004 06:03 PM
This PC technician pilot fish supports dozens of school networks within a school district. But he doesn't remember sending over this batch of upgrades.

Shark Tank: Don't worry -- it's right
there on the home page

Shark Tank: Don't worry -- it's right
there on the home page 08/06/2004 12:42 AM
This small not-for-profit organization is looking for ways to cut costs, and one obvious solution is to make all the research it produces available on a Web site.

"When the kids bring them home and open
them up, it's the brightest light source
in the home," said Negroponte. "Parents
love it."

"When the kids bring them home and open
them up, it's the brightest light source
in the home," said Negroponte. "Parents
love it." 04/05/2005 04:08 AM
Somewhat amazing story about $100 laptops for children in developing nations .. 100 dollar laptop .. laptops

cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/04/04/hundred.dollar.laptops.ap/inde x.html
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Shark Tank: It's all in how you ask

Shark Tank: It's all in how you ask 06/05/2005 10:55 PM
Sysadmin pilot fish works in a hospital, and he works hard to keep the staff happy -- especially the pharmacists. So when a networked machine that dispenses medications goes off-line, fish knows what to do.

Shark Tank: If I can get around it, it
must be OK

Shark Tank: If I can get around it, it
must be OK 04/06/2005 02:42 PM
This company's sales system has been modified to block orders from customers with credit problems. But according to a branch sales manager, the credit check doesn't work.

Shark Tank: Just our way of saying
thanks

Shark Tank: Just our way of saying
thanks 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
This software-based simulator is huge, it's more than a decade old, it's the division's cash cow -- and the project to deliver a new version is on track to miss its February delivery date by about four months.

Shark Tank: Get it?

Shark Tank: Get it? 08/20/2004 11:15 PM
This university's server center is in a space never intended for that purpose -- dark, moldy, carpeted, with wonky air conditioning. Then management finally agrees to move it to a more appropriate space.

Shark Tank: What's in a Name?

Shark Tank: What's in a Name? 03/28/2005 01:18 PM
State agency's data warehouse project is renamed: It's now officially an "administrative systems reporting database." But why not just call it a data warehouse?

Shark Tank: Two-fer

Shark Tank: Two-fer 03/17/2005 02:55 AM
Plant foreman comes to this pilot fish with a challenge: He wants a way to display important operational statistics so machine operators can see them at a glance.

Shark Tank: Just because

Shark Tank: Just because 01/05/2005 01:35 AM
It's the mid-1990s, and this IT pilot fish works in a small support department at a big company where some processes are handled the old-fashioned way: through paperwork and sneakernet.

Shark Tank: You're very welcome

Shark Tank: You're very welcome 01/22/2004 02:11 AM
This IT pilot fish, the technical guru at a small company, needs copies: 50 pages, double-sided, collated and stapled. So he loads his originals into the copier and, unfortunately, gets help.

Shark Tank: And we certainly can't have
that, can we?

Shark Tank: And we certainly can't have
that, can we? 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
There's a vote coming up at this international association of educators, so the executive director gives the IT manager pilot fish the job of estimating how much it'll cost using paper ballots and scanning equipment.

Shark Tank: Sure, we can do that

Shark Tank: Sure, we can do that 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
This assignment is technically pretty straightforward: Write an application to track how long it takes to process each document at the company. But the politics of putting it in place are a little more complicated.

Shark Tank: Yep, that would do it

Shark Tank: Yep, that would do it 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
This big construction-equipment dealership has locations in several states -- and one IT pilot fish who's responsible for all of them.

Shark Tank: Well, that's one way to do
it

Shark Tank: Well, that's one way to do
it 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
It's the spring of 1999, and this pilot fish has just set up a computer as a time server for the steel mill where he works -- which should make the switch to daylight-saving time a breeze.

Shark Tank: Can't be!

Shark Tank: Can't be! 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
It's the late 1980s, and this pilot fish working at a big insurance company is facing the kind of miserable weekend project that only a penny-pinching mainframe shop can provide.

Shark Tank: Who needs it?

Shark Tank: Who needs it? 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
It's the mid-1990s, and this site has two networks. One is an under-construction Ethernet network running Novell NetWare to Windows-based PCs. The other one -- the mainframe network -- is, well, interesting.

Shark Tank: Ya think?

Shark Tank: Ya think? 03/17/2005 02:55 AM
Pilot fish is on the team deploying a management system for a medical practice. And because some of the users are computerphobic, the team tries to make things as mistakeproof as possible.

Shark Tank: Possible

Shark Tank: Possible 01/17/2004 10:38 PM
It's back in the days of punch cards and paper tape, and the school district where this student pilot fish lives has a minicomputer just for student use.

Shark Tank: Thanks for All Your Help

Shark Tank: Thanks for All Your Help 07/31/2004 12:20 AM
Remote server goes down hard, and it appears to be due to overheating. So a tech is dispatched to the remote site to replace the server's fan -- but that's not the problem.

Shark Tank: Because it's there

Shark Tank: Because it's there 07/09/2004 12:05 AM
This software company is eager to show its investors that it's spending money wisely. So when someone suggests using offshore development, the CTO begins courting offshore vendors.

Shark Tank: Aw, would we do that to you?

Shark Tank: Aw, would we do that to you? 03/14/2005 05:10 PM
It's the late 1980s, and new-on-the-job IT pilot fish gets his first important project: Expand the Ethernet backbone into a new office area at this manufacturing company.

Shark Tank: Just doing our bit

Shark Tank: Just doing our bit 04/20/2004 11:29 PM
It's the 1970s, and this pilot fish is working at a site in the Far East for a U.S. organization when communications problems set in.

Shark Tank: Just like it says in the ad

Shark Tank: Just like it says in the ad 12/19/2003 11:34 AM
It's the late 1980s, and this pilot fish is working for a government contractor when an order comes in from an Air Force legal office for three cutting-edge, top-of-the-line handheld scanners.

Shark Tank: Who is he, again?

Shark Tank: Who is he, again? 11/05/2003 12:43 AM
When it's time for this consultant pilot fish to install the mortgage application he's written for a local bank, he walks into the bank and informs a teller, "I'm the computer guy..."

Shark Tank: It's all the PC he needs

Shark Tank: It's all the PC he needs 09/22/2004 12:32 AM
The company's executive offices are being recarpeted over the weekend, so this IT manager moves all the bigwigs' PCs on Friday, then heads out for a conference. But on Monday, the president isn't happy.

Shark Tank: Don't DO That!

Shark Tank: Don't DO That! 08/06/2004 11:59 PM
It's years ago at this busy circuit-board manufacturing facility, and the new component-insertion machine suddenly starts sticking capacitors and resistors everywhere but where they belong.

Shark Tank: Sometimes they just don't
want to know

Shark Tank: Sometimes they just don't
want to know 12/03/2003 12:36 AM
It's the early 1980s, and at a big Midwestern bank, this mainframe programmer pilot fish is part of a project that will revolutionize general ledger -- except for a billion-dollar problem.

Shark Tank: That's Just Wrong

Shark Tank: That's Just Wrong 04/18/2005 08:36 AM
Quality department employee has been on the job for several months when she calls IT because she can't log onto the central manufacturing system. But with a user ID based on her name, what could be wrong?

Shark Tank: By any other name, it still
smells

Shark Tank: By any other name, it still
smells 08/06/2004 11:59 PM
It's 1999, and this pilot fish has just started work as the sole IT guy at a very small marketing company that uses spa-- er, "marketing e-mail blasts."

Shark Tank: They don't really care; they
just want help

Shark Tank: They don't really care; they
just want help 04/29/2004 11:29 PM
For this new pilot fish on the help desk, troubleshooting over the phone is second nature. So when a a panicky user calls believing he's destroyed his computer and lost all his files, fish doesn't miss a beat.

Shark Tank: Through obscurity -- and
beyond!

Shark Tank: Through obscurity -- and
beyond! 01/07/2004 05:18 PM
Security is tight at this managed service provider's facility. So when a key server suddenly needs a hard reboot on New Year's Eve, it's plenty secure -- so secure that no one on-site can get access to it.

Shark Tank: Just one kludge after
another

Shark Tank: Just one kludge after
another 12/24/2004 12:47 PM
This company has some really kludgy processes for generating some operationally vital reports, but they work -- until the reports get just a little too big.

Shark Tank: How (not) to get off the
mainframe

Shark Tank: How (not) to get off the
mainframe 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
Flash back to the early 1990s: The move to client/server is in full swing, and the company where this programmer pilot fish works makes a decision to "get off the mainframe."

Shark Tank: Appropriate technology

Shark Tank: Appropriate technology 10/31/2003 12:32 AM
In the days of mainframes and punch cards, this young pilot fish at a big electric utility is called into his manager's office about an urgent request: a program for counting letters.

Shark Tank: Professional

Shark Tank: Professional 02/10/2004 02:52 AM
It's the early 1990s, and this pilot fish oversees the LAN servers at this big retailer's distribution center. But he's not allowed to replace any of the hardware -- that's outsourced to professionals.

Shark Tank: One more bit of tidying to
do

Shark Tank: One more bit of tidying to
do 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
This consultant pilot fish has spent the past week and a half cleaning a major infestation of viruses, worms and spyware from this company's servers and PCs. So who calls the next morning?

Shark Tank: Doing it the hard way

Shark Tank: Doing it the hard way 12/02/2003 01:58 AM
When this academic institute hosts conferences, there are always terminals at the back of the main lecture room for visitors to use -- but unfortunately, the wiring setup isn't exactly optimal.
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