Shark Tank: Doing it the hard way

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Shark Tank: Hard to argue with that

Shark Tank: Hard to argue with that 06/18/2004 12:22 AM
This tech support pilot fish knows the user he has on the line isn't very sharp. But her PC does seem to be locked up solidly -- and only the screen saver is still working.

Shark Tank: What could possibly be hard
about managing IT?

Shark Tank: What could possibly be hard
about managing IT? 06/22/2004 11:52 PM
After downsizing and departmental restructuring, this small company's IT team is lumped in with the operations department -- and in charge are two managers who have never run an IT staff.

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Hey, Whatever Works

Shark Tank: Hey, Whatever Works 09/24/2004 11:29 PM
Users complain that data they enter into a major application mysteriously disappears, but programmer pilot fish can't find the problem. So he adds an auditing system to record what data is added and when.

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: Probably just looking for
the bug in that loop

Shark Tank: Probably just looking for
the bug in that loop 04/12/2005 01:16 PM
It's 1976, and this pilot fish's program has a bug that bombs and generates a six-inch-thick stack of paper. But when he examines the core dump, fish notices a pattern.

Shark Tank: See what you started?

Shark Tank: See what you started? 12/28/2004 01:37 AM
Flash back to the early 1990s and two clever techies who notice that all the new computers come with network cards -- and decide to network the office.

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: Quicker -- for a while

Shark Tank: Quicker -- for a while 04/21/2004 11:45 PM
It's the 1970s, and this university's big computer system has 15 washing-machine-size disk drives holding 3GB of files. And when they fill up, management gets an idea for saving space.

Shark Tank: Because the boss is always
right, that's why

Shark Tank: Because the boss is always
right, that's why 04/16/2004 11:37 PM
This pilot fish is setting up a new PC for the company president's secretary. And this time around, there's a change in procedure.

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: D'you think?

Shark Tank: D'you think? 12/02/2003 01:58 AM
This pilot fish does customer support for a small Internet service provider that also sells and repairs PCs. So when a customer calls complaining about certain e-mails he's getting, fish has to listen.

Shark Tank: That's one way to cut down
on spam

Shark Tank: That's one way to cut down
on spam 04/29/2004 12:19 AM
It's been a year since this company beefed up its virus and spam protection. And the effort has paid off, especially thanks to a new rule for handling ex-employees' spam.

Shark Tank: Not What I Had in Mind

Shark Tank: Not What I Had in Mind 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
A bank's IT staff replaces some server disk drives, and just for fun, this IT manager pilot fish hands a tech a sledgehammer to make sure the data is destroyed. ...

Shark Tank: How the dinosaurs didn't die
out after all

Shark Tank: How the dinosaurs didn't die
out after all 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
This insurance company has been working for five years to rewrite its core systems, and now it's almost ready to be rolled out -- just as soon as it's tested.
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Ingenico Announces Partnership with Q
Comm - Q Comm Prepaid Application to Run
on Ingenico Terminals

Ingenico Announces Partnership with Q
Comm - Q Comm Prepaid Application to Run
on Ingenico Terminals 03/22/2005 03:29 PM
Ingenico, the world’s leading provider of electronic payment terminals, announced today that Q Comm International, Inc. (Amex: QMM; QMM.WS), is developing its flexible prepaid application to run on Ingenico’s multi-application terminals including the Elite series, the i5300 terminal, and the upcoming 5100 platform for delivery of Q Comm’s suite of prepaid products and services at retail points of purchase nationwide. Q Comm plans to begin beta testing its application on Ingenico terminals later this month with commercial certification and launch scheduled for the second quarter of 2005. [PRWEB Mar 20, 2005]

New Personal Organizer software

New Personal Organizer software 04/26/2004 08:16 PM
Haxial Software is proud to announce the release of a new product for MacOS X, Haxial Organizer. Its features include encrypted personal databases, reminders, calendar, and world time conversion.

Picasa: Automated Digital Photo
Organizer software, instant photo
albums, sharing & printing: Download

Picasa: Automated Digital Photo
Organizer software, instant photo
albums, sharing & printing: Download 07/17/2004 09:51 AM
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X-Organizer

X-Organizer 01/03/2004 04:46 AM
Corrupted Downloads Fixed

C-Organizer v3.0

C-Organizer v3.0 06/07/2004 06:09 AM
C-Organizer is a PIM that combines a day planner, address book, photo album and alarm in one. It notifies you of upcoming birthdays, special events, appointments, and can track your everyday schedule and tasks. [Shareware $25.00 30 Days 3.22 MB]

C-Organizer Pro v3.0

C-Organizer Pro v3.0 04/25/2004 07:17 PM
C-Organizer Professional is a stylish and powerful manager of your personal and business-related information. The program employs simple and user-friendly interface to make working with this software simple and intuitive. C-Organizer Professional was created to help you plan your personal and professional life.This application contains Planner, Address Book, Password and Bookmark manager, Notepad, and Calendar of Events. [Shareware $35.00 30 Days 3.78 MB]

URL Organizer v2.4.12

URL Organizer v2.4.12 10/30/2003 02:45 PM
URL Organizer is a utility for storing, organizing, annotating and backing up large and/or multiple collections of URLs. Each URL is no more than three mouse clicks away, plus there's a search facility. Includes import/export tools for Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and Opera. Also imports AOL Favorite Places. It also supports multiple URL collections and browsers. [Shareware $20.00 30 Days 284 KB]

My MP3 Organizer v2.0

My MP3 Organizer v2.0 06/01/2004 07:27 AM
Keeps track of MP3 and OGG files stored on your harddisk, cd's, LAN etc. Tree style browsing, powerful search, modify tags on several files in operation, file renaming, playlist editor, song preview,collections, advanced "drag and drop" and much moreMy MP3 Organizer uses a multiple document interface, which allows the user to have many different "views" open simultaneously. [Shareware $29.90 2.42 MB]

pacKAGE oRGANIZER 1.3

pacKAGE oRGANIZER 1.3 09/09/2004 03:04 PM
A source code package management system.

Photo Organizer 2.11

Photo Organizer 2.11 01/26/2004 12:34 PM
PostgreSQL Backed Web Based Photo Manager

Startup Organizer v2.2

Startup Organizer v2.2 11/05/2003 10:37 PM
Startup Organizer is a Windows 9x/NT/2000 program that was developed to provide quick access to all of the programs that are automatically started when you turn on or logon to your computer. Using Startup Organizer, you can inspect, edit, and/or temporary disable such programs, and make backup configurations. You may significantly reduce the time required for your system startup disabling programs which you don't need all the time. Controlled Startup feature allows you to skip certain programs from startup if ou hold key pressed while Windows is logging on. [Shareware $25.00 30 days 726 KB]

Photo Organizer 2.9

Photo Organizer 2.9 12/17/2003 08:28 AM
PostgreSQL Backed Web Based Photo Manager

Cybercafe Organizer 0.1.10

Cybercafe Organizer 0.1.10 12/03/2003 12:12 PM
An internet cafe point of sales and administration tool.

VIP Organizer v1.1.2 RELEASED!

VIP Organizer v1.1.2 RELEASED! 06/25/2004 02:16 AM
VIP Quality Software is happy to present a new product The VIP Organizer – it is highly effective and easy-to-use powerful personal information manager and day planner, reminder. [PRWEB Jun 25, 2004]

Photo Organizer 2.15

Photo Organizer 2.15 06/03/2004 04:59 AM
PostgreSQL Backed Web Based Photo Manager

pacKAGE oRGANIZER 1.3.1

pacKAGE oRGANIZER 1.3.1 09/13/2004 06:42 PM
A source code package management system.

pacKAGE oRGANIZER 1.2

pacKAGE oRGANIZER 1.2 09/03/2004 01:59 PM
A source code package management system.

pacKAGE oRGANIZER 1.4

pacKAGE oRGANIZER 1.4 09/27/2004 03:25 AM
A source code package management system.

Cybercafe Organizer 0.1.17

Cybercafe Organizer 0.1.17 12/19/2003 01:07 PM
An Internet cafe point of sales, control, and administration tool.

Cybercafe Organizer 0.1.16

Cybercafe Organizer 0.1.16 12/18/2003 08:10 AM
An Internet cafe point of sales, control, and administration tool.

pacKAGE oRGANIZER

pacKAGE oRGANIZER 08/31/2004 03:34 PM
Paco-1.1 released

Cybercafe Organizer 0.1.15

Cybercafe Organizer 0.1.15 12/15/2003 03:21 PM
An Internet cafe point of sales, control, and administration tool.

Cybercafe Organizer 0.1.12

Cybercafe Organizer 0.1.12 12/05/2003 10:07 PM
An internet cafe point of sales and administration tool.

Links Organizer v1.4

Links Organizer v1.4 10/31/2003 09:37 PM
Links Organizer gives you access to all your links, from the Start menu and Desktop to Internet links. [Shareware $25.00 971 KB]

Political organizer sim

Political organizer sim 04/01/2005 12:24 PM
Cory Doctorow: A Force More Powerful is a sim where you play a nonviolent resistance organizer charged with toppling a corrupt government by teaching your sims to give speeches and organize marches.

Sponsored by the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, the game, called "A Force More Powerful," resembles a cross between a political science model and one of the popular city-builder games. The player represents the chief of staff of a non-violent resistance movement. He gives orders to various characters within the movement, who will attempt to carry out actions such as making speeches and organizing demonstrations.

The game's extensive scenario editor enables users to tailor the game to their own nations. Scenarios can range from building up support in a single neighborhood to waging non-violent conflict across an entire nation. The game is designed to be as open-ended as possible, with players able to choose multiple tactics. ... It will be distributed on CDs and on the Internet. Versions are planned for specific regions and languages.

Link (Thanks, Alex!)

Contact Organizer

Contact Organizer 11/02/2003 08:38 AM
Contact Organizer 2.0.0a1

Linux Organizer

Linux Organizer 09/13/2004 07:11 AM
PeriodicCalendar 1.0 Released

Cybercafe Organizer 0.1.18

Cybercafe Organizer 0.1.18 12/28/2003 02:58 AM
An Internet cafe point of sales, control, and administration tool.

Photo Organizer 2.19

Photo Organizer 2.19 09/16/2004 07:01 AM
PostgreSQL Backed Web Based Photo Manager

SkyOS Personal Organizer

SkyOS Personal Organizer 09/13/2004 07:11 AM
Personal Organizer Added to SourceForge

Shark Tank: Doing it the hard way

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