Shark Tank: Now THAT'S good programming

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Shark Tank: But it looks just as good as
it did in the ad

Shark Tank: But it looks just as good as
it did in the ad 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
This hospital administrator calls his IT department, insisting it's important for him to have a high-speed, whiz-bang, state-of-the-art PC -- and he even has the ad for it that he tore out of the airline magazine.

Shark Tank: Otherwise, what's it good
for?

Shark Tank: Otherwise, what's it good
for? 08/13/2004 11:14 PM
This pilot fish works at a big PC company, handling support for point-of-sale systems, when a call comes in from a user who says her store's computerized cash registers aren't working properly.

Shark Tank: At least the security is
good

Shark Tank: At least the security is
good 06/17/2005 07:23 PM
These community health care clinics have received new PCs for a special "clinical desktop" that's being developed. Now all that's left to do is install the software.

Shark Tank: Well, it SEEMED like a good
idea ...

Shark Tank: Well, it SEEMED like a good
idea ... 06/23/2004 11:41 PM
It's the early 1990s, and this newly hired data processing manager is in just a little over his head at a company that uses lots of IBM minicomputers.

Shark Tank: Well, SOMEBODY has a good
attitude about this

Shark Tank: Well, SOMEBODY has a good
attitude about this 11/12/2003 01:22 PM
At an all-IT "town meeting," this plant manager is ranting about the big budget hit that IT is causing him. But for a pilot fish in the crowd, something doesn't make sense.

Shark Tank: What good is a good name if
you can't use it?

Shark Tank: What good is a good name if
you can't use it? 06/05/2005 10:55 PM
It's the late 1970s, and this pilot fish works as a teller for a big regional bank. That means he's all too familiar with a recurring problem generated by the techs at headquarters.

Shark Tank: But it seemed like a good
idea at the time

Shark Tank: But it seemed like a good
idea at the time 06/17/2004 12:11 AM
This pilot fish is on the phone with his uninterruptible power supply vendor, trying to find out whether he can get a replacement battery for his very, very old UPS.

Shark Tank: One good mandate deserves
another

Shark Tank: One good mandate deserves
another 07/28/2004 11:29 PM
This pilot fish is flown back to corporate HQ because of a new mandate to install project cost-accounting software in all offices -- and there’s just one big problem.

Shark Tank: But it seemed like such a
good idea at the time

Shark Tank: But it seemed like such a
good idea at the time 07/27/2004 11:27 PM
It's the 1980s, and this systems programmer pilot fish is helping another programmer work through a coding problem when he comes across an interesting piece of code.

Shark Tank: No good deed goes unpunished

Shark Tank: No good deed goes unpunished 02/10/2004 02:52 AM
It's back in the punch card days, and this third-shift pilot fish gets word that a change has been made to an important batch job he'll be running.

Shark Tank: Well, the users think the
signs are a good idea

Shark Tank: Well, the users think the
signs are a good idea 06/24/2004 11:21 PM
At this site, part of the IT group's responsibility is to deal with any problems with the videoconferencing system -- and it's usually the same trouble.

Shark Tank: Good Boss, Bad Boss

Shark Tank: Good Boss, Bad Boss 02/01/2005 09:06 PM
Pilot fish is supposed to create a new corporate budget process, but his boss can't get input from users, though he tries again and again. What will it take to shake loose requirements from these users?

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Enough With Winter Already!

Shark Tank: Enough With Winter Already! 03/22/2005 03:47 PM
Environmental sensor goes off on Monday at 8:25 a.m.: water in the computer room. But when help arrives, no water is to be seen. Wednesday, it happens again -- and again, no water. Maybe it's a bad sensor?

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.
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