Archive for December, 2005:

Open, editable online dictionary

{ Posted on Dec 31 2005 by annegentle }
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You can submit entries to Merriam-Webster's Open Dictionary In the spirit of Wikipedia (which by the way, isn't as editable as it used to be), Merriam-Webster now has an Open Dictionary. So far there are over ...Read More »

GamingWorks BV developed the Apollo 13 ITIL experience

{ Posted on Dec 30 2005 by annegentle }
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Despite my inability to read Dutch, I got a nice note telling me who created the Apollo 13 ITIL game simulation I've been meaning to blog about this for a while, and I apologize for my tardiness! A few ...Read More »

Bloggin’ on a break from organizing

{ Posted on Dec 28 2005 by annegentle }
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I can't stay away. Actually, I'm just taking a blog break while I do a bunch of organization both online and offline. I figure that since my blog doesn't have a bunch of content yet, I shouldn't take a ...Read More »

Revisiting dirty jobs in IT…

{ Posted on Dec 22 2005 by annegentle }
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I've found some answers to the question I posed earlier, what are IT's dirtiest jobs? Jason Hiner over at techrepublic.com (registration required, I believe) just started a thread asking, What are the worst jobs in IT? accompanied ...Read More »

Taking a two week break, pondering structured blogging

{ Posted on Dec 22 2005 by annegentle }
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I'm off for a two week break and I'll blog when I return. In the meantime, I'm reading about structured blogging. I'll be off next week for the holidays. The first week of January I'll be welcoming a ...Read More »

IT-related resolutions for the new year

{ Posted on Dec 20 2005 by annegentle }
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The new year is ever nearer, and here are some new year's resolutions for both information technology experts and technologists in general. Pick up a copy of Time Management for System Administrators for productivity tips that speak to ...Read More »

IT managers wish lists for 2006

{ Posted on Dec 20 2005 by annegentle }
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A summary description of an article featuring many IT managers and their wishes for 2006 This article called " What matters most" in the Australia-based The Age newspaper gets to the heart of what IT Managers wish for ...Read More »

More business and IT connections

{ Posted on Dec 15 2005 by annegentle }
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If you didn't already know that business and IT have real connections that matter to customers, here are a couple more examples. I like the user experience blog This Is Broken. There are two recent entries that caught ...Read More »

Podcast is the word of the year

{ Posted on Dec 08 2005 by annegentle }
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It feels like only the beginning of December, but we already have a designated word of the year. And it's a good one! This article from NewsFactor Magazine states that the New Oxford American Dictionary has designated ...Read More »

DITA and wiki combo

{ Posted on Dec 05 2005 by annegentle }
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Darwin Information Typing Architecture, meet Wiki Time for me to geek out a bit on the convergence of a couple of tech pubs technologies that just might find a way to work together. I just found this tidbit on the ...Read More »
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