Leading Geeks

Can they actually be led?

Work-Home-Life Balance (Balance in the IT World)

Go to work… Work… Get home, work some more… Try to sleep, worry about work… Wake up… Repeat… Sound like you? We all attempt to achieve the allusive work-life balance, and in some professions balance is especially difficult. Working in IT is a demanding profession. Mostly, you’ll find it’s demanding of your time, all of [...]

The Learning Curve

As a geek I’m often asked, “How do you know this stuff?” Well, there’s no magic bullet, we (geeks) do not have inherent knowledge of technology. We didn’t simply wake up one morning and build a network, or repair a server. A good system engineer will need to be an excellent troubleshooter, this skill, like [...]

Introduction: Mark Wingrove

Editor’s note: Mark is our “true geek”, who will largely be blogging about actual geeky stuff. He has had the (mis?)fortune of working for Jenn at a previous job. Accomplished IT professional with a 10-year track record of successful technology management, and administration within various industries. I found my way into the IT world by [...]

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