A confluence of craptacularity has happened to me in the last 14 hours. I’m ready to explode and don’t know where else to direct it, so here you go.<\/p>\n
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\nDear Internet:<\/p>\n
When reading e-mail with non-specific time-based references, PLEASE pay attention to the date\/time stamp of the message! When I write you an e-mail at 9:30 on, say, a Tuesday night and tell you that I’ve scheduled a meeting with you "tomorrow" because your calendar says you’re free, don’t read it on Wednesday morning and assume I mean Thursday. Oh, and check your calendar more than once a week, mmkay?<\/p>\n
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\nDear Users of Technology:<\/p>\n
Despite what the Staples chain of office products stores would have you believe, there is no "Easy Button." Technology is complicated. Would it kill you to even TRY to understand the stuff you are trying to use and say you need? Or ask for help? (And no, I do not define "help" as "just come here and make it work for me.")<\/p>\n
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\nDear Everyone On Campus: <\/p>\n
Leaving notes that "this" is broken on the thing that is broken will NOT get it fixed! You need to call someone and tell them it’s broken. There are no SUNY Potsdam elves that run around checking "everything" to make sure it’s working. I wish there were.<\/p>\n
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\nDear Road Warriors:<\/p>\n
How about you travel with more than just a flash drive with your PowerPoint on it, hmm? If you’re going to traverse this great State\/Nation regaling the masses with whatever it is you have to share, it’s folly to assume that wherever-you-are-today will meet your tech requirements. You should travel with, at a minimum, your own laptop AND projector. (They make them really small these days!) Oh, and actually knowing how to login to and navigate the basics of Windows XP, Vista, 7, and the MacOS would be a good idea too when you decide to rely on the IT resources provided by your speaking venue.<\/p>\n
Most sincerely,
\nRomeyn
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