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Third Anniversary of The IT Skeptic

Blog entry submitted by Rob England on Sat, 2009-05-16 02:30. [nid:1500]
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Congratulations to the IT Skeptic on three years of blogging. I've been invited to write a few words on this occasion.

The Magnolia bursts

Blog entry submitted by skeptic on Mon, 2009-03-30 23:09. [nid:1401]
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How to lose four years of your life in a few days - a lesson to IT startups. ma.gnolia.com social bookmarking site disappears in a puff of data due to amateur infrastructure. There are some serious questions to ask about this whole amateur cowboy web startup cloud open thing. I've questioned the quality or craftsmanship or durability of what is being built. I've questioned the long-term preservation of it. Now we can also question the expertise of those building it. Think about where your data is and who you are entrusting it to.

The Worst of the IT Skeptic

Page submitted by skeptic on Sat, 2009-03-28 08:51. [nid:1320]
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Cover of The Worst of the IT Skeptic At last, for fans of the IT Skeptic, The Worst of the IT Skeptic is on sale: a compilation of posts from the last three years so that you can conveniently read the wickedest wackiest wittiest posts from your favourite IT bombast.

This content is delivered to you in a special media presentation technology known as a "book": affordable, flexible, robust, light, compact, wireless, with a remarkably low power consumption, zero boot time, integral bookmarking and annotation functions, permitted on airplanes even during takeoff and landing, and readable in daylight.

The IT Skeptic podcasts

Blog entry submitted by skeptic on Wed, 2009-03-18 20:00. [nid:1365]
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The IT Skeptic seeks feedback on my podcasts.

Updated terms and conditions for this site

Blog entry submitted by skeptic on Fri, 2009-03-13 04:55. [nid:1359]
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The terms and conditions of use of this site have been updated in preparation for Google's new "interest-based advertising". The following text has been added:

Blog SLA change and service interruption

Blog entry submitted by skeptic on Fri, 2009-02-27 20:55. [nid:1333]
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Dear user,

The IT Skeptic is unilaterally revising your SLA.
To make the change, there will be an outage on Monday, March 2nd sometime between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. MST.
Have a nice day and thank-you for choosing the IT Skeptic

Regards,
Webmaster

IT Skeptic site worth assessed

Blog entry submitted by skeptic on Fri, 2009-02-06 07:12. [nid:1257]
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There is a website that provides a commercial resale value for URLs. I'm delighted to learn that this blog's URL, itskeptic.org

Press information

Page submitted by skeptic on Sat, 2008-12-20 01:11. [nid:1253]
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For anyone wanting background information on this blog and the IT Skeptic:

The IT Skeptic's Rogues Gallery

Blog entry submitted by skeptic on Sun, 2008-11-23 22:49. [nid:670]
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Readers of this website can be assumed to have a certain non-conformist spirit and at least a modicum of independent thought, so "Rogues Gallery" is an appropriate name for images of readers. Send us your photo wearing an IT Skeptic T-shirt or cap, or waving an IT Skeptic coffee mug Wally-fashion, and you can join the Rogues Gallery of IT Skeptics.

IT Skeptic competition

Blog entry submitted by skeptic on Tue, 2008-11-04 10:15. [nid:1216]
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A quick competition: what is the visual gag on the cover of Introduction to Real ITSM, NOT including the IT'IL END IN TEARS coffee mug?

First two correct answers emailed to me get sent a copy of the book.

P.S. Please don't post the answers as a comment. (Someone would).

P.P.S. Still giving away $100 in the Legends competition. Don't leave me to win my own competition. Share your tales.

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