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A little Christmas gift for readers

skeptic — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:58:08 -0700

If a post falls in the internet wilderness and nobody reads it, does it make a blog? Of course not. A blog is nothing without you, gentle readers. So at this festive time of year, I'd like to say a special thank-you for following and commenting, and offer a little something in gratitude.

Thanksgiving

skeptic — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:43:15 -0700

We don't have Thanksgiving in New Zealand but with a third of this blog's readers kicking back and being grateful tomorrow it seemed like a good time to be grateful too.

A word about photos

skeptic — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:53:25 -0600

As producers of online IP, I think some bloggers could have more respect for the work of others. Today I want to mention photographers. Is blogging a commercial activity? I only make peanuts from this blog, but I'm building a business brand and I'm talking about business topics. You bet I consider this blog a commercial activity. So is any IT-related blog.

The IT Skeptic celebrates five years of blogging

skeptic — Sat, 21 May 2011 06:44:07 -0600

The first post on this blog appeared on 16th May 2006. Five years have flown by. Please allow me the indulgence of reflecting on those five years.

Browse the IT Skeptic

skeptic — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:10:30 -0700

You can explore the content of this blog in several ways. See the right sidebar of this page for some suggested collections of content, or use these:

Another IT Skeptic book available in Russian - what can you do with the IT Skeptic's material?

skeptic — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:23:46 -0700

The planet is definitely a different shape than when I was young. It is not that it is small, or flat. It is some weird toroid I think, where faraway places come close. More of my books are now sold in Russian than in English. Owning ITIL® is now available translated into Russian by those clever chaps from Cleverics. They are clever in several ways:

I'll defend ITIL when I need to.

skeptic — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:14:25 -0700

These are strange times. I find myself defending ITIL, and defending myself for doing so.

Buy books this Christmas

skeptic — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:05:12 -0700

Now is a great time to buy some IT Skeptic books - ACT NOW to allow time for shipping.

Public service

skeptic — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:52:22 -0600

I can't imagine why this strip made me think of the IT Skeptic:

Fourth anniversary of the IT Skeptic

Rob England — Sat, 15 May 2010 12:34:58 -0600

Four years ago this blog started out by saying

In the ITIL world it is still spring or summer. This blog seeks to balance that with an icy blast of winter through the techniques of the skeptic – consider the observable facts and question the underlying assumptions – as well as applying that other great Litmus test: common sense