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I think I've have enough status bars for one day. I've been watching little blue bars go across the screen, over and over again. Then the inevitable restart. There really isn't a good reason for me to be awake right now, other than the fact that I am letting the Microsoft Fairy do it's update magic.
You see, someone (i.e. random junkie) broke into my truck and stole my laptop, digital camera, and iPod the other night. Not cool on many levels. So what I did yesterday is what every good consumer does. I replaced the items. Personally, I did it for America. Since our president wants us to help kick-start the economy by cutting us a check, I decided to spend that check (early) on a new latop. Problem being, it came with the Pinto-esque Windows Vista. So I've been spending the last 5 hours wiping out the PC, re-installing Windows XP, Office 2007, Adobe CS3, Visual Studio 2005, and the litany of updates, patches, and various personal tweaks that go along with that.
So besides the obvious (encrypt & password protect your stuff. Period), it got me thinking. Are you just watching the status bar on your life, waiting for someone or something to come along and tell you it's time to update? Or are you actively looking for the next change to make?
We recently brought on a second investment officer in my department, and the bulk of the training has fallen on me. And I don't like it. The new hire has 8 years with the firm, but no investment experience. Hence, a lot of questions I haven't had to answer to anyone in a while. And to be perfectly honest, I don't much like training people. I've always been one to train myself to do things, and there's a translation gap between me and others. That being said, she'll be the one who will make my job easier, by knowing what I know, and allow me to not be the "source" for everything, and give me the time to work on some special projects.
You see, someone (i.e. random junkie) broke into my truck and stole my laptop, digital camera, and iPod the other night. Not cool on many levels. So what I did yesterday is what every good consumer does. I replaced the items. Personally, I did it for America. Since our president wants us to help kick-start the economy by cutting us a check, I decided to spend that check (early) on a new latop. Problem being, it came with the Pinto-esque Windows Vista. So I've been spending the last 5 hours wiping out the PC, re-installing Windows XP, Office 2007, Adobe CS3, Visual Studio 2005, and the litany of updates, patches, and various personal tweaks that go along with that.
So besides the obvious (encrypt & password protect your stuff. Period), it got me thinking. Are you just watching the status bar on your life, waiting for someone or something to come along and tell you it's time to update? Or are you actively looking for the next change to make?
We recently brought on a second investment officer in my department, and the bulk of the training has fallen on me. And I don't like it. The new hire has 8 years with the firm, but no investment experience. Hence, a lot of questions I haven't had to answer to anyone in a while. And to be perfectly honest, I don't much like training people. I've always been one to train myself to do things, and there's a translation gap between me and others. That being said, she'll be the one who will make my job easier, by knowing what I know, and allow me to not be the "source" for everything, and give me the time to work on some special projects.
