https://www.howtogeek.com/347545/whats-the-best-online-backup-service leads to this:
https://discuss.howtogeek.com/t/whats-the-best-online-backup-service/70043
Friday, March 30, 2018
Kind of Funny
One fact about my wedding to Karen is that, during the Mass, her brother played a song on the guitar and Karen sang to me. I honestly do not remember the name of the song - it was a surprise that she was even doing it! When I saw this video, I chuckled a bit, imagining if I had had the idea to play some sort of drum duet as Karen walked down the aisle. New candidate for most metal wedding ever -- bride and groom shred down the aisle
Thursday, March 29, 2018
Once Again, Iowa Misses
Prong & Helmet are on tour. The screenshot below shows they are playing 7 out of 8 nights - I call that a very intense tour! Still, I'm dismayed that the tour skips Iowa. Starting from Kansas City, the Prong / Helmet tour heads north to Omaha, NE, then north to Minneapolis, MN, then south to Chicago, IL, then north to Madison, WI, then it's off to Detroit, MI, and then to Cleveland, OH.
Coolest of the Big Four Thaws
This article - Anthrax Drummer: “I’m Old and Out of Touch” March 28th, 2018 at 5:01pm - has a killer opening sentence:
Man, wasn’t I just singing the praises of Anthrax and how they’re currently the coolest Big 4 band going?
Not only is it a great hook to make me want to read the article, it made me think about Anthrax and July 2017:
Look at other Chicago Open Air videos here.
Officially Putting the Past Behind Me
My manager was off yesterday and just sent me this email:
There it is - the book called Job Search 2016 can be thrown into a lake, never be revisited ever again! Words fail me when I try to describe the amount of happiness in my soul because I know where I'm going to work until I retire...
Wow How could it be two years already?! Congratulations.
(My Manager)
From: Compensation Classification
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 6:53 AM
To: (My Manager); (HR Manager)
Subject: Career Status Change
(My Name) has moved from probationary to career status effective 03/28/2018.
Please inform the employee and feel free to contact Compensation and Classification if you have any questions or comments.
There it is - the book called Job Search 2016 can be thrown into a lake, never be revisited ever again! Words fail me when I try to describe the amount of happiness in my soul because I know where I'm going to work until I retire...
In My Pursuit of a Backup Solution
Was reviewing this product - https://www.paragon-software.com/medium-large-business/protect-restore/features.html - and looked at this PDF: http://download.paragon-software.com/doc/PPR-ENG/Protect-and-Restore-full-features.pdf. I noticed it was created in InDesign. It made me wonder if the Unnamed Hellhole in southern Iowa pulled their head out of their bum and started using InDesign like a real technical writing tool. Of course, if I was still there, I'm fairly certain I would have ditched InDesign in favor of RoboHelp to write their user guides for their software. Even the documentation that had to be translated into multiple languages likely would have found a home in RoboHelp.
Did I mention I really like RoboHelp?
Speaking of RoboHelp, I had a great meeting yesterday with a steering committee (with Senior Directors in attendance, including my manager's boss) about Knowledge Management. I spoke about snippets during the meeting and rattled off statistics about 8 sample documents I have been working with which had 121 paragraphs & 62 graphics. Of the paragraphs, 58% of the content existed in multiple documents. Of the graphics, 55% of the screenshots existed in multiple documents. What I need to do, for the next meeting, is to create a proof of concept that I can show to the attendees. I think talking in generalities is not nearly as powerful as showing a demo of how I would use snippets in our Knowledge Articles that will be our Knowledge Repository. I wrote about snippets and Cherwell's lack of support for snippets on the Single Sourcing Rant page, if you want to read more. I walked out of yesterday's meeting pleased with myself, for explaining why snippets are awesome, as well as hopeful about the way I want to create Knowledge Articles for our department could be adopted.
Did I mention I really like RoboHelp?
Speaking of RoboHelp, I had a great meeting yesterday with a steering committee (with Senior Directors in attendance, including my manager's boss) about Knowledge Management. I spoke about snippets during the meeting and rattled off statistics about 8 sample documents I have been working with which had 121 paragraphs & 62 graphics. Of the paragraphs, 58% of the content existed in multiple documents. Of the graphics, 55% of the screenshots existed in multiple documents. What I need to do, for the next meeting, is to create a proof of concept that I can show to the attendees. I think talking in generalities is not nearly as powerful as showing a demo of how I would use snippets in our Knowledge Articles that will be our Knowledge Repository. I wrote about snippets and Cherwell's lack of support for snippets on the Single Sourcing Rant page, if you want to read more. I walked out of yesterday's meeting pleased with myself, for explaining why snippets are awesome, as well as hopeful about the way I want to create Knowledge Articles for our department could be adopted.
18 New Contract Technical Writer Remote jobs (and Other Lies Told by Indeed.com...)
This is one of those blog posts where I am telling my Future Self, do not look at the underlying HTML code even once because the content below was copied and pasted from an email I received this morning with the subject 18 New Contract Technical Writer Remote jobs. Since I use Microsoft Outlook, I can only imagine how horrifying the underlying HTML code is.
18 new Contract Technical Writer Remote jobs
Texcelvision - Phoenix, AZ\*\*\*\*PLEASE NOTE Remote position. Experience writing a blanket maintenance or facilities management contract- Previous Experience in writing RFPs....Easily applyMar 21Technical writing background. Yes, this job is fully remote. Provides technical expertise and support within a business unit, rather than in an IT organization....Easily applyMar 26T and T Consulting Services Inc - Bethesda, MDPrepare, implement, monitor and update project plans and technical IT documentation. Manage, maintain, and update contract tracking repositories to monitor and...Mar 24$22 - $25 an hourSchedule flexible with some work remote, some in-person. Light technical support including managing passwords and set-up support for various web platforms....Easily applyMar 27Canna Advisors - Boulder, COCandidates with proven experience writing winning license applications may be considered for remote contract work.\*\*....Easily applyMar 24Comtech Global Inc - Manhattan, NYHow many years of experience as a Technical Writer are you looking for? What are 3 must have technical skills?...Easily applyMar 26Experience writing a blanket maintenance or facilities management contract- Previous Experience in writing RFPs....Easily applyMar 26Electrical focused data and performance analysis, technical writer with direct experience focused on Solar generation and performance....Easily applyMar 22Developing project timelines, standards, budgets, forecasts, and contract modifications. Provides technical consultation and provides substantive advice on...Easily applyMar 27Senior Technical Writer*. North Wales, PA or Remote*. In depth proven technical writing experience. A minimum 5 years technical writing experience....Easily applyMar 2811. Medical WriterDeveloping project timelines, standards, budgets, forecasts, and contract modifications. Provides technical consultation and provides substantive advice on...Easily applyMar 26$40 an hourTechnical content management. THIS IS A REMOTE OPPORTUNITY. Communicates effectively with quality assurance team to resolve technical issues related to content...Mar 21FusionHCR Healthcare - Dayton, OHGeneral Programmer/Analyst/Clarity Report Writer. Monday- Friday- Remote options available. Provides advanced technical expertise and integrates it with...Easily applyMar 27NuEducation Incorporated - Washington, DCBachelor’s degree, preferably within a technical field. Remote candidates with strong qualifications will be considered....Mar 25$114,400 a yearGlobal Pharmaceutical client that is based in North New Jersey is seeking to hire a Quality Control Specialist for a 1 year contract. Title/Position:....Mar 24Writing Assistance, Inc. - Plymouth, MN$45,000 - $80,000 a yearComfortable with technical subjects. Flexible schedule with some remote. With thousands of writers in our network we are able to assist clients with contract or...Mar 2717. Clinical TrainerBeacon Hill Life Sciences - San Francisco, CALooking for a contract SOP writer for Drug Development. Full-time, Part-time, Contract. Technical writing certification a plus....Easily applyMar 22UserEdge Technical Personnel - New JerseyContract to Direct Hire. As the lead writer, ensures timely completion, accuracy and quality of all clinical and submission documentation across all aspects of...Mar 23
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Good News for CM
Big Ten grants Connor McCaffery's hardship waiver Will have 4 years of basketball eligibility remaining
This is a good thing for CM - I'm happy for him.
This is a good thing for CM - I'm happy for him.
Oh Boo Hoo Hoo
I'm disappointed in this decision.
In order to do pretty much anything in government, you have to have research performed to look at all the relevant facts and to then have that research presented in a report that has a conclusion and a recommendation. After reading State not pursuing I-80 tollways, despite being financially feasible, all I can think about is if you are going to have a study performed and pay people to do that study, why in the hell would you not listen to their conclusions?
Oh, I know! I know! When FEAR dictates how to govern. Take Kapucian's quote below at face value
Fear should not guide your actions as an elected official! More disappointment follows:
Lowe, you really don't know how to read. There's a conclusion in the report government paid for, written by experts, but damn! Lowe can't his head out of his ass and accept what the experts tell him. How does he know this? Is he suddenly more of an expert than the experts who wrote the research?!? Liberals ought to run ads against Republicans that say, "Look at the government wasting money, paying $XX.XX dollars for experts to research toll roads, receiving the recommendation to do it, even when financially feasible, but no, they are stupid politicians."
More on the subject:
Sigh. Every time Iowa tries to shed its "we're farmland only" impression, Iowans use it to justify their opposition to some proposal.
Editor's Note: Perhaps not those exact words should be used in the Liberal ad campaign.
In order to do pretty much anything in government, you have to have research performed to look at all the relevant facts and to then have that research presented in a report that has a conclusion and a recommendation. After reading State not pursuing I-80 tollways, despite being financially feasible, all I can think about is if you are going to have a study performed and pay people to do that study, why in the hell would you not listen to their conclusions?
Oh, I know! I know! When FEAR dictates how to govern. Take Kapucian's quote below at face value
Sen. Tim Kapucian, R-Keystone, chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, said another challenge in Iowa is that tolls often motivate motorists to take alternative routes. In Iowa, when you can enter and exit the interstate at several locations across the state, those detours could force congestion onto back roads, he said.
Fear should not guide your actions as an elected official! More disappointment follows:
According to the study, revenue generated from 11 tolls, from Council Bluffs to the Quad Cities, would be enough to fund a nearly $4 billion six-lane widening and modernization of rural I-80 across the state, if all lanes were tolled. Those tolls would also fund continued operations and maintenance of the 248 miles of interstate.
“No additional public funding would likely be required,” the report states.
Toll rates would be 8 cents per mile for passenger vehicles and 24 cents per mile for trucks, with an annual 2 percent increase in toll rates to account for inflation, the report states.
According to the report, the revenue from those tolls would cover the five-year widening project, proposed for 2022 to 2026.
However, Lowe said the roughly $3.6 billion upfront cost — and potential debt financing that goes with it — of the tollway project goes against Iowa’s “pay as you go” mentality. In addition, I-80 is only congested in certain areas, which means widening the interstate isn’t a current need across the entire state.
“From a planning side, we don’t need 6 lanes by 2027,” Lowe said.
Lowe, you really don't know how to read. There's a conclusion in the report government paid for, written by experts, but damn! Lowe can't his head out of his ass and accept what the experts tell him. How does he know this? Is he suddenly more of an expert than the experts who wrote the research?!? Liberals ought to run ads against Republicans that say, "Look at the government wasting money, paying $XX.XX dollars for experts to research toll roads, receiving the recommendation to do it, even when financially feasible, but no, they are stupid politicians."
More on the subject:
State leaders pump brakes on I-80 toll road proposal
Iowa officials are giving the cold shoulder to a proposal to begin charging fees to pay for road improvements along Interstate 80. Despite a new report by the Iowa Department of Transportation saying it would be "financially feasible" to set up 11 toll booths across the state to fund $3.8 billion in rebuilding and widening costs, Gov. Kim Reynolds told the Des Moines Register Iowans were not interested in tolls. Under the proposal, cars would be charged eight cents a mile and trucks 24 cents a mile to rebuild a 248-mile stretch across rural Iowa over a five-year period. Ms. Reynolds' comments were echoed by Iowa DOT Director Mark Lowe, who said tolls were "not a good fit for a rural, farm to market state like Iowa." The toll road scheme is also opposed by groups like the Iowa Motor Truck Association, which is pushing fees on gasoline and diesel to pay for the improvements.
Sigh. Every time Iowa tries to shed its "we're farmland only" impression, Iowans use it to justify their opposition to some proposal.
Editor's Note: Perhaps not those exact words should be used in the Liberal ad campaign.
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