Day 1 Packed, got cats situated Parked car outside so L could park inside Took cab to airport Cab driver took 20 extra minutes to find our house (S.V.Place NOT S.V.Way ok?) Boarded plane 20 min late, then waited an extra 70 min to take off C and L were on the same flight, took cab to hotel together Cash -25 Cab ride to airport -15 Lunch at airport -30 Cab from airport to hgvc +20 Clay-for cab -20 Dinner, hilton cafe ...
Friends in Silicon Valley, do you know anyone who might be a candidate for the following job? This is described as a “temporary” position but that’s mostly because we need to fill it quickly… it’s entirely possible that the need will be ongoing. Job Description – Desktop Support Technician Location: Scotts Valley Title: Desktop Support Technician Department: Information Technology Reports To: Systems Administration Manager Job Summary: This temporary position is responsible for the installation, maintenance and troubleshooting of desktop computers, peripherals, software, IP telephones and related systems. Responsibilities include the timely resolution of issues affecting hardware, software and user permissions, and building new workstations as needed. ...
HR paperwork with Brooke Set up workstation and email (Thunderbird and Firefox) Set up my Mac to also read work mail Went to lunch with: Tim (IT) Natasha (SQA) Sean and Michael (DEV) and Mark, ?Andre & ?Brendan (Web) (Need to verify the names I’m not sure of) Also met Eric and ____ who Darren introduced me to. I forget why. Met Devon (IT) and Josh (DEV) again (both of whom interviewed me I think) Set up Trillian to reach internal Jabber server. Read Twiki pages, added my phone number and IM to internal contacts wiki Met Marco (Project Manager) and Stephanie (unknown dept/title) ...
Apparently you have to chase *both* ends of the toy… And the coolest part is watching yourself on T.V. after…
I’m going back to read Getting Things Done by David Allen. It’s good stuff. It’s clearer to me now that I need a good “list manager”. I have a lot of lists in various places, and I have a lot of input that I want to capture and put into a system, but it has to be a system that I trust, or else my brain will continue to remind me of things.
Collection of scripts I may want to refer to later: on my personal wiki Documents I wrote on company wiki: saved here As far as I know none of it is proprietary and doesn’t contain any actual user data. I’d like to be able to say that the way sysadmins deal with copying files and running backups contributes to Shutterfly’s competitive advantage, but I know better. Almost everything here is industry-standard-grade or lower… I just don’t like reinventing the wheel.
Tied for #1: Apple They would like to make me an offer, but have additional hoops to jump through, in that some VP has decided to review all the open reqs and they all have to be signed again. That probably means a delay of about a week. They are growing a lot, mid to high level sysadmins, get your resume to me or ciannait. Plus: Closer to home (25 min), nice location (restaurants), big name company, team is growing fast. ...
Sophie has a growth in one lung, and based on neurological symptoms, probably something in her brain as well. As of right now, she’s not in pain or distress and we can likely keep her comfortable for a while, but we’ll be monitoring her pretty closely. Given her age, and the diabetes she already has, we are not likely to set her on a chemo or radiation course… we’ll be focused on keeping her pampered and comfortable. The usual expectation for a kitty with this type of condition is usually between 6 months and 1 year, but given that Sophie has just kept going, and going, like a tank, it may end up being longer than that. Who knows. ...
Interview with 2 different groups at Apple, and one manager from the third group. Everything went well.
Whom do I know that might be looking for a job right now? I occasionally have recruiters call me for… various reasons, and I’d love to be able to pass on information if appropriate. Comments here are screened and I’ll keep them hidden and/or delete. Or you can email me at gconnor@nekodojo.org to let me know you’re looking. Networking, ho!