Okay, telling me to blog about anything is like inviting me to write a book. Uh-oh! My technology gripe would have to be the IT aspect of being a small library director. In my area the IT people are um, (trying to say this nicely) undesirable? I am not impressed with their abilities. Or the results that I have seen. My predecessor used the different IT locals commonly and all I can say is that the setup at my library is horrible. My home setup is better.
My advice to all those people who call these so called IT professionals is that you could possibly do better without them. Try googling the issue that you have. There are issues posted on bulletin boards everywhere addressing all sorts of issues, from the very minor - how to program your computer so that the number lock doesn't unlock everytime your computer shuts off, to how to problem solve connection issues, trojans, spyware, etc. It is cheap and easy to look up and print out some promlem solving techniques for connectivity issues. Then, when you have connection issues, give those items a try before you have to call the techs over and over trying to get them to take a look, you also won't have to pay for them, and won't have to feel that you paid WAY TOO MUCH for WAY TOO LITTLE!
I posted a comment to the Quiltin' Library Lady's blog.
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