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C.I.nO

by Daniel Ketter, March 5, 2012 | Comments

	The C.I.O: or as I like to call him/her: “the C.I.nO”. What seems to be a trend today in IT is to hire someone to keep your company 10 years behind. I am not saying that there are no really forward thinking and innovative C.I.Os out there. But, in many cases, they are just there to shoot down any idea that borders on future forward. Let’s take support for instance. Many ...
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Noon Tea

by Daniel Ketter, March 22, 2011 | Comments

	Why companies eat too much (Tech) For the longest time I did not understand this practice. You sit down and under indulge on Tea and Cookies. I really saw this as food for naughty prisoners (not that I have ever been to prison). But now I am starting to see some brilliance in this practice. If you are far enough away from breakfast and close enough ...
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IT is a Lion!

by Daniel Ketter, February 24, 2011 | Comments

	Breath means Death Do you know what is the most fear-inspiring thing about a lion? After having been 5 feet away from a real live wild lion, I am suddenly an expert. The most fear-inspiring thing about a lion is it's breath. Hey I am not making this up just bear with me here. Think about it for a minute. If your are ...
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Short Term Memory

by Daniel Ketter, January 10, 2011 | Comments

	Uncle Phil forgets alot. Or as I like to call it, the things I forgot to remember. My wife is always telling me I have poor short-term memory. I would definitely agree with her, if I could only remember her name. We usually think about short-term memory when we think about our 90 year old uncle Phil. Honestly, you don't mind so much that ...
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Crack is Wack!

by Daniel Ketter, December 30, 2010 | Comments

	Or the Technician decency act I am not talking about the 80s and 90s social blight on humanity. I am not talking about the Bobby and Whitney kind either. The crack I speak about is the one you see when any kind of technician comes to service your ailing appliances. This scourge has also infiltrated the realm of Tech Support. You have no doubt seen ...
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Mr. Bean

by Daniel Ketter, December 17, 2010 | Comments

	Ode to Coffee Technology I have thought long and hard about this topic. I vacillated for weeks deciding whether or not I would publish this. For what it's worth here it goes. The whole IT industry was built by Mr. Bean (coffee bean that is). I have this theory that ,without coffee, we would have no Microwhatsits or Gaggle or Qwitter. I believe that ...
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The thrill is gone

by Daniel Ketter, December 11, 2010 | Comments

	Emaciation is not sexy As I sit here in an unnamed coffee shop I begin to hear the opening notes of this enigmatic song. It is as if time stood still and I was back in 1951 (I was actually born in 73). Can this song actually hold true for the Technology industry? With a heavy note of bravado in my voice I say ...
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I Speak IT

by Daniel Ketter, December 2, 2010 | Comments

The designation IT has had it's day.

Just look at this definition. Information Technology Auditing (IT auditing) began as Electronic Data Process (EDP) Auditing and developed largely as a result of the rise in technology in accounting systems, the need for IT control, and the impact of computers on the ability to perform attestation services. The last few years have been an exciting time in the world ...

Daniel Ketter
President|Founder
DKWTechnik LLC (Owner)

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