Products at dr. Jones
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Support
You want a serious solution to a trivial problem
or
A trivial problem has come up and you want it done right the first time
or
Teasers for introducing my perspective on technology
Support for end-users
- Configuring and optimizing a personal computer
- Mac
- This is why Macintosh is superior
- What Apple forgot to tell you - about flaws and non-optimal features
- When your outdated Mac is not that outdated
- Windows
- This is why Windows is superior
- What Microsoft forgot to tell you - about flaws and non-optimal features
- Linux
- This is why Linux is superior - and why you should maybe avoid it
- What distribution to choose
- Where to go from here
Advice for end-users
- Day-to-day tasks
- Trust yourself more than the spellchecker
- Never rely on floppy disks - or anything else for that matter
- There are other ways than buying a virus-checker
- Shopping
- Why buy a computer at the local geek-shop? Why not?
- RAM, HD, MHz and other measures are for geeks - you really can't categorize good quality
Cultural issues
- Bill Gates is not evil - we are all to blame for his bad products
Projects
You are planning an IT project and want it high profile
Designing networks for end-users
- Setting up an effective support structure
- Gain security by lowering it
- Cheap support costs can actually be for the good of the end-users
- Well-tested and affordable server systems for mixed Mac-PC networks
- Educating newcomers - or shaking up skilled ones
- What to expect from the system
- The menubar is similar in all programs
- When to use the mouse, and when to avoid it
- What not to expect
- Trust yourself more than the spellchecker
- Never rely on floppy disks - or anything else for that matter
- The geek doesn't have the answer - you do!
- Cultural issues
- How to behave in and make the best use of a network
- Bill Gates is not evil - we are all to blame for his bad products
- What turns on a geek
Help putting together your corporate IT strategy
- Outsource your IT and you give up control of your company
- Publishing your secrets can raise its value
Tune a production Intranet
- Optimize prepress workflow
- Lower the burden on your mail system
- Speed up file sharing
- Restructure network segments
Provoke and tease conservative mindset
Strategic
You want me in on a strategic level when planning of projects
or
you want a quality mindset at the core of your business
"Red pill" for your community
- Help you cultivate an in-house self-sufficient support structure
- Make you part of my development plan - you gain from a bigger pool of
communities with shared interests
"Red pill" for your business
- Incorporate your IT strategy in day-to-day workflow
- Supervise outsourcing
- Keep you informed about relevant trends
- Make you part of my development plan - you gain from a bigger pool of
communities with shared interests
"Red pill" for you school
- Help adapt IT mindset to non-technical, creative work
- Be "around" to nurse and continuously enhance an already setup network
- Make you part of my development plan - you gain from a bigger pool of
communities with shared interests
Specialized
Customized network design (primarily technical and ICT strategic focus, but
also pedagogical and social/cultural aspects)
Coaching and consulting use and understanding of ICT (and life in general...)
