“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” - Thomas A. Edison What happens when you work in technology and are the go-to expert in your workplace for all things tech? You go home and everything goes out the window, of course. Today's Belly Flop comes from our own computer technician, Darin.
How many times have you changed a password in a day ? How about 5. Yes, I said 5. Why is it so hard to remember a password? My thirty some passwords for work are always ready and waiting for my brain to access. For some reason when I go home and try to access my Apple TV, my brain stops. It never fails! "Daddy can I watch a movie on demand?" "Sure son, give me one second." ...30 minutes later he is doing something else, and I am about to throw my phone and the Apple TV against the wall. Did I ever stop and think to write the new password down? That would be too easy. Let's just say, my lovely wife was kind enough to do it for me when my head was bursting into flames. So how have I fixed this issue, you might ask? I have created a spreadsheet of all my passwords. This has turned out to be very helpful and easy to access. The only downfall is that I am always worried about password security. So how do I fix this new issue? Yup, password protect my password spreadsheet. Did I write that password down the first time? Yes, I did. Will I probably lose the piece of paper with my new password? Yes, I will. Have I learned something from my mistakes? Yes, next time tell your son the Apple TV is broken and to go outside and play! Do I look back at that day as a failure? No, it is what I call a teachable moment. It's nice to see that even our experts are not exempt from the flops that can come from tech. He is human, too! PS - He said he already lost the piece of paper.
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Randi Stones
8/31/2017 11:27:49 am
HA! Great story.
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