From announce-nycbug at lists.nycbug.org Tue Nov 1 09:15:56 2005 From: announce-nycbug at lists.nycbug.org (announce-nycbug at lists.nycbug.org) Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 09:15:56 -0500 Subject: [Announce-NYCBUG] NYCBUG Nov 2nd Meeting: TOMORROW Message-ID: <4367789C.5040202@sddi.net> November 02, 2005 Tom Limoncelli: Time Mgmt for SysAdmins 6 pm, Soho Apple Store at 103 Prince Street Who has the time for time management!? Users interrupt you constantly with requests, your managers want you to get long-term projects done but flood you with requests for quick-fixed, and the machines you manage just never behave, causing problems at the most inopportune moments. Tom will discuss techniques he has developed over the last 15 years including: * How to find time to get projects done * The best way to manage interruptions from users * Open Source tools for tracking requests * How to turn chaos into free time If you pre-order his book, there is a small chance it will arrive by the meeting so that it can be autographed. About the speaker: Tom Limoncelli has over 15 years of system administration experience and has been teaching workshops on Time Management at conferences since 2003. Tom has worked for both large and small organizations, including Bell Labs and AT&T. He speaks at conferences around the world. His previous book, The Practice of Network and System Administration, is considered a standard reference in system administration. From announce-nycbug at lists.nycbug.org Wed Nov 2 07:23:55 2005 From: announce-nycbug at lists.nycbug.org (announce-nycbug at lists.nycbug.org) Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:23:55 -0500 Subject: [Announce-NYCBUG] NYCBUG TONIGHT: Tom Limoncelli on Time Mgmt for SysAdmins Message-ID: <4368AFDB.8010800@sddi.net> TODAY: November 02, 2005 Tom Limoncelli: Time Mgmt for SysAdmins 6 pm, Soho Apple Store at 103 Prince Street Who has the time for time management!? Users interrupt you constantly with requests, your managers want you to get long-term projects done but flood you with requests for quick-fixed, and the machines you manage just never behave, causing problems at the most inopportune moments. Tom will discuss techniques he has developed over the last 15 years including: * How to find time to get projects done * The best way to manage interruptions from users * Open Source tools for tracking requests * How to turn chaos into free time If you pre-order his book, there is a small chance it will arrive by the meeting so that it can be autographed. About the speaker: Tom Limoncelli has over 15 years of system administration experience and has been teaching workshops on Time Management at conferences since 2003. Tom has worked for both large and small organizations, including Bell Labs and AT&T. He speaks at conferences around the world. His previous book, The Practice of Network and System Administration, is considered a standard reference in system administration.