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Happy 13th Birthday to me

Submitted by skeptic on Thu, 2019-05-16 03:33

Today (16th May) is the IT Skeptic's 13th Birthday! This blog went live on this day in 2006.
This is blog post 1389.

When I dig back in the archives there is much that is embarrassing, that I'd love to rewrite (or bury).
And much that isn't so relevant any more.
But there are some I'm still pretty pleased with from the deep past.

My changing mind

Submitted by skeptic on Sun, 2019-01-27 07:58

It's lucky for me that I don't get the kind of attention which would lead to people comparing my current posts to my old ones. There is nothing worse than having your own words quoted back to you a decade later. And this blog has been going 12 years, so my views have certainly changed over that time - not drifted slightly, but shifted majorly. Here are some examples:

The IT Skeptic's 12th birthday

Submitted by skeptic on Wed, 2018-05-16 01:04

It is the 12th anniversary of the beginning of the IT Skeptic persona and blog. Each anniversary I pause to reflect on the blog and on my own life.

The IT Skeptic's tenth birthday post: on Optimism

Submitted by skeptic on Wed, 2016-05-18 10:32

May 16th was a special day for me: ten years since the first post on this blog.
I've had my ups and downs but I'm still going strong (though some would say I've grown too mellow).
How to mark the day? Instead of some self-indulgent retrospective, I'd like to recognise the occasion by publishing a second edition of "the Worst of the IT Skeptic" book. I'd like to but I wont, because after all these years I still haven't got around to a revision of any of my books. So instead let's talk about optimism.

The IT Skeptic is nine years old today. Thank-you!

Submitted by skeptic on Fri, 2015-05-15 10:16

...and what fun it has been.

The IT Skeptic's Big Ideas

Submitted by skeptic on Sat, 2015-04-11 23:53

Every year I seem to run with one or more "Big Idea". Often they are not my original idea. Some are. For the others I try to bring a fresh perspective to them.

The design police at Google say they'll push this site down the search rankings

Submitted by skeptic on Tue, 2015-02-24 03:52

This website has been told if I don't redesign it I will be punished by Google's search engine. #mobilegeddon

what makes a successful blog

Submitted by skeptic on Tue, 2015-02-03 02:00

While The IT Skeptic is not a hugely popular site I think it's fair to say it is a successful one. Certainly some people seem to think so: I'm often asked to comment on others' blogs or advise how to go about one.

The first question is why you blog; and hence what defines success for the blogger.

A blog serves any of three purposes:
To communicate/share.
To record ideas.

Thank-you and Merry Christmas from the IT Skeptic

Submitted by skeptic on Thu, 2014-12-25 09:46

Xmas reindeer
In this holiday season I'm sending out special thank-you to all the loyal followers of this blog

The IT Skeptic's RealIT Radio

Submitted by skeptic on Sat, 2014-07-26 05:51

RealIT RadioAnnouncing RealIT Radio, a podcast series from the IT Skeptic.
RealIT Radio applies a cold fire-hose of reality to the overheated IT industry.

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