I’ve worked with computers for a long time. Decades in fact, and yet I still routinely make the same rookie mistake when discussing how long a computer-related job is going to take. Programming, sysadmin, installing a game….whatever….things almost always take much longer than I expect them to. This is true even when I take the previous statement into account.<\/p>\n
This morning, for example, I am supposed to be on annual leave but I needed to set up a license server for a new product that a colleague of mine has just \u00a0bought. The plan was ‘Get up really early, take the dog out for morning walk and get this work done before my wife is even out of bed.’ I’d then make breakfast in bed and be the model geek-husband.<\/p>\n
I figured it would take about 5 minutes….I’ve administered dozens of network license servers for thousands of users. Nothing phases me in this area…..I am supremely confident. \u00a0Since I know that things take longer than expected, I gave myself an hour to do this 5 minute job and set the alarm clock. This morning, I woke up before the alarm and and ended up with a whole 2 hours to do this 5 minute job.<\/p>\n
How prepared am I?!<\/p>\n
4 hours later, I still can’t get the chuffing thing to work and I’m wondering when on Earth I’ll ever learn…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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