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R. Fink
Digital Government
R. Fink | Into the wild blog yonder
The Packet Rat'commentary: The cyberrodent is going totally electronic and will deliver his raw, unfiltered snark directly through his blog at thepacketrat.com.
Digital Government
R. Fink | The writing on the wall
The Packet Rat'commentary: The wirebiter is close to hitting his Federal Employee Retirement System number.
Digital Government
R. Fink | Pushing the e-waste envelope
The Packet Rat'commentary: Recycling hard drives for reuse seems to be a pointless exercise.
Infrastructure
R. Fink | A bunker with a view
The Packet Rat'commentary: the Rat is lobbying for additional ways to telecommute.
Digital Government
R. Fink | Storage comes full circle
The Packet Rat'commentary: Can the future of data storage be paper?
Cybersecurity
R. Fink | Real red-phone moments
The Packet Rat'commentary: Given the kind of IT leadership this country needs, the Rat has devised the perfect test for selecting the next chief executive.
Digital Government
R. Fink | Data centers need pole position
The Packet Rat'commentary: Overheated system boards don't always faithfully report their increasingly random problems.
Digital Government
R. Fink | Open for business
The Packet Rat'commentary: Microsoft is taking Office 'open kimono.'
Infrastructure
R. Fink | Tech toys for a new age
The Packet Rat'commentary: The tools of Web 2.0 can be used for good or evil.
Cybersecurity
R. Fink | Personal info is phish in a barrel
The Packet Rat'commentary: The Rat has his spam filters set to 'kill' these days.
Digital Government
R. Fink | Run government like a theme park
The Packet Rat'commentary: Can Disney Institute trainers change the customer service ethic at Walter Reed Army Medical Center?
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Digital Government
R. Fink | Data storage nothing to sneeze at
The Packet Rat'commentary | Here's a tip: Invest in the stocks of storage technology companies.
Cybersecurity
R. Fink | Of Rummy and reality
Commentary: Network-centric warfare pretty much describes the Rat's daily life.
Digital Government
R. Fink | If it's good enough for Hillary ...
Commentary: The Rat has an epiphany about how to improve his image with the unwashed masses his network serves.
Digital Government
R. Fink | A techman's holiday
Packet Rat ' Commentary: There's nothing like the extra family togetherness of the holidays to renew one's motivation.
Digital Government
R. Fink | Trying to fill these gift lists could take another year
The Packet Rat'Commentary: Maybe it's because Microsoft has been naughty that Santa decided the whole software industry is getting coal this season.
Cybersecurity
R. Fink | Backup tapes get some backup
The Packet Rat'Commentary: Here's a tool that can keep track of where those darned backup tapes have gone!
Digital Government
R. Fink | For app-server giant, a grim tale of changing times
Commentary: Without applications or a big professional services operation of its own, BEA is stuck in the apple business while everyone else is making sauce.
Digital Government
R. Fink | Software domination is just a call away
Commentary: It seems like everyone in the software business wants to get into the phone business.
Digital Government