This BLog provides a forum to document the technology user’s experience in Wisconsin compared to industry norms and the environment in other states.
Mr. Right’s Reward
December 12th, 2008A long time ago, life was fair and government people did their jobs with the long-term interests of their constituents in mind. Agencies, state employees and affiliated businesses would toil diligently to do the right thing, and to provide a fair hearing for each new idea and vendor that showed potential to improve government services. In this world, all was green and well in the land, and deficits were non-existent.
Wake up Dorothy - you haven’t been listening to Froggy! You’re not in Kansas any more; you’re in the ossified shell of the once-proud emerald ship of state known as Wisconsin.
Speaking Bureaucratese
December 5th, 2008For those of you who have never learned to navigate the Wisconsin bureaucratic mind, we are providing a short guide to politicospeak as a public service.
Cable Fable
November 18th, 2008Have you looked at your cable-TV bill recently? If you are experiencing the same frustrations as many of your peers, it went up at least 10% over the last few months, and some of your favorite channels may have been moved to a higher and more expensive tier. And guess what - are you ready for this surprise? The State of Wisconsin is to blame.
Decay and Desire
November 10th, 2008In Wisconsin, as in the rest of the world, there are those that create, those that follow, and those that obstruct. Just as the candle originates the light, the mirror reflects it, and the brick wall blocks it, the fate of a community depends upon the category to which its leaders belong.
What is an Integrated Network?
November 7th, 2008It is tempting to say that an Integrated Network is simply one that demonstrates ease of use features and expansion capabilities that Wisconsin’s Badgernet platform does not have. However, propriety demands we be more specific. A true integrated statewide network could be used to its full capacity for ANY voice, video or data application without constraints being placed on the amount of bandwidth allocated to each mode.
Today, Technology Means Business
November 4th, 2008From prehistory to the present day, success in technology integration is coupled to success in business and effective government. History is replete with examples of both good and bad technology planning, reflecting the profound changes in the social order wrought by many of mankind’s new inventions.
A Proper Network
October 22nd, 2008Well OK, Froggy has spent a good deal of venting time (and Starbuck’s Ventis) waxing eloquently over what is wrong with BadgerNet. So, lest we adopt the same proclivities as the recent political campaign … let us examine the features of a properly configured State network, and suggest what it should look like.
Where oh where to get $3 Billion (Oops - $5 B)
October 16th, 2008Wisconsin’s budget is experiencing a “shortfall”, according to the Governor. At least some of the red ink is due to the paleolithic “Badgernet” network that occasionally turns up in archeological digs and Harvard lawyer’s speeches.